Strange Spirits

Strange Spirits
Strange Spirits
Studio album by Skatt Bros.
Released	November 6, 1979
Recorded	Phase One Recording Studios, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario ; 1979
Genre	Rock, disco
Length	34:17
Label	Casablanca
Producer	Ian Guenther and Willi Morrison
Skatt Bros. chronology

Strange Spirits is a 1979 album by the Skatt Brothers.

Casablanca supported this release with a single release in the U.S. of "Dancin' for the Man" backed with "Walk the Night." A video was also created by Polygram Records (Australia) for "Life at the Outpost" which was deemed a total misrepresentation of the Skatt Bros, as it contained none of the band members, but actors performing choreography. Nonetheless, the song was released as a single in other markets, notably in Australia where it was backed with "Midnight Companion", and reached gold record status. The KISS connections continue on this album, apart from the obvious Sean Delaney one: a KISS pinball machine features on the album's rear cover photograph.

Release details

In 2010, European music company Premium Series reissued Strange Spirits with a bonus track: Walk the Night (12 inch version). The reissue claimed to be "24 Bit Digitally Remastered From Original Master Tapes".^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dancin' For the Man"	Sean Delaney	3:46
2.	"Fear of Flying"	Willi Morrison	3:44
3.	"Midnight Companion"	Delaney, Pieter Sweval	3:25
4.	"Walk the Night"	David Andez, Richie Fontana	3:53

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Strange Spirits"	Pieter Sweval	4:21
2.	"Someone's Taken My Baby"	Delaney, Sweval, Richard Martin-Ross	4:29
3.	"Life at the Outpost"	Delaney, Sweval	4:56
4.	"Old Enough"	Delaney, Sweval	5:43

2010 bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Walk The Night" (extended version)	David Andez, Richie Fontana	5:21

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak Position
Australian (Kent Music Report) ^[1]	71

Personnel

Sean Delaney - Keyboards
Pieter Sweval - Bass
Richard Martin-Ross - Guitar
David Andez - Lead Guitar
Richie Fontana - Drums
Craig Krampf - Drums

Recording

Auxiliary musicians:

Brian Russell
Michael Toles
Errol Thomas
Carl Marsh
Barry Keane

Recorded at: Phase One Recording Studios Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

First Engineer: George Semkiw
Assistant Engineers: Mick Walsh, Jeff Stobbs, Robin Brouwers
Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino
Art Direction: Phyllis Chotin
Design: Gribbitt!
Photography: Dean Tokuno

References

^ Kent, David (1972). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 276. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

[1] Kent, David (1972). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 276. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

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