Worlds Away is the fourth and most successful album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. The album charted higher than any other of the band's albums, reaching #6 in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "Love Will Find a Way", "Don't Want to Live Without It" and "I Go to Rio", reaching #6, #21, and #46 respectively. The title track, "Worlds Away" was not released as a single, but remains a favorite among many fans of the band today.[3]
| Worlds Away | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 26, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | The Record Plant, Sausalito, Redwing Sound, Los Angeles; mixed at Studio 55 and The Sound Factory, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Bill Schnee | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Before the album was recorded, original bassist Bud Cockrell left the band and was replaced by Bruce Day.
Track listing edit
Side One
- "Worlds Away" (Lerios, Day, Bob Brown) - 3:45
- "Love Will Find a Way" (Jenkins, Lerios) - 4:11
- "Family Man" (Jenkins, Lerios) - 4:58
- "Runnin'" (Jenkins, Lerios) - 6:30
Side Two
- "Don't Want to Live Without It" (Jenkins, Lerios) - 4:37
- "You're Out to Lose" (Jenkins, Lerios, Michael McDonald) - 3:28
- "Always Be Together" (Jenkins, Lerios) - 5:01
- "Sailing to Paradise" (Jenkins, Lerios, David Batteau) - 3:26
- "I Go to Rio" (Peter Allen, Adrienne Anderson) - 3:59
Charts edit
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 7 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 6 |
Personnel edit
- Pablo Cruise
- David Jenkins - guitars, vocals
- Steve Price - percussion, drums
- Bruce Day - bass, vocals
- Cory Lerios - piano, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, programming
- Sidemen
- Steve Porcaro - synthesizers, programming
- James Newton Howard - synthesizers, programming
- Mike Porcaro - bass
Production edit
- Bill Schnee: Producer, Engineer
- Mike Reese: Mastering
- Doug Sax: Mastering
References edit
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ allmusic ((( Pablo Cruise > Discography > Main Albums )))
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 227. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.