Mitch Malloy (album)

Mitch Malloy
Studio album by
Mitch Malloy
ReleasedMarch 31, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
GenreMelodic rock, AOR
Length43:35
LabelRCA
ProducerSir Arthur Payson
Mitch Malloy chronology
Mitch Malloy
(1992) 		Ceilings & Walls
(1993)

Mitch Malloy is the self-titled debut album by American singer-songwriter Mitch Malloy. It featured 11 songs, all of which were co-written by Malloy himself and produced by engineer Sir Arthur Payson (according to Malloy, it was the first album Payson had produced on his own without his mentor, Desmond Child).[1]

The record's first single, the hard-edged, up-tempo rocker "Anything at All" became a top-20 hit on the US rock charts,[citation needed] and was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 reaching #49 on June 13, 1992.[2][3] It also had a rather popular music video, which was featured on MTV's Headbangers Ball. The album's second single, "Nobody Wins in This War" peaked at No. 66 on Billboards Top 100[4] with the third single, "Our Love Will Never Die," promoted on The Jay Leno Show.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anything At All"
  • Mitch Malloy
  • Marc Ribler
4:01
2."Mission of Love"
  • Malloy
  • Ribler
3:39
3."Nobody Wins This War"
  • Malloy
  • Ribler
4:13
4."Over The Water"
  • Malloy
  • Carole Rowley
4:35
5."Problem Child"
  • Malloy
  • T.J. Wheeler
4:18
6."Stranded in the Middle Of Nowhere"
  • Malloy
  • Ribler
3:50
7."Cowboy and the Ballerina"
4:13
8."Our Love Will Never Die"
  • Malloy
  • Ribler
4:58
9."Forever"
  • Malloy
  • Wheeler
4:28
10."Mirror, Mirror"
  • Malloy
  • Wheeler
4:41
11."Never Give Up On You"
  • Malloy
4:00
12."Shadow in the Dark"
  • Malloy
3:45
Total length:51:02

Personnel

  • Mitch Malloy: vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
  • Bekka Bramlett, Tommy Funderburk, Vinnie James, Devon Meade, Carole Rowley, Yvonne Williams: backing vocals
  • Tristan Avakian, Kevin Dukes, Michael Hart Thompson: lead & rhythm guitars
  • Jeffrey "C.J." Vanston, Jai Winding: keyboards
  • Hugh McDonald: bass
  • Mickey Curry: drums
  • Michael Fisher: percussion
  • Larry Williams: saxophone
  • Gary Grant, Jerry Hey: trumpets (horns arranged by Jerry Hey)

Production

  • Produced, engineered & mixed by Sir Arthur Payson
  • Assistant recording engineers: Lawrence Ethan, Greg Grill, Mike Hagen, Mike Piersante, Mike Scotella
  • Mastered by George Marino

References

  1. ^ Interview with Mitch Malloy (2000). "Mitch Malloy – Talks Van Halen" @melodicrock.com Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mitch Malloy Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
  3. ^ "Billboard". June 13, 1992.
  4. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/mitch-malloy/chart-history/