Hit Man (album)

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Hit Man
Studio album by Neal Morse
Released November, 2005
Recorded Oxnard, California 1991 &
The Morse House, Nashville 2005
Genre Musical
Length 77:30
Label Radiant Records
Producer Neal Morse
Neal Morse chronology
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(2005)		 Hit Man
(2005)		 Whispers in the Wind
(2006)

Hit Man: A Musical by Neal Morse was first started in the early 1990s. It includes demo material from the first recordings in Oxnard, California.

Two record moguls make a bet, one saying he can "make a band famous that doesn't even exist". This is the story and the musical that is inspired from this premise.


[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

  • Neal Morse - Guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Greg Westall - Vocals
  • Wendy Smith - Vocals
  • Arth Lackon - Vocals
  • Robert White - Vocals (as Stan)
  • Maggie Egin - Vocals (as Iris)
  • Pam Parker - Vocals (as Iris)
  • Christopher - Vocals (as Wolfe)
  • Margaret Mendenhall - Vocals (as Tish)
  • Dean Bro - Vocals (as Wolfe)
  • Oxnard horn section - Horns

[edit] Characters

  • Nat Wolfe or Frank Wolfe - the 'Hit Man' or The Record Executive
  • Art Godaman - The Rival Record Executive or Wolfe's mogul friend in the 'bet'
  • Stan Fudgerucker - The Desperate Songwriter
  • Iris Fudgerucker - The Songwriter's Wife
  • Tisch - The Record Executive Secretary
  • James - with Jo, Stan and Iris' Best Friends
  • Jo - with James, Stan and Iris' Best Friends
  • Ensemble - various music business people
  • Collideoscope - the band

[edit] Track listing

  • Disk - Total Time 77:30 - Music 57:38 & Setup 19:51
  1. "Intro" – 5:08
  2. "Overture / The Buzz" – 7:24
  3. "Set Up For I Want To Be" – 0:43
  4. "I Want To Be" – 3:49
  5. "Set Up For Hit Man" – 1:10
  6. "Hit Man" – 4:56
  7. "Set Up For You Were My Eyes" – 1:04
  8. "You Were My Eyes" – 1:10
  9. "Set Up For We Are The Artists" – 1:29
  10. "We Are The Artists" – 4:38
  11. "Set Up For The Contract / Sign Here" – 1:14
  12. "The Contract / Sign Here" – 4:51
  13. "Set Up For The Duet" – 0:58
  14. "The Duet" – 2:01
  15. "Set Up For You're What Makes Me Tick" – 4:17
  16. "You're What Makes Me Tick" – 0:50
  17. "Set Up For Wolfe's Big Debut" – 2:16
  18. "Wolfe's Big Debut" – 0:53
  19. "Set Up For Until He Finds Me" – 5:15
  20. "Until He Finds Me" – 1:07
  21. "Set Up For The Glory" – 4:10
  22. "The Glory" – 1:12
  23. "Set Up For Collideoscope" – 3:32
  24. "Collideoscope" – 0:54
  25. "Set Up For There's The Moon" – 1:12
  26. "There's The Moon" – 0:32
  27. "Set Up For The End" – 3:55
  28. "The End" – 1:35
  29. "The Buzz Reprise" – 2:40
  30. "Never Let The Light Go Dark" – 2:35

[edit] Release details