Playing for Keeps (album)

Playing for Keeps is Eddie Money's third album, released in 1980. It continued the early phase sound that began in 1977 with Money's debut. Jimmy Lyon's guitar work is a key to standouts "Trinidad" and "Million Dollar Girl" the first and last tracks. Since this effort did not attain the radio airplay of the first album, it is not as well known to later fans, and is frequently harder to find.

Other notable album cuts include "Let's Be Lovers Again", a duet (with Valerie Carter), and "Get a Move On".

Track listing

1. "Trinidad" (Turner-Douglas-Money) - 5:08
2. "Running Back" (Bryan) - 4:01
3. "The Wish" (Money-Lyon) - 3:58
4. "Get a Move On" (Money-Collins-Chiate) - 3:47
5. "When You Took My Heart" (Nichols-Verdusco-Marcellino-Sieff) - 3:36
6. "Satin Angel" (Lewark-Money) - 4:04
7. "Let's Be Lovers Again" (Money-Lyon) - 5:54
8. "Nobody Knows" (Nichols-Money) - 3:54
9. "Million Dollar Girl" (Money) - 4:30

Singles

• Get a Move On (1979) #46 US
• Let's Be Lovers Again (1980) #65 US
• Running Back (1980) #78 US

Personnel

• Eddie Money - vocals
• John Nelson - lead guitar
• Jimmy Lyon - guitars, solos (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8)
• David Lewark - guitars, solos (tracks 6, 9)
• John Nelson - slide guitar (track 4)
• Greg Douglas - guitars (track 1)
• Bob Glaub - bass guitar (tracks 2, 5, 7-9)
• Kenny Lewis - bass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6)
• Lonnie Turner - bass guitar (track 1)
• Randy Nichols - keyboards
• Gary Mallaber - drums and percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5-9)
• Carmine Appice - drums (tracks 3, 4)
• Emilio Castillo - horns (track 9)
• Steve Kupka - horns (track 9)
• Valerie Carter - vocal duet on "Let's Be Lovers Again"

References