Spark in the Dark

Spark in the Dark is the second album by the rock band The Alpha Band, released in 1977. The core band members remained T-Bone Burnett, Steven Soles and David Mansfield. No less than five drummers were used on the recording, including guest Ringo Starr.^[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "East of East" (T-Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth, Steven Soles)
2. "Born in Captivity" (A. B. Stahr)
3. "Blue Lonely Night" (Soles)
4. "Silve Mantis" (Burnett, Fleming)
5. "Honey Run" (K. O. Thomas)

Side 2

1. "Adrenalin" (Burnett, Soles, Jim Ganzer)
2. "You Angel You" (Bob Dylan)
3. "Not Everything Has a Price" (Burnett, Soles)
4. "Love and Romance" (Soles)
5. "Mystified" (Burnett)
6. "Spark in the Dark (On the Moody Existentialist)" (Burnett)
7. "Jazz Hymn" (W. M. Ham)

Personnel

• T-Bone Burnett – vocals, guitar, piano
• David Mansfield – guitar, mandolin, violin, dobro, pedal steel guitar, percussion, cello, viola, violin
• Steven Soles – vocals, guitar, piano
• David Miner – bass
• Matt Betton – drums
• Bill Maxwell – drums
• Joe Correro – drums
• Geoffrey Hales – drums
• Ringo Starr – drums
• K.O. Thomas – keyboards
• Mike Utley – keyboards
• Osamu Kitajima – koto
• Cindy Bullens – background vocals

References