Mitch Malloy (album)

Mitch Malloy is the self-titled debut album by AOR 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, and was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 reaching #49 on June 6, 1992. It also had a rather popular music video, which was featured on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. The album's second single, "Nobody Wins In This War" peaked at #66 on Billboards Top 100^[2] with the third single, "Our Love Will Never Die," promoted on the Jay Leno Show.

Track Listing^[3]

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. "Music Box" (Malloy, Desmond Child) 0:21
8. "Cowboy and the Ballerina" (Malloy, Child) 4:13
9. "Our Love Will Never Die" (Malloy, Ribler) 4:58
10. "Forever" (Malloy, Wheeler) 4:28
11. "Mirror, Mirror" (Malloy, Wheeler) 4:41

Personnel^[4]

• Mitch Malloy: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
• Bekka Bramlett, Tommy Funderburk, Vinnie James, Devon Meade, Carole Rowley, Yvonne Williams: Vocal Backing
• 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

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