The Painter (Paul Anka album)

The Painter
Studio album by Paul Anka
Released 1976
Genre Pop
Label United Artists
Producer Denny Diante

The Painter is a 1976 album by Paul Anka produced by Denny Diante and arranged by Michel Colombier, and featuring Anka's "West Coast" sound. The LP cover was notable for being a portrait of Anka by Andy Warhol,[1] and was United Artists first release to employ the new Sansui Electric QS Regular Matrix system for Quadraphonic sound and 4-channel pressing technology.[2] The album reached 85 on the US charts.

Singles included "Happier", written by Anka, which reached No. 60 on the US charts.

Track listing

  1. (You Bring Out) The Best In Me 3:57
  2. Wildflower 3:31
  3. The Painter 4:23
  4. Closing Doors 3:49
  5. Happier 4:40
  6. Living Isn't Living 3:23
  7. Aldous (Instrumental) 3:54
  8. I'll Help You 3:56
  9. Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You) 4:37
  10. Do I Love You? (Yes, In Every Way) 3:22
  11. Prelude 2:55
  12. (You Bring Out) The Best In Me (Reprise)

References

  1. ↑ Stereo Review – Volume 38 – Page 92 1977 "Performance: Glossy Recording: Excellent Here is Paul Anka in one of his glossier egotrip albums — cover by Warhol, ... (Yes, in Every Way); a melancholy reflection on The Painter, one of those dedicated souls who will never live to enjoy the ...
  2. ↑ Billboard – 16 Oct 1976 Vol. 88, No. 42 "Paul Anka's Album First QS From UA LOS ANGELES-Uniled Artists has released Paul Anka's latest album "The Painter," in Sansui QS quad, marking the label's initial venture inlo 4-channel pressings."


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