| Worlds Apart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | |||
| Released | 1980 | ||
| Recorded | 1980 Criteria Studios, Miami | ||
| Genre | Hard rock, AOR | ||
| Label | Polydor | ||
| Producer | Eddy Offord | ||
| Blackjack chronology | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Worlds Apart is the second and final album of the American rock band Blackjack. The album was met with nearly total indifference,[2] sold poorly[3] and Blackjack disbanded shortly after its release.[4][5]
The album contains the song, 'Welcome to the World', which opens with a live audio recording clip of a baby birth.[6] A YouTube user by the name of Chris Cassone, engineer for Blackjack's band manager Phil Lorito, wrote on YouTube that the audio clip was of the birth of his son.[7][8]
Jay Z sampled the song 'Stay' for his song 'A Dream' from his 2002 album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[9]
In 2004, Kanye West re-recorded a section of 'Maybe It's the Power of Love' for inclusion on his song 'Never Let Me Down'; it was released on his triple platinum selling debut album The College Dropout which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Speaking to the website Genius in 2015, Bolton gave his approval of the sampling, stating that 'the song turned out beautifully'.[10]
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Track listing[edit]
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'My World Is Empty Without You' | Holland-Dozier-Holland | 3:08 |
| 2. | 'Love Is Hard To Find' | Michael Bolton, Bruce Kulick | 3:13 |
| 3. | 'Stay' | Michael Bolton, Bruce Kulick | 4:33 |
| 4. | 'Airwaves' | Michael Bolton, Bruce Kulick | 3:43 |
| 5. | 'Maybe It's The Power Of Love' | Michael Bolton | 3:46 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'Welcome To The World' | Michael Bolton | 4:43 |
| 2. | 'Breakaway' | Michael Bolton, Bruce Kulick | 4:13 |
| 3. | 'Really Wanna Know' | Michael Bolton, Bruce Kulick | 3:47 |
| 4. | 'Sooner Or Later' | Michael Bolton | 3:35 |
| 5. | 'She Wants You Back' | Michael Bolton, Bruce Kulick | 2:51 |
Personnel[edit]
- Michael Bolton - lead & backing vocals
- Bruce Kulick - lead & rhythm guitars
- Jimmy Haslip - bass, backing vocals
- Sandy Gennaro - drums, percussion
Additional personnel[edit]
- Jan Mullaney - keyboards
- Chuck Kirkpatrick - backing vocals
- Tonny Battaglia - backing vocals
- Eric Troyer - backing vocals
- Eddy Offord - production & engineering
- Rob Davis - engineering
References[edit]
- ^'Worlds Apart'. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^Runtagh, Jordan (22 January 2018). '30 Fascinating Early Bands of Future Music Legends'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2744. ISBN9780857125958.
- ^Cheang, Michael (18 August 2017). 'Michael Bolton is looking for the next big Asian star'. Star2.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^'New LP/Tape Releases'. Billboard Magazine.
- ^'Blackjack (USA) - 1980 Worlds Apart'. GloryDazeMusic.com. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
'Welcome To The World' is preceded by an audio clip of a baby being born, an obvious reference to the song title
- ^Blackjack - Welcome to the World on YouTube
- ^'REVIEW: Blackjack – Worlds Apart (1980)'. mikeladano.com. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
The hardest rocker of the album is the side two opener, “Welcome to the World”, which bizarrely opens with an actual recorded baby birth.
- ^Weiss, Brett (2016). Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. McFarland & Company. p. 24. ISBN9780786498024.
- ^'Kanye West's 'Never Let Me Down' Annotated by Michael Bolton on Genius'.
External links[edit]
- 'Blackjack (8) - Worlds Apart'.
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