Tonio K. – Yugoslavia (*NEW-CD, 1999, Gadfly) Classic Christian Rock!
America, your long national nightmare is over! Finally -- a Tonio K. CD of tracks from the '90s! Yugoslavia is a 14-track 65-minute collection of (mostly) recently-recorded Tonio K. material. The song list includes the Austin anthem 16 Tons Of Monkeys, the Peter Case co-write Indians and Aliens (Case performs on the track), Student Interview With The Third Richest Man In The World and three tracks produced by Charlie Sexton (featuring Sexton and his whole band).
Despite receiving massive critical praise for Life in the Foodchain (1978) and Amerika (1980), Tonio K. bounced around from CBS Records, to Arista, to Capitol-EMI (which resulted in the 1983 EP La Bomba), before settling into What?/A&M for his third and fourth albums: Romeo Unchained (1986) and Notes From the Lost Civilization (1988). Since being 'dropped' from A&M;, he has been one of the music industry's most successful songwriters, penning the most played song of 1993 (Love Is, recorded by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight), and placing songs with Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, Al Green (from the 'Michael' soundtrack), and many others. A fifth album recorded with an all-star cast (Paul Westerberg, David Hidalgo, Peter Case, Bruce Thomas, and others) was canned by A&M but released by Gadfly Records (Olé) in 1997. A collection of spare tracks and other oddities -- Rodent Weekend '76-'96 (Approximately) -- was released by Gadfly Records in 1998. All four of Tonio K. 's earlier full-length albums are available on CD from Gadfly Records.
Tracklist
1 16 Tons Of Monkeys
Performer [Everything Else] – Steve Schiff
Producer, Written-By – Steve Schiff
Vocals – Tonio K.
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:56
2 I Know A Place
Backing Vocals – Billy Valentine
Drums – David Raven
Performer [Everything Else] – John Keller
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
6:00
3 Conversations/ Experiments In Western Courtship: Indians And Aliens Speak Out
Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Peter Case
Electric Guitar [Surf Guitar] – Tonio K.
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
Written-By – Peter Case
4:15
4 Murder My Heart
Bass – Larry Tagg
Drums – David Raven
Guitar – John Keller
Lead Guitar – Jack Sherman
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:14
5 Again
Performer [Everything Else] – John Keller
Piano – Barry Goldberg
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Barry Goldberg, Tonio K.
4:20
6 I'm Here
Bass – Mark Goldberg
Drums – Gary Mallaber
Guitar – John Keller
Piano – Barry Goldberg
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Barry Goldberg, Tonio K.
4:02
7 Practically Invisible (Tales Of Modern Pyschosis)
Bass – George Reiff
Drums – J.J. Johnson (8)
Guitar, Violin, Organ [Pump Organ], Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – Charlie Sexton
Percussion – Don Harvey
Producer, Written-By – Charlie Sexton
Violin – Susan Voelz
Written-By – Don Harvey, Tonio K.
4:25
8 Dangerous Machine
Bass – George Reiff
Drums – Rafael Gayol
Guitar – Charlie Sexton
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Michael Ramos
Producer, Written-By – Charlie Sexton
Violin – Susan Voelz
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:15
9 Nothing Mysterious
Bass – George Reiff
Drums – Rafael Gayol
Guitar – Charlie Sexton
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Michael Ramos
Producer, Written-By – Charlie Sexton
Written-By – Tonio K.
5:37
10 Life's Just Hard
Guitar – Tonio K.
Guitar, Drum Machine – David Miner
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
4:50
11 Student Interview (With The Third Richest Man In The World)
Guitar – Tonio K.
Guitar, Drum Machine – David Miner
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
3:55
12 Sure As Gravity
Backing Vocals – Kate Miner
Drums – David Raven
Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Resonator Guitar [Dobro] – Greg Leisz
Piano, Bass – David Miner
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
Written-By – Malcolm Burn
5:30
13 Home To You
Backing Vocals – Gene Miller (2)
Bass – Tony Marsico
Drums – David Raven
Keyboards – John Keller
Pedal Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Greg Leisz
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:20
14 I've Got A Song Anyway
Backing Vocals – Billy Valentine
Guitar, Harmonica – John Keller
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
3:48
America, your long national nightmare is over! Finally -- a Tonio K. CD of tracks from the '90s! Yugoslavia is a 14-track 65-minute collection of (mostly) recently-recorded Tonio K. material. The song list includes the Austin anthem 16 Tons Of Monkeys, the Peter Case co-write Indians and Aliens (Case performs on the track), Student Interview With The Third Richest Man In The World and three tracks produced by Charlie Sexton (featuring Sexton and his whole band).
Despite receiving massive critical praise for Life in the Foodchain (1978) and Amerika (1980), Tonio K. bounced around from CBS Records, to Arista, to Capitol-EMI (which resulted in the 1983 EP La Bomba), before settling into What?/A&M for his third and fourth albums: Romeo Unchained (1986) and Notes From the Lost Civilization (1988). Since being 'dropped' from A&M;, he has been one of the music industry's most successful songwriters, penning the most played song of 1993 (Love Is, recorded by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight), and placing songs with Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, Al Green (from the 'Michael' soundtrack), and many others. A fifth album recorded with an all-star cast (Paul Westerberg, David Hidalgo, Peter Case, Bruce Thomas, and others) was canned by A&M but released by Gadfly Records (Olé) in 1997. A collection of spare tracks and other oddities -- Rodent Weekend '76-'96 (Approximately) -- was released by Gadfly Records in 1998. All four of Tonio K. 's earlier full-length albums are available on CD from Gadfly Records.
Tracklist
1 16 Tons Of Monkeys
Performer [Everything Else] – Steve Schiff
Producer, Written-By – Steve Schiff
Vocals – Tonio K.
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:56
2 I Know A Place
Backing Vocals – Billy Valentine
Drums – David Raven
Performer [Everything Else] – John Keller
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
6:00
3 Conversations/ Experiments In Western Courtship: Indians And Aliens Speak Out
Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Peter Case
Electric Guitar [Surf Guitar] – Tonio K.
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
Written-By – Peter Case
4:15
4 Murder My Heart
Bass – Larry Tagg
Drums – David Raven
Guitar – John Keller
Lead Guitar – Jack Sherman
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:14
5 Again
Performer [Everything Else] – John Keller
Piano – Barry Goldberg
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Barry Goldberg, Tonio K.
4:20
6 I'm Here
Bass – Mark Goldberg
Drums – Gary Mallaber
Guitar – John Keller
Piano – Barry Goldberg
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Barry Goldberg, Tonio K.
4:02
7 Practically Invisible (Tales Of Modern Pyschosis)
Bass – George Reiff
Drums – J.J. Johnson (8)
Guitar, Violin, Organ [Pump Organ], Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – Charlie Sexton
Percussion – Don Harvey
Producer, Written-By – Charlie Sexton
Violin – Susan Voelz
Written-By – Don Harvey, Tonio K.
4:25
8 Dangerous Machine
Bass – George Reiff
Drums – Rafael Gayol
Guitar – Charlie Sexton
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Michael Ramos
Producer, Written-By – Charlie Sexton
Violin – Susan Voelz
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:15
9 Nothing Mysterious
Bass – George Reiff
Drums – Rafael Gayol
Guitar – Charlie Sexton
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Michael Ramos
Producer, Written-By – Charlie Sexton
Written-By – Tonio K.
5:37
10 Life's Just Hard
Guitar – Tonio K.
Guitar, Drum Machine – David Miner
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
4:50
11 Student Interview (With The Third Richest Man In The World)
Guitar – Tonio K.
Guitar, Drum Machine – David Miner
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
3:55
12 Sure As Gravity
Backing Vocals – Kate Miner
Drums – David Raven
Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Resonator Guitar [Dobro] – Greg Leisz
Piano, Bass – David Miner
Producer, Written-By – Tonio K.
Written-By – Malcolm Burn
5:30
13 Home To You
Backing Vocals – Gene Miller (2)
Bass – Tony Marsico
Drums – David Raven
Keyboards – John Keller
Pedal Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Greg Leisz
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
4:20
14 I've Got A Song Anyway
Backing Vocals – Billy Valentine
Guitar, Harmonica – John Keller
Producer, Written-By – John Keller
Written-By – Tonio K.
3:48