Alan O'Day - Appetizers now available on CD for the first time in the USA

1977 Alan O'Day's classic masterpiece album is now available on CD for the first time in the USA. Alan O'Day wrote Helen Reddy's "Angie Baby", which hit #1 in December of 1974. In 1976, Alan O'Day signed as an artist with Pacific Records. Distributed by Atlantic, his solo album "Appetizers" was released in 1977 including the single "Undercover Angel" which zoomed to the top of the charts in July 1977, selling about two million copies. His next next effort was 1979's album entitled "Oh Johnny!" featuring a single, "Skinny Girls" which became a #1 song in Australia in 1980 but not so sucessful in the States. And Alan became well-known in 1981 by his co-wroting "Your Eyes" with singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, which became a smash hit for him in Japan. In January 2010, the album became available first time on CDs only for Japan. Almost 1 year later, it is widely available via the artist official website. Needless to say the reissued CD is digitally re-mastered from the original analog tapes.

• Producer: Steve Barri, Michael Omartian
• Alan O'Day: Lead & Background Vocals, Keyboards
• Musicians:
• Drums: Jeff Porcaro
• Bass: Scott Edwards, Lee Sklar
• Keyboards: Michael Omartian
• Guitars: Dean Parks, Jay Graydon
• Percussion: Steve Barri, Victor Feldman
• Background Vocals: Carol Parks, Jim Haas, Michael Omartian
• Horns: Tony Terran, Steve Madaio, Fred Seldon, Jim Horn
• French Horns: David Duke, Barbaea Korn
• String Concert Master: Sid Sharp

Comments

[AlanO'Day]

Thanks so much to the person who posted this article! (Takeito?) I am very proud of this re-issue, as it features not only "Undercover Angel", but also my version of "Angie Baby", which became a two million seller (number one song) for Helen Reddy. The USA release contains the same awesome re-mastering as the Japan version, by Mr. Kotaro Kojima of JVC.
I hope my fans will purchase & enjoy either of these CDs. Through my website there is an option to have me personalize the CD.
Best wishes,
AlanO'Day

[Joe Ortiz]

I was planning to buy a program that would allow me to transfer my vinyl record albums to MP3s just so I could play this musically appetizing album on my car stereo. Now, I'll just get the CD! Great!

Joe Ortiz