A few days ago we fulfilled the request of ROBBIE PATTON ’80s albums, now we have here the less known, his debut LP ”Distant Shores” in its mega-rare digipak remastered French-only CD reissue.
This English singer/songwriter received his break when he toured as a special guest of Fleetwood Mac in 1979 when they one of the hottest acts in the music world. The association proved to be even more beneficial as Fleetwood Mac members helped Patton to get into American music industry, as songwriter partner for others (Santana, Journey’s Jonathan Cain, etc) and an album deal with a major label.
But before being signed by Atlantic Records, and fresh with his stint with Fleetwood Mac, Patton recorded this “Distant Shores” in 1981, produced by Fleetwood’s vocalist Christine McVie (who also play keyboards and does backing vocals) and Lindsey Buckingham also contributes guitar.
Released by a small record label (parent of EMI America though), “Distant Shores” is very early ’80s both in style and sound, polished melodic rock&pop with AORish feeling and some FM / Westcoast touches.
Rare CD. Highly Recommended
01 – Don’t give it up
02 – One on one
03 – Alright
04 – Boulevard
05 – She
06 – Heartache
07 – How I feel
08 – Last night
09 – When love disappears
10 – Distant shores
Vocals – Robbie Patton
Guitar – Bob Weston, Lindsey Buckingham, Tim Weston
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – David Adelstein
Bass, Backing Vocals – Robin Sylvester
Drums, Percussion – Colin Allen
Backing Vocals – Bob Welch
Saxophone – Jon Clarke
Violin, Viola – Tony Selvage
Cello – Ernie Erhardt
Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Christine McVie
Robbie Patton – Distant Shores (1981) [Remastered reissue]
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