Holly and the Italians (album) explained

Holly and the Italians
Type:	studio
Artist:	Holly Beth Vincent
Cover:	Holly Vincent Holly and the Italians.jpg
Caption:	Cover photo by Antoine Giacomoni
Released:	Late 1982
Recorded:	1982
Studio:	Olympic, London The Garden, London Mediasound, New York City
Genre:	New wave
Length:	43:07
Label:	Virgin Epic (US only)
Producer:	Mike Thorne
Chronology:	Holly Beth Vincent
Prev Title:	The Right to Be Italian
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	America
Next Year:	1993

Holly and the Italians is the first studio album released by the American singer Holly Beth Vincent as a solo artist, in 1982.

Track listings (American Release)

All songs written by Holly Beth Vincent, except where indicated

Side one

1. "Honalu" – 3:50
2. "Dangerously" – 5:47
3. "Uptown" – 4:58
4. "Cool Love (Is Spreading Around)" – 4:37
5. "Just Like Me" – 2:20

Side two

6. "For What It's Worth" (Stephen Stills) – 3:19 (Buffalo Springfield cover)
7. "We Danced" – 3:05
8. "Revenge" – 3:40
9. "Unoriginal Sin" – 6:10
10. "Samurai and Courtesan" – 5:21

Track listings (European Release)

Side one

1. "Honalu" – 3:50
2. "For What It’s Worth" – 3:19
3. "Only Boy" – 4:02
4. "Revenge" – 3:40
5. "Samurai and Courtesan" – 5:21

Side two

6. "Cool Love (Is Spreading Around) - 4:37
7. "Uptown" – 4:58
8. "We Danced" – 3:05
9. "Unoriginal Sin" – 6:10
10. "Just Like Me" – 2:20

Personnel

• Holly Beth Vincent – vocals, guitars, additional drums and synthesizer on track 6
• Mike Thorne – keyboards, producer
• Bobby Valentino – violin, mandolin
• Bobby Collins – bass
• Kevin Wilkinson – drums

Additional musicians

• John Gatchell – trumpet on track 1
• Robert Medici – marimba on track 6
• Joey Ramone – backing vocals on track 7

Production

• Harvey Goldberg – engineer, mixing
• Don Wershba, Gareth Jones – assistant engineers
• Jack Skinner – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York