Loveland (John Sykes album) explained

Loveland
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Sykes
Cover:	John Sykes Loveland.jpg
Released:	1997
Genre:	Soft rock
Length:	39:51
Label:	Mercury Japan
Producer:	John Sykes
Prev Title:	Out of My Tree
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	20th Century
Next Year:	1997

Loveland is the second solo album by John Sykes, released in 1997. The record was originally pitched to Sykes by Mercury Records' Japanese branch as a seven-track extended play of ballads. Eventually Sykes decided to expand the project into a full-length album.^[1] The track "Don't Hurt Me This Way" is a re-recording of Sykes' 1982 single "Please Don't Leave Me", which features late Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John Sykes, except where noted.^[2]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[2]

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Musicians John Sykes – guitar, vocals Philip Lynott – vocals (on "Don't Hurt Me This Way (Please Don't Leave Me '97)") Alex Alessandroni – keyboards, piano Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, piano Marco Mendoza – bass Reggie Hamilton – bass Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, percussion Curt Bisquera – drums Jim Sitterly – 1st violin concert master Kavan – cello Tommy O'Steen – drums (on "Haunted")

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Additional musicians Tony Franklin and Nick Green (on "Don't Say Goodbye") Production John Sykes – production Noel Golden – mixing, engineering Orris Henry – additional engineering Steve Markason – mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview with John Sykes, July 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190419162514/http://melodicrock.com/interviews/johnsykes.html . Melodicrock.com . 3 January 2021 . 19 April 2019.
2. Loveland . Loveland (John Sykes album) . . 1997 . booklet . . PHCR-1540 .