Photoflamingo Explained

Photoflamingo
Type:	studio
Artist:	Crack the Sky
Cover:	Ctsp.jpg
Released:	1981
Genre:	Progressive rock
Label:	Lifesong
Producer:	John Palumbo
Prev Title:	White Music
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	World in Motion 1
Next Year:	1983

Photoflamingo is the fifth studio album by Crack the Sky. It was released on LP in 1981 by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS-8133).

Personnel

The band

• John Palumbo – Lead vocals, rhythm, lead, and acoustic guitars
• Vince DePaul – Acoustic and synthetic keyboards
• John Tracey – Drums
• Carey Ziegler – Bass guitar
• Michael Taylor – Lead guitar ("A Girl Like You", "Good Child Gone Wild", "With the Morons")

Additional musicians

• Tom McCormick — The Crack Pack Horns
• Chris Walker – The Crack Pack Horns
• Ellery Eskelin — The Crack Pack Horns
• Chuck Klapka – The Crack Pack Horns
• The Softones — Back-up vocals ("Is All We Know")

Production

• Jeffrey D. Sharp – Executive producer
• John Palumbo – Producer
• Victor Giordano – Engineer, digital mixdown
• Razor Boy Ron Carran – Digital mixdown

Additional credits

• Recorded at Flite III Recordings, Ltd.
• Digital mixdown at Minot Sound, Inc.
• Al Wilson – Road Manager, Master of Ceremonies
• Tom Hanlon – The Crack Crew
• Randy Siegmeister – The Crack Crew
• Paul Giansante – The Crack Crew
• Hank Coldbert – The Crack Crew
• John Palumbo – Cover concept
• Consuelo y Regan – Layout
• Arnie Rivkind (for Commercial Fotographics, Ltd.) — Photography
• Special thanks: Richard Klotzman, Cindy Markus, Don Wehner, Gordon Miller Music, Maryland Sound Industries, Danny Palumbo & Crack Video, Lou Dollenger, Henry Rosenberg, The Molson Sky Team, Fast Eddie Wannebo, Mary, Julie, Terri and all of our Families

Trivia

• The model on the cover is John's wife, Mary Palumbo

Sources

• LP liner notes