Fight Dirty/Good Morning America

• Artist: Charlie
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• Release Date: November 19, 1996
• Total Time: 88:32
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

This double disc from Charlie, who sounds like a cross between Toto and America, includes both the Fight Dirty and Good Morning America albums and is a fair depiction of their AOR style. The high harmony vocals of Terry Thomas set up the backdrop of saxophone and piano, accompanied by simple melodies set adrift on three-minute rock songs. While some of the tunes here carry a boogie beat, most are simple arrangements and are typical of the sound that dominated radio in the mid- and late '70s. The songs here leapfrog between ballads and full tempo rock songs, all incorporating serene, lavish synthesizer bubbling up here and there. Charlie's music is representative of that innocent, surface-shimmering pop sound that has long since faded away, but can still have its moments. ~ Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Killer Cut	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(6:08)
Fight Dirty	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(6:21)
Don't Count Me Out	Julian Colbeck, Eugene Organ, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(4:00)
Heartless	Julian Colbeck, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:58)
Too Late	Julian Colbeck, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:44)
So Alone	Julian Colbeck, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(4:36)
Just One More Smiling Face	Julian Colbeck, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(5:21)
California	Julian Colbeck, Steve Gadd, Eugene Organ, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(5:10)
The End of It All	Julian Colbeck, Eugene Organ, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:31)
Runaway	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:14)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Good Morning America	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(5:23)
I Can't Get over You	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:40)
Roll the Dice	Chris Couchois, Mike Couchois, Pat Couchois	Charlie	(3:58)
Heading for Home	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(4:11)
Saturday Night		Charlie	(3:16)
My Perfect Lover	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:34)
All My Life	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:43)
Fool for Your Love	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(4:11)
I'm Angry With You	John Verity, Steve Gadd, Robert Henrit, Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:04)
Just One More Chance	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:46)
The Girl Won't Dance With Me	Terry Thomas	Charlie	(3:43)

Credits

David Darling (Photography), Charlie (Main Performer), John Verity (Guitar), John Verity (Arranger), John Verity (Vocals), John Verity (Producer), John Verity (Engineer), John Verity (Mixing), John Brand (Engineer), Julian Colbeck (Keyboards), Julian Colbeck (Producer), Ray Cooper (Percussion), Lawrence Feldman (Sax (Tenor)), Steve Gadd (Drums), Colin Green (Engineer), Raymond T. Knehnetsky (String Arrangements), Raymond T. Knehnetsky (Brass Arrangement), Arnie Lawrence (Sax (Alto)), Shep Lonsdale (Drums), Eugene Organ (Bass), Eugene Organ (Guitar), Eugene Organ (Vocals), Victor Paz (Trumpet), Dave Potts (Flute), Stephen Short (Engineer), Stephen Short (Mixing), Stephen W. Tayler (Engineer), Terry Thomas (Guitar), Terry Thomas (Arranger), Terry Thomas (Vocals), Terry Thomas (Producer), Peter Thoms (Trombone), Philip Todd (Flute)