JOE LAMONT
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Secrets you keep - 1985 (with lyrics) |
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Text in EnglishPrivate I, the label founded by the promoter Joe Isgro, was distributed by CBS,
and in the album's liner notes Lamont thanks Isgro "for the opportunity to
make it all happen" [1, 2, 3]. *Secrets You Keep* was produced by Peter
Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions, with David Chackler as
executive producer [1]. Csaba Petocz engineered it at Conway Recording Studio,
where Richard McKernan, Rick Clifford, Jeff Stebbins and Daren Klein handled
additional engineering; Gary Brandt did further engineering at Alpha Studios in
Burbank, and additional recording took place at Redwing Studio and The Complex
[1, 2]. Petocz mixed "One Rumor Too Many", "Total
Breakdown", "Sharks" and "Enemy Lines", and Mick
Guzauski the other five tracks, among them the title song and "Victims of
Love" [1].
Lamont wrote "Total Breakdown", "Victims of Love" and
"Sharks" on his own and co-wrote five more of the album's nine songs;
the remaining one, "The Wanting", is by Carlotta McKee and Gordon
Grody [2]. The booklet lists as the band Richard Gibbs on keyboards (Prophet V,
Emulator I and II, Yamaha DX-7, Mini-Moog and Voicebox), Dann Huff on guitars,
Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Paulinho da Costa on percussion, with the bass
shared by Rick Chudacoff, who plays it on three tracks and adds DX-7 on three, Kerry
Hatch, on two, and Reggie McBride, on "Heartbreak City" [1]. The
additional musicians are Bill Cuomo and Alan Pasqua on keyboards, Larry
Williams on PPG Wave and on saxophone in "Sharks", Fred Tackett on
acoustic guitar in "Victims of Love", Peter Bunetta on Simmons drums
and percussion, and Michael Jochum on Simmons programming [1]. Huff and Pasqua
would later be members of Giant [4]. Backing vocals are credited to Lamont
himself, Lisa Edwards, Sharon Robinson, Gordon Grody, Peter Bunetta, Merry Clayton,
Matthew Wilder and Joe Turano [1]; Wilder's "Break My Stride" had
been Private I's first release [3]. Private I issued the title song and
"Victims of Love" as singles, and the former was promoted with a
music video [5, 6].
His film work began with "Love Always Wins", which he sang in the
1984 Canadian film *Heavenly Bodies* [6, 7]. He then wrote "Fright
Night", which The J. Geils Band recorded as the title song of the 1985
film [5, 8]. Private I released the soundtrack albums of both films [7, 8]. For
*Quiet Cool* (1986), distributed by New Line Cinema, he wrote the lyrics of the
title song and sang it, to music by the film's composer, Jay Ferguson [6, 9].
In 1988 he co-wrote with Jon Lucas and sang "Pride and Joy", which
plays on a diner jukebox in *A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master* but
was left off the soundtrack album [5, 10]. Also in 1988, "Flesh to
Flesh", on which he is credited as writer, producer and performer, was
featured in *Return of the Living Dead Part II* and on its soundtrack album,
issued by Island Records under the name Lamont [6, 11]. In 1989 he worked on
the crime film *Crack House*, released by Cannon, for which he is credited as a
writer of "Anna Marie", "Double Talk" and "You Take Me
Higher", as the singer of the first and the last, and as music coordinator
[5, 6, 12].
"Victims of Love" became a big hit in the Philippines, where it
remains popular. Lamont has performed it on Philippine television, on programs
such as *Wowowee*, and for Filipino-American audiences in the United States
[5].
*Secrets You Keep* came out in 1985 on LP and cassette in the United States and
on LP in Canada, France and Australia, the last on Epic [2]. Its first official
CD edition appeared in 2010 from the German reissue label Yesterrock, through
Sony Music Entertainment Germany (88697686792) [1, 2].
Lamont has long been confused with Joe Lamente, who sang with the New York band Shelter on its only album, *First Stop* (1983), and earlier with Steeplechase on that group's self-titled 1981 album. In the liner notes of Rock Candy's 2018 reissue of *First Stop*, Shelter guitarist Russ De Salvo confirms that they are two different people [13]. -
Texto en EspañolPrivate I, el sello que fundó el promotor Joe Isgro, tenía distribución de CBS,
y en el libreto Lamont da las gracias a Isgro «for the opportunity to make it
all happen» [1, 2, 3]. *Secrets You Keep* lo produjeron Peter Bunetta y Rick
Chudacoff para Ripe Productions, con David Chackler como productor ejecutivo
[1]. De la ingeniería se encargó Csaba Petocz en Conway Recording Studio, donde
Richard McKernan, Rick Clifford, Jeff Stebbins y Daren Klein aportaron
ingeniería adicional; Gary Brandt hizo más ingeniería en Alpha Studios, en
Burbank, y hubo grabaciones adicionales en Redwing Studio y en The Complex [1,
2]. Petocz mezcló «One Rumor Too Many», «Total Breakdown», «Sharks» y «Enemy
Lines», y Mick Guzauski, los otros cinco temas, entre ellos el que da título al
disco y «Victims of Love» [1].
Lamont escribió en solitario «Total Breakdown», «Victims of Love» y «Sharks», y
coescribió otros cinco de los nueve temas; el restante, «The Wanting», es de
Carlotta McKee y Gordon Grody [2]. El libreto presenta como banda a Richard
Gibbs a los teclados (Prophet V, Emulator I y II, Yamaha DX-7, Mini-Moog y
Voicebox), a Dann Huff a las guitarras, a Vinnie Colaiuta a la batería y a
Paulinho da Costa a la percusión, con el bajo repartido entre Rick Chudacoff,
que lo toca en tres temas y añade el DX-7 en tres, Kerry Hatch, en dos, y
Reggie McBride, en «Heartbreak City» [1]. Como músicos adicionales figuran Bill
Cuomo y Alan Pasqua a los teclados, Larry Williams al PPG Wave y al saxofón en
«Sharks», Fred Tackett a la guitarra acústica en «Victims of Love», Peter
Bunetta a la batería Simmons y la percusión, y Michael Jochum a la programación
de las Simmons [1]. Huff y Pasqua formarían parte más tarde de Giant [4]. Los
coros se acreditan al propio Lamont y a Lisa Edwards, Sharon Robinson, Gordon
Grody, Peter Bunetta, Merry Clayton, Matthew Wilder y Joe Turano [1]; «Break My
Stride», de Wilder, había sido el primer lanzamiento de Private I [3]. Private
I editó como sencillos el tema que da título al álbum y «Victims of Love», y el
primero se promocionó con un videoclip [5, 6].
Su trabajo para el cine empezó con «Love Always Wins», que cantó en la película
canadiense *Heavenly Bodies* (1984) [6, 7]. Después escribió «Fright Night»,
que The J. Geils Band grabó como tema principal de la película homónima de 1985
[5, 8]. Private I publicó los discos con las bandas sonoras de ambas películas
[7, 8]. Para *Quiet Cool* (1986), distribuida por New Line Cinema, escribió la
letra del tema principal y lo cantó, con música del compositor de la película,
Jay Ferguson [6, 9]. En 1988 coescribió con Jon Lucas y cantó «Pride and Joy»,
que suena en la máquina de discos de una cafetería en *A Nightmare on Elm
Street 4: The Dream Master*, aunque quedó fuera del disco de la banda sonora
[5, 10]. También en 1988, «Flesh to Flesh», en la que figura como autor,
productor e intérprete, sonó en *Return of the Living Dead Part II* y se incluyó,
a nombre de Lamont, en el disco de la banda sonora que editó Island Records [6,
11]. En 1989 trabajó en la película policiaca *Crack House*, distribuida por
Cannon, en la que figura como autor de «Anna Marie», «Double Talk» y «You Take
Me Higher», como intérprete de la primera y la última, y como coordinador
musical [5, 6, 12].
«Victims of Love» se convirtió en un gran éxito en Filipinas, donde sigue
siendo popular. Lamont la ha interpretado en la televisión filipina, en
programas como *Wowowee*, y ante comunidades filipino-estadounidenses en
Estados Unidos [5].
*Secrets You Keep* salió en 1985 en larga duración y en casete en Estados
Unidos, y en larga duración en Canadá, Francia y Australia, en este último caso
con el sello Epic [2]. Su primera edición oficial en CD llegó en 2010 de la
mano del sello alemán de reediciones Yesterrock, a través de Sony Music
Entertainment Germany (88697686792) [1, 2].
2. Discogs, Joe Lamont, *Secrets You Keep*, LP, Private I Records BFZ 39968,
US, 1985: songwriting credits, companies and identifiers,
<https://www.discogs.com/release/4243080-Joe-Lamont-Secrets-You-Keep>;
versions of the album, <https://www.discogs.com/master/527656-Joe-Lamont-Secrets-You-Keep>;
both consulted 20 October 2026.
3. Wikipedia (en), "Joe Isgro",
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Isgro>, consulted 20 October 2026.
4. Real Gone, review of Shelter, *First Stop* (June 2018),
<https://www.realgonerocks.com/2018/06/shelter-first-stop/>, consulted 20
October 2026.
5. Wikipedia (en), "Joe Lamont",
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lamont>, consulted 20 October 2026.
6. IMDb and IMDbPro, Joe Lamont (IV), credits:
<https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9518414/> and
<https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm9518414>, consulted 20 October 2026.
7. *Heavenly Bodies*: Wikipedia (en), "Heavenly Bodies (film)",
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavenly_Bodies_(film)>; New York Public
Library, catalogue record of the soundtrack LP, Private I Records SZ-39930,
<https://discovery.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/bib/b16741807>;
both consulted 20 October 2026.
8. *Fright Night*: Fright Night Wiki (Fandom), "Fright Night (song)",
<https://frightnight.fandom.com/wiki/Fright_Night_(song)>, consulted
2026; Daily Dead, Night Fever Music press release on the 30th-anniversary
reissue of the soundtrack, <https://dailydead.com/?p=120610>;
SoundtrackCollector, *Fright Night*, including Private I Records SZ 40087,
<https://www.soundtrackcollector.com/title/28788>; both consulted 20
October 2026.
9. *Quiet Cool*: archived copy of the IMDb title page,
<https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~vaibhavvyas/cs784/IMDB_data/html_data/tt0091815.html>;
Wikipedia (en), "Quiet Cool", <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Cool>;
both consulted 20 October 2026.
10. IMDb, *A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master* (1988), soundtrack
credits, <https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0095742/soundtrack/>, consulted
2026.
11. *Return of the Living Dead Part II*: SoundtrackCollector, including Island
Records 790854-1,
<https://www.soundtrackcollector.com/title/2382/Return+Of+The+Living+Dead+Part+II>;
Film Music Reporter, announcement of the score album, July 2024, <https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/07/19/world-premiere-release-of-j-peter-robinsons-return-of-the-living-dead-part-2-score-announced/>;
both consulted 20 October 2026.
12. *Crack House*: TCM Movie Database,
<https://tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71688/crack-house>; Wikipedia (en),
"Crack House (film)",
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_House_(film)>; both consulted 20
October 2026.
13. Shelter, *First Stop*, CD, Rock Candy Records CANDY382, 2018 (reissue of
the 1983 album). Liner notes by Dave Reynolds (Nottingham, April 2018), with an
interview with Russ De Salvo and a reproduction of the original PolyGram press
biography; credits; back-cover note by Derek Oliver; examined from scans.
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