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Year : 1981 (Rock Candy Remastered 2013)
Style : Rock , Classic Rock , West Coast
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 94 mb
Bio:
Ian Campbell Thomas (born 23 July 1950) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Dave Thomas. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Ian first hit internationally in 1973 with "Painted Ladies". With a Juno award, four SOCAN classic awards for Painted Ladies, Right Before Your Eyes, Hold On and Pilot, a UNICEF Danny Kaye Humanitarian award, Juno and Gemini nominations,15 albums and nearly as many top twenty records later, Ian has now added author to the mix with two novels, Bequest (Manor House 2006) and his latest The Lost Chord (Manor House 2008).2009 saw Ian touring both as a solo artist and with Lunch At Allen’s, while completing the music for the animated series The Adventures Of Bob and Doug McKenzie and scoring two Hallmark Movies, The National Tree and Fairfield Road. With the new Lunch At Allen’s CD completed and 2010 underway Ian is currently writing and recording a long awaited new solo album. To hear him live is to spend time with a master songsmith and humorist. Ian lives with his wife of nearly 40 years in the Niagara wine region of Ontario because he likes both wine and his wife.
Album:
Canadian singer & songwriter IAN THOMAS never made it big as solo artist outside his country, but this talented singer & songwriter has a loyal AOR base of supporters world wide admiring his art with fanatical devotion. One of his best albums, “The Runner“, has been released on CD for the first time with a superb remastering job by Rock Candy.Certified Gold in Canada, “The Runner” is easily amongst Ian Thomas’ best work, definitely commercial and radio friendly mixing smooth AOR melodies with delicate Westcoast sounds.The first two tracks,”Hold On” and “Stringin’ A Line” are rich in layered harmony vocals and clever mid paced arrangements. Ian has the uncanny ability to put a slight twist in his bridges and choruses which ultimately makes the songs stand out more.“Embers From The Fire” and “Borrowed Time” have a laid back Westcoast feel to it, then “Chains and “When I Need Someone” lends that typical early ’80s melodies that ruled the airwaves reminding early Charlie.The dynamic “I Am The One” recalls wonders Ambrosia, Steely Dan and even Toto, “Stringin’ A Line” is a brilliant track with it’s great bass line and lush harmonies, while “Freefall in Stardust” brings to mind another artist which I always considered very similar to Thomas: the late Van Stephenson.Title track “The Runner” is a another highlight of finesse craft with its increasing AOR cadency driving the tune home.Ian Thomas “The Runner” is a surprisingly and more than welcomed release by Rock Candy, as this underrated, excellent artist deserves to be discovered by all AOR aficionados all over the world.Here’s a prove of Ian’s talent and the quality of this album: “Hold On” was an international hit for Santana who recorded the song one year after, title track “The Runner” was made popular later by British group Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, “Stringin’ A Line” was chosen by Jon Bon Jovi during his Power Station years, and “Chains” was covered by Champlin’s Chicago on their terrific ’17’ album.“The Runner” is definitely a must have CD if you are a fan of classic, top class Westcoast / AOR rich in lush melodies and multi-part vocal arrangements.
Line Up:
Ian Thomas – vocals, guitar, keyboards - See also: Tranquility Base, The Boomers, Lunch at Allen's
Jorn Anderson – drums
Peter Cardinali, Steve Hogg – bass
Hugh Syme – keyboards, backing vocals
Dick Smith – percussion
John Johnson – sax on 6, 10
John Zaslow – lead guitar on 7, 8
Tracklist:
01. Hold On 3:43
02. Stringin' A Line 3:55
03. Chains 3:29
04. Embers From The Fire 3:38
05. When I Need Someone 3:34
06. Borrowed Time 3:58
07. I Am The One 3:44
08. Goner 4:08
09. Freefall In Stardust 4:09
10. The Runner 3:22
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