Blackjack (Blackjack album)

Blackjack is the eponymous debut album of the American rock band Blackjack. The album was recorded shortly after the band's formation in early 1979 at Criteria Studios in Miami and released on Polydor Records on June 18, 1979.

Official music videos were recorded for the album's two singles, "Love Me Tonight" and "Without Your Love" and the album was promoted moderately by Polydor. The album was met with lukewarm reception and the band would disband in 1980 after recording a second studio album, Worlds Apart.

The album was art directed by Abie Sussman and the cover artwork was designed and drawn by Gerard Huerta.

The album reached #127 on the Billboard album charts in 1979, and the lead single, "Love Me Tonight", reached #62 on the Hot 100 that same year.

CD re-issues

 * 1990 Blackjack / Worlds Apart (PolyGram, 843 335-2)
 * 1996 Blackjack / Worlds Apart (Polydor K.K. Japan, POCP-2416)
 * 2006 Anthology [Blackjack / Worlds Apart] (Lemon, CD LEM84)
 * 2013 Blackjack (Universal Music Japan, UICY-75998)

Personnel
Blackjack
 * Michael Bolton - lead & backing vocals
 * Bruce Kulick - lead & rhythm guitars
 * Jimmy Haslip - bass, backing vocals
 * Sandy Gennaro - drums, percussion

Additional personnel
 * Jan Mullaney - keyboards
 * Chuck Kirkpatrick - backing vocals
 * Tonny Battaglia - backing vocals
 * Eric Troyer - backing vocals
 * Tom Dowd - production
 * Steve Gursky - engineering
 * Mike Fuller - mastering