Linear (album)

Linear is the name of the debut studio album by the pop/freestyle group Linear. It was released on March 21, 1990, by Atlantic Records. The album's first single, Sending All My Love, reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 making the album itself reach #52 on the Billboard 200. It also won a Gold certificate the same year, for selling more than five hundred thousand copies in the United States. The second single, "Don't You Come Cryin'", did not repeat the success of the previous single - though it achieved some prominence, reaching the 70th spot on the Billboard Hot 100 list. The album's last single, "Something Going On", failed to succeed.

Track listing

 * All songs written by Charlie Pennachio, except track 2 (Pennachio, Charles Christopher) and 4 & 9 (Pennachio, Tolga Katas, Wyatt Pauley).

Personnel
Linear
 * Charlie Pennachio – lead vocals, backing vocals
 * Wyatt "Riot" Pauley – guitars, vocals
 * Joey "Bang" Restivo – percussion, vocals, rap (4, 6)

Additional musicians
 * Tolga Katas – keyboards, backing vocals
 * Phillip Conneilly – guitars, backing vocals
 * Todd Kelly – drums
 * Charles Christopher – backing vocals
 * Maria Mendez – backing vocals
 * Gene Minix – backing vocals
 * Cheri Puccini – backing vocals
 * Dawn Rix – backing vocals

Production

 * Tolga Katas – producer
 * Phil Jones – additional production (1, 10)
 * Todd Adler – executive producer (1, 10)
 * Steven Robillard – engineer
 * Jamie Swartz – engineer
 * Cesar Sogbe – engineer
 * Debbie DeNesse – assistant engineer
 * Damon Stewart – assistant engineer
 * Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York)
 * Bob Defrin – art direction
 * Anthony Ranieri – design
 * David Vance – photography

Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)