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This is a list of official releases by the American rock band, Crack the Sky. The band has released 12 studio albums, 5 live albums and 4 compilations.

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Crack the Sky
Crack the Sky is the debut album, released on LP in 1975 (see 1975 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS-6000).

Track listing
All songs written by John Palumbo
 * 1) "Hold On" – 3:00
 * 2) "Surf City" – 3:54
 * 3) "A Sea Epic" – 6:33
 * 4) "She's a Dancer" – 3:54
 * 5) "Robots for Ronnie" – 4:39
 * 6) "Ice" – 4:36
 * 7) "Mind Baby" – 4:32
 * 8) "I Don't Have a Tie" – 3:04
 * 9) "Sleep" – 7:48

The band

 * John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
 * Rick Witkowski — Lead guitar, percussion
 * Joe Macre — Bass guitar, back-up vocals
 * Jim Griffiths — Lead guitar, back-up vocals
 * Joey D'Amico — Drums, back-up vocals

Additional musicians

 * Michael Brecker — Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
 * Randy Brecker — Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
 * David Sanborn — Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
 * George Marge — Woodwinds ("Robots for Ronnie", "Sleep", "A Sea Epic")
 * Tom Jones — Trombone ("Sleep")

Production

 * Terence P. Minogue — Producer
 * Marty Nelson — Producer
 * William Kirkland — Producer
 * Donald Puluse — Recording and mixing engineer
 * Terry Cashman — Executive producer
 * Tommy West — Executive producer
 * Stan Kalina — Mastering engineer
 * Vinny Adinolfi — 2002 CD producer
 * Elliott Federman — 2002 CD remastering
 * Ted Brosman — Tape master

Additional credits

 * Recorded and mastered at CBS Studios, 52nd St., New York
 * Recorded at Columbia Records Studio, 32nd St., New York (orchestra on "Ice")
 * Recorded at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York ("Sleep")
 * Susan Senk — Cover coordination
 * Mary Walsh — Front cover photography
 * Benno Friedman — Back cover photography
 * Bob Heimall — Art direction and design
 * Danny Palumbo — Major domo
 * Petillo Strings — Acoustic guitar strings
 * "Thank you orchestra and all of our Stainless Steel Groups of Chums"
 * Amy Bennick — Art direction, design (2002 CD)
 * "Special thanks to Kevin Stander and Steve Smolen of Record & Tape Traders, Terence P. Minogue for taking the time to tell the story, and Mike Ragogna, as always for his guidance."
 * Merri Kirkland — Spanish translation ("I Don't Have a Tie")
 * 2002 CD remastered at SAJE Sound, New York, New York

Alternate versions
In 1988, Lifesong released a CD pairing Crack the Sky with White Music on a single disc (LSCD-8801). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the song "Mind Baby" and two tracks from White Music were omitted. In 2002, a remastered CD of Crack the Sky was released. It included four bonus tracks: demo versions of "Let Me Go Home (A Visit to the Projects)", "Eileen, I Lean on You", and "Hold On"; and "Dr. Octopus Part 2" from the Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero album. The song "Sleep" fades out more than a minute earlier than the original LP version. Liner notes include track-by-track comments by original producer and long-time CTS compatriot, Terence P. Minogue.

Animal Notes
Animal Notes is the second album released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).

Track listing
All songs written by John Palumbo
 * 1) "We Want Mine" – 4:54
 * 2) "Animal Skins" – 3:33
 * 3) "Wet Teenager" – 3:32
 * 4) "Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)" – 5:57
 * 5) "Rangers at Midnight" – 7:34
 * 6) *"Including 'Night Patrol' and featuring 'Let's Lift Our Hearts Up'"
 * 7) "Virgin… No" – 4:55
 * 8) "Invaders from Mars" – 3:31
 * 9) "Play On" – 4:10

The band

 * John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonies
 * Rick Witkowski — Electric guitar, harmonies
 * Joe Macre — Bass guitar, harmonies
 * Jim Griffiths — Electric guitar, harmonies
 * Joey D'Amico — Drums, harmonies

Additional musicians

 * David Sackson — Concert master
 * "Singin' Mounties" — Vocals ("Rangers at Midnight")
 * George Marge — Horns ("We Want Mine")
 * Robert "Chic" DiCiccio — Horns ("We Want Mine")
 * Gotham City Swing Band — Horns ("We Want Mine")

Production

 * Terence P. Minogue — Producer
 * Marty Nelson — Producer
 * William Kirkland — Producer
 * Shelly Yakus — Engineer
 * Andy Abrams — Engineer
 * Don Puluse — Recorded orchestra

Additional credits

 * Terence P. Minogue — Horn and string arrangements
 * Recorded at the Record Plant, New York City
 * Orchestra recorded at CBS Studios, New York City
 * Danny Palumbo — Live sound engineer
 * Darrell Grysko — Lighting design
 * Hauser and D'Orio — Back cover photography
 * Guy Billout — Illustration
 * Lopaka — Art direction and design
 * "This record is given to Derek with our respect"

Alternate version
In 1989, Lifesong released a CD pairing Animal Notes with Safety in Numbers on a single disc (LSCD-8803). In order to fit both albums on one CD, one song from Safety in Numbers was omitted.

Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers is the third studio album released on LP in 1978 (see 1978 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #JZ 35041). Lead singer (and sole songwriter) John Palumbo departed the band during the recording; the band pitched in to write enough songs to round out the album, and they recruited Gary Lee Chappell to sing. Interestingly, only the original band members are pictured on the back cover of the album, with Chappell and Stevens relegated to one small photo each on the inside sleeve. There was a tour in support of the album (documented on Live Sky and Alive and Kickin' Ass), after which the band folded. In 1980, Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski started a new version of the band and released White Music.

Track listing

 * 1) "Nuclear Apathy" – 8:32 (John Palumbo)
 * 2) "Long Nights" – 3:59 (Palumbo)
 * 3) "Flashlight" – 4:45 (Palumbo, Joey D'Amico, Joe Macre, Jim Griffiths, Rick Witkowski)
 * 4) "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" – 1:15 (Macre, Witkowski)
 * 5) "Lighten Up McGraw" – 5:08 (Rob Stevens, Witkowski, Macre)
 * 6) "Give Myself to You" – 3:23 (Witkowski, Stevens)
 * 7) "A Night on the Town (With Snow White) – 3:25 (Witkowski, Deborah Kucan)
 * 8) "Safety in Numbers" – 6:41 (Macre, Witkowski)

The band

 * Joey D'Amico — Percussion, back-up vocals, lead vocals ("Long Nights")
 * Jim Griffiths — Electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocals
 * Joe Macre — Electric and synthesized bass guitar, Moog pedals, back-up vocals
 * Rick Witkowski — Electric and acoustic guitars, Mellotron, back-up vocals
 * Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals, back-up vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Rob Stevens — Piano, Minimoog, Oberheim synthesizer

Production

 * Producer — Rob Stevens
 * Terry Cashman — Executive producer
 * Tommy West — Executive Producer
 * Nick Blagona — Engineer
 * Bernard Dubouc — Assistant engineer
 * George Marino — Mastering

Additional credits

 * Recorded and mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Ontario, Canada
 * Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City
 * Jay Maisel — Cover photo
 * Don Hunstein — Inner sleeve photo
 * Tom Hill — Inner sleeve photo
 * Sandy Speiser — Back cover photo
 * Gerard Huerta — Hand lettering
 * John Berg — Cover design
 * Nancy Greenberg — Cover design
 * Susan Senk — Production coordinator
 * Bobby Baker — Personal management (for Cellar Door Management, Inc., Washington, D.C.)
 * Alan Hecht — Artist development
 * LSR Strings — Acoustic guitar strings
 * Vince DePaul — Keyboards (on tour)
 * Special thanks to: Bob Sarlin; Diane Kessler; Paul "Banzini" Bilsky; Johnny "The J" Palumbo; Darryl Grysko; P.T. Virgin; Denise Skinner; Donny; Chic; The Resident; Brown; Dave; Bernard; Barbara; B.E.; Gus; Peter; T.C.; STV; Ram; Bubbles; Suzie; Alfie; Harry; Big Stuff; Happy; Ron; Kooks; Block; Auggie; Moe; Larry; Curly; Bo; Karen; T.M.; Carmine; Star Sound; Ralph; Alice; Norton; Trixie; Danny and Georgeann; Kirkie; Marty; The Rocket Man; Marla and Goon; Leslie and Vinnie; Richard; Adam; Miss Piggy; Susan; Wanda; Cox; Tucker; Soup; Fred; Kimmie and Stella; Lifesong; Epic and The Merge; our parents and families; the Ohio Valley air (for motivation); and for safety's sake, the entire Eastern and Western hemispheres

Alternate versions
In 1989, Lifesong released a CD pairing Safety in Numbers with Animal Notes on a single disc (LSCD-8803). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the song "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" was omitted.

White Music
White Music is the fourth studio album released on LP in 1980 (see 1980 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS 8028). It was the first release from the newly reformed Crack the Sky, whose lineup included only two members from the original band: singer/songwriter John Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski.

Track listing
All songs written by John Palumbo
 * 1) "Poptown" – 3:47
 * 2) "Living With the Lights On" – 2:56
 * 3) "The Radio Cries (It's Singles Time)" – 3:11
 * 4) "Skin Deep" – 4:08
 * 5) "White Music" – 4:12
 * 6) "All American Boy" – 3:18
 * 7) "Hot Razors in My Heart" – 4:38
 * 8) "Suspicion" – 4:50
 * 9) "Techni Generation" – 4:05
 * 10) "Flying" – 1:21
 * 11) "Songs of Soviet Sons" – 5:05

Bonus tracks on the 2001 CD version note: on the 2001 CD, "Hot Razors" and "Poptown" are the first two tracks on the CD, and "A Girl Like Mom" and "She's So Clean" are the last two.
 * 1) "Hot Razors" (f2) – 4:53
 * 2) *by Feed da Cat 2, John Palumbo (guitars, voice) and Ian Palumbo (drums), with Ronnie Zebron (lead guitar)
 * 3) "Poptown" (demo) – 1:37
 * 4) "A Girl Like Mom" – 4:06
 * 5) "She's So Clean" – 3:47

The band

 * John Palumbo — Lead vocal, guitars, bass guitar, piano
 * Rick Witkowski — Guitars, drums, IBM Selectric II, back-up vocals
 * Vince DePaul — Synthesizer, electronic keyboards

Additional musicians

 * Deborah Kucan — Back-up vocals ("Techni Generation")
 * Richard Hunt — Back-up vocals ("Techni Generation")
 * Robin Denning — The orchestra, Crack Pack Horns

Production

 * Terence P. Minogue — Producer
 * Rick Witkowski — Producer
 * Jeffrey Sharp — Executive producer
 * Victor Giordano — Engineer
 * Ted Jensen — Mastering
 * Elliott Federman — Remastering (2001 CD)

Additional credits

 * Jeffery Sharp — Protection
 * Terence P. Minogue — String arrangement
 * Recorded at Flite III Recorders, Baltimore, Maryland
 * Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
 * LSR Strings — Acoustic guitar strings
 * John Palumbo — Album concept
 * Consuelo Y. Regan — Album design
 * Special thanks: Richard Klotzman, J. DeCesare, Gordon Miller Music, Belli Music, Inc., The Bel Loc (Bill Doxanas), Frank Ayd III and all at Flite III, Cindy Markus, Darrell Grysko for the demo recordings at the Attic, Mary, Kook's, Julie, Jane and Our Families
 * Recorded ZenLabs, New Jersey, 2001 ("Hot Razors" (f2))
 * Amy Bennick — Art direction (2001 CD)
 * Rick Sapphire — Photography (2001 CD
 * Remastered at SAJE Sound, New York City

Alternate versions
In 1988, Lifesong released a CD pairing White Music with Crack the Sky on a single disc (LSCD-8801). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the songs "The Radio Cries" and "Flying" (and one track from Crack the Sky) were omitted. In 2001, a remastered CD of White Music was released (Lifesong LSCD-7001). It included four bonus tracks: a 2001 re-recording of "Hot Razors in My Heart" by Palumbo and his son Ian, a demo version of "Poptown", and two outtakes—"A Girl Like Mom" and "She's So Clean".

Live on WBAB
Live on WBAB is the first live concert album. The album was released by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS-100) in 1976 (see 1976 in music), but only to radio stations for promotional purposes. It came in a plain white sleeve with only a sticker identifying the record, and photocopied inserts about the band.

Track listing
All songs written by John Palumbo
 * 1) "Ice" – 12:41
 * 2) "We Want Mine" – 4:36
 * 3) "A Sea Epic" – 6:43
 * 4) "Mind Baby" – 4:25
 * 5) "Rangers at Midnight" – 7:36
 * 6) "Wet Teenager" – 3:28
 * 7) "Hold On/Surf City" – 7:36

The band

 * John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
 * Rick Witkowski — Lead guitar, percussion
 * Joe Macre — Bass guitar, back-up vocals
 * Jim Griffiths — Lead guitar, back-up vocals
 * Joey D'Amico — Drums, back-up vocals

Production

 * Terry Cashman — Executive producer
 * Tommy West — Executive producer
 * Danny Palumbo — Live sound

Alternate version
In 1988, Lifesong released Live on WBAB on CD (catalog #LSCD 8802). It includes four additional tracks, taken from the 1978 LP Live Sky ("Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)", "Lighten Up McGraw", "She's a Dancer", "I Am the Walrus").
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Live Sky
Live Sky is a live concert album released on LP in 1978 (see 1978 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #JZ 35620). In 1988, four of these recordings were appended to the CD release of Live on WBAB ("Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)", "Lighten Up McGraw", "She's a Dancer", "I Am the Walrus"). In 2006, six of these recordings (remixed and remastered) were included on Alive and Kickin' Ass, a live CD compiled from the same 1978 shows as Live Sky. The version of "She's a Dancer" that appears on Live Sky was edited for length; the complete performance appears on Alive and Kickin' Ass.

Track listing
All songs written by John Palumbo, except where noted
 * 1) "Hold On" – 2:48
 * 2) "Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)" – 6:30
 * 3) "Lighten Up McGraw" – 5:06 - (Rob Stevens, Rick Witkowski, Joe Macre)
 * 4) "She's a Dancer" – 9:08
 * 5) "Ice" – 12:18
 * 6) "Surf City" – 7:42
 * 7) "I Am the Walrus" – 5:36 - (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
 * 8) *Originally recorded by The Beatles, 1967

The band

 * Rick Witkowski — Lead guitar
 * Joe Macre — Bass guitar, harmonies
 * Jim Griffiths — Lead guitar, harmonies
 * Joey D'Amico — Drums, harmonies
 * Vince DePaul — Keyboards
 * Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals

Production

 * Rob Stevens — Producer ("Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)", "Surf City"), engineer
 * David Hewitt — Engineer
 * Nick Blagona — Engineer, recording supervisor
 * Bruce Tergesen — Remixing ("Lighten Up McGraw", "She's a Dancer", "Ice", "I Am the Walrus")
 * Terry Cashman — Executive producer
 * Tommy West — Executive producer

Additional credits

 * Recorded at Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Agora Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
 * Susan Reinhardt (AGI) — Design
 * Bob Heimall (AGI) — Art direction

Classic Crack
Classic Crack is a compilation album released in 1980.

Track listing
All songs written by John Palumbo, except where noted
 * 1) "Nuclear Apathy" – 8:32
 * 2) *from the album Safety in Numbers
 * 3) "She's a Dancer" – 3:54
 * 4) *from the album Crack the Sky
 * 5) "Lighten Up McGraw" – 5:08 (Rob Stevens, Rick Witkowski, Joe Macre)
 * 6) *from the album Safety in Numbers
 * 7) "Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)" – 5:57
 * 8) *from the album Animal Notes
 * 9) "Ice" – 4:36
 * 10) *from the album Crack the Sky
 * 11) "We Want Mine" – 4:54
 * 12) *from the album Animal Notes
 * 13) "Long Nights" – 3:39
 * 14) *from the album Safety in Numbers
 * 15) "Hold On/Surf City" – 6:54
 * 16) *from the album Crack the Sky

Note: the cassette version of this album includes two previously unreleased songs:


 * 1) "Let Me Go Home (A Visit to the Projects)" – 3:28
 * 2) "Eileen, I Lean on You" – 3:53

Personnel

 * John Palumbo — Guitar, lead vocals
 * Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals ("Nuclear Apathy", "Lighten Up McGraw", "Eileen, I Lean on You")
 * Rick Witkowski — Lead guitar
 * Joe Macre — Bass guitar, harmonies
 * Jim Griffiths — Lead guitar, harmonies
 * Joey D'Amico — Drums, harmonies, lead vocals ("Long Nights")
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