In July 1978, “EMI” label released “Hobo with a Grin”, the debut Steve Harley album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Steve Harley and Michael James Jackson.
Personnel:
- Steve Harley- vocals
- Jo Partridge – electric and acoustic guitar, electric lead solo
- Fred Tackett- acoustic guitar
- Marc Bolan- guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Cregan, Ian Bairnson- acoustic guitar, electric guitars
- Tom Moncrieff- electric guitar solo
- Greg Porée – electric guitar, classical guitar
- Bill Payne- acoustic piano, organ
- Duncan Mackay- electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
- Chris Mercer – saxophone
- Bob Glaub, Alan Jones, George Ford, Reggie McBride – bass
- Herbie Flowers- acoustic bass
- Rick Shlosser, Ricky Fataar, Stuart Elliott, Paul Humphrey- drums
- Simon Morton, Chris Caron, Luís Jardim- percussion
- Lindsey Elliott, King Errisson – congas
- Michael McDonald, Bill Champlin, Rosemary Butler, Bobby Kimball, Tom Kelley, Yvonne Keeley, John Townsend, Roy Kenner, Gloria Jones, Barry St. John – backing vocals
- Michael J. Jackson – intro piano, tambourine, drums, percussion, mixing, additional production
- Jimmy Horowitz – horn and strings arrangements
- James Isaacson – remix, additional recording , engineer,
- John Haeny, Tony Clark, Peter James, Gary Ladinsky – engineer
- Paul Black, Haydn Bendall – engineer assistant
- Ken Perry – mastering
- Jim Shea – photography
- Kosh – design
Track listing:
- Roll the Dice – Steve Harley, Jo Partridge
- Amerika the Brave – Steve Harley
- Living in a Rhapsody – Jim Cregan, Steve Harley, Duncan Mackay
- I Wish It Would Rain – Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Riding the Waves (For Virginia Woolf) – Steve Harley
- Someone’s Coming – Jo Partridge
- Hot Youth – Steve Harley, Duncan Mackay
- (I Don’t Believe) God is an Anarchist – Steve Harley
- Faith, Hope and Charity – Steve Harley
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