Alive on Arrival

Alive on Arrival is the first album by American popular singer-songwriter Steve Forbert.

Alive on Arrival
Studio album by Steve Forbert
Released	1978
Recorded	1977, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Pop
Length	38:18
Label	Nemperor
Producer	Steve Burgh
Steve Forbert chronology
Alive on Arrival (1978) Jackrabbit Slim (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Forbert

1. "Goin' Down to Laurel" – 4:39
2. "Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast" – 2:49
3. "Thinkin'" – 3:25
4. "What Kinda Guy?" – 2:34
5. "It Isn't Gonna Be That Way" – 4:55
6. "Big City Cat" – 3:50
7. "Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977" – 4:13
8. "Tonight I Feel So Far Away from Home" – 3:14
9. "Settle Down" – 3:46
10. "You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play" – 4:33

Personnel

• Steve Forbert – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Brian Torff – bass, acoustic guitar
• Steve Burgh – guitar
• Dennis Good – trombone
• Robbie Kondor – organ, piano
• Barry Lazarowitz – drums
• Hugh McDonald – bass, electric guitar
• Harvey Shapiro – pedal steel

References

1. DeGagne, Mike. Alive on Arrival at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 485. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3