Lucky (Marty Balin album)

Lucky is the second solo album by Marty Balin. It was released in 1983 on EMI America Records. The album did not fare as well as his previous one, and only rose to #156 on the Billboard chart. As a subtle tribute to Balin's friend and former bandmate Jack Casady, he recorded a cover of "Heart of Stone," an original written by Brian Marnell from Jack's new wave group SVT.

Lucky
Studio album by Marty Balin
Released	February 11, 1983
Recorded	August 16, 1982 - December 3, 1982 at Record One, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	37:30
Label	EMI America
Producer	Val Garay
Marty Balin chronology
Balin (1981) Lucky (1983) There's No Shoulder (1983)
Singles from Lucky
"What Love Is"/"Heart of Stone" Released: February 1983 "Do It for Love"/"Will You Forever" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Born to Be a Winner" (Julio de Caro/Steve Head) – 4:22
2. "What Do People Like?" (de Caro) – 3:49
3. "Just Like That" (Steve Goldstein/Bob Getter/Adrian Peritore) – 2:49
4. "Do It for Love" (Jesse Barish) – 4:07
5. "What Love Is" (Greg Prestopino/Brock Walsh) – 4:44

Side two

1. "Heart of Stone" (Brian Marnell) – 3:13
2. "Palm of Your Hand" (Rick Marotta/Debra Barsha/Bob Alan) – 3:53
3. "Will You Forever" (John Farey/John Whitney) – 3:20
4. "All We Really Need" (Marty Balin/Franne Golde/Steve Goldstein/Peter Ivers) – 3:55
5. "When Love Comes" (Gene Heart/David Evan) – 3:18

CD release

BGO released "Lucky" as part of a 2 albums on one CD release with "Balin" in March 2013. Andrew Thompson remastered both albums for the CD release.

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Pop	156

Singles[2]

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"What Love Is"	US Pop	63
	"Do It for Love"		107
		US AC	17

Personnel

• Marty Balin – vocals
• Steve Goldstein – keyboards, synthesizers
• Louis Biancaniello – synthesizers
• Waddy Wachtel – guitars
• Kevin McCormick – bass
• Rick Marotta – drums
• M. L. Benoit – percussion

Additional Personnel

• Daniel Moore, Matthew Moore, Bill Champlin – background vocals
• William Bergman, Darrell Leonard, Jerry Paterson, Jim Price, Michael D. Slusher, Greg Smith, Lee Thornburg, Kenneth W. Tussing – horn players

Production

• A Great Pyramid Ltd. Production
• Val Garay – producer, recordist
• Niko Bolas – assistant producer
• Richard Bosworth – assistant to assistant producer
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood by Doug Sax
• Andy Engel – lettering
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Kosh and Ron Larson – design, art direction
• Jimmie Haskell – strings arrangement and conductor
• Sidney Sharp – concert master
• Lee Thornburg, Steve Goldstein – horn arrangement

References

1. Lucky at AllMusic
2. "Marty Balin, Singles Chart Positions". Retrieved November 24, 2016.