Rock Archeologia

Danny DOUMA - Night Eyes (1979)

Artist: Danny Douma
Album: Night Eyes
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: BSK 3326
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock
Duration: 00:37:55

• The opening harmonics on "Hurt to Pride" make it sound promising, but then the band kicks in and Danny Douma's debut recording seems mildly flaccid at first, echoing the musical DNA of several other southern California acts of the '70s. But as the recording continues, things pick up steam and Douma starts to develop a unique sound of his own. It's a polished effort through and through, with concerted efforts to break the mold of southern California rock. At times Douma succeeds with flying colors, and at other times he fails miserably. The big hit here, however, is "Hate You," a bluesy laid-back shuffle affair (think Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop"), which features everyone in the Mac (minus Stevie Nicks) and Eric Clapton as his backing band. Douma never made another album after this -- which is both a curiosity and an enigma, considering that his potential as a singer/songwriter could have been so much more with a bit more effort. - Rob Theakston

 • Side One:
A1. Hurt To Pride 02:55
A2. Dontcha Break My Heart 04:30
A3. Endlessly 03:19
A4. Broken Wing 03:32
A5. Carnival Boy 04:01
 • Side Two:
B1. Hate You 03:07
B2. No Meaning Without You 04:14
B3. Beauty Has An Ache 03:49
B4. Love Now 04:05
B5. Sweet Home 04:23

      Producer by Danny Douma, Nick Van Maarth
      Executive Producer: Mick Fleetwood
      Engineer: Nick Van Maarth
      Art Direction by Vigon Nahas Vigon       

Personel:
Christine McVie, Michelle Gruska - Backing Vocals
Danny Douma - Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Peter Frieberger - Bass
Todd Sharp - Guitar
Nick Van Maarth - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jay Gruska - Keyboards
Claude Pepper - Drums

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