Lucky is Marty Balin

Marty Balin

Marty Balin is an American musician. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane.-Early life:Martyn Buchwald was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...

's 1983 album, and his second solo effort. The album did not fare as well as his previous one, and only rose to #156 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

 charts. As a subtle tribute to his friend and former band mate Jack Casady, he recorded a cover of "Heart of Stone," an original written by Brian Marnell from Jack's new wave group SVT.

Side One

1. "Born to Be a Winner" (Julio DeCaro, S. Head) – 4:22
2. "What Do People Like?" (Julio DeCaro) – 3:49
3. "Just Like That" (Steve Goldstein, R. Getter, G. 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, B. Alan) – 3:53
3. "Will You Forever" (J. Farey, J. Whitney) – 3:20
4. "All We Really Need" (Marty Balin, Franne Golde, Steve Goldstein, Peter Ivers) – 3:55
5. "When Love Comes" (G. Heart, D. Evan) – 3:18

Personnel

• Marty Balin
  Marty Balin
  Marty Balin is an American musician. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane.-Early life:Martyn Buchwald was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
  
   – vocals
• Steve Goldstein – keyboards, synthesizers
• Louis Biancaniello
  Louis Biancaniello
  Louis John Biancaniello is a songwriter, record producer, and musician.-Background:Louis' skills were developed while working alongside producer Narada Michael Walden with whom he produced hits for Shanice "I Love Your Smile", Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman" from the Grammy winning album The...
  
   – synthesizers
• Waddy Wachtel
  Waddy Wachtel
  Robert "Waddy" Wachtel is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work...
  
   – guitars
• Kevin McCormick – bass
• Rick Marotta
  Rick Marotta
  Rick Marotta is a US-based drummer and percussionist who appears on many recordings by leading artists such as Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Wynonna, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren, Roberta Flack, Peter Frampton, Quincy...
  
   – drums
• M. L. Benoit – percussion

Additional Personnel

• Daniel Moore
  Daniel Moore (Musician)
  Daniel Moore is an American musician, singer and songwriter.He co-wrote the song "My Maria" with B. W. Stevenson. Recorded by the latter, the song was a pop hit in 1973. Moore also wrote the song "Shambala", a song which was a hit for both B. W. Stevenson and Three Dog Night that same year...
  
  , Matthew Moore, Bill Champlin
  Bill Champlin
  William Bradford "Bill" Champlin is an American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin...
  
   – background vocals
• William Bergman, Darrell Leonard
  Darrell Leonard
  Darrell Leonard is a Los Angeles based trumpet player, composer and arranger.He recorded and toured with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends from 1970 through 1972.He is a Grammy winner for his work with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band....
  
  , Jerry Paterson, Jim Price
  Jim Price (musician)
  Jim Price was, together with Bobby Keys and Jim Horn, one of the most in demand horn session players of the 1970s. He toured extensively with The Rolling Stones from 1970 until 1973, including their 1972 American Tour, and appears on the albums, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St. and Goats Head Soup...
  
  , Michael D. Slusher, Greg Smith
  Greg Smith (musician)
  Greg Smith is a bassist and vocalist.Greg was born in 1963. He grew up in Valley Stream, New York and attended Valley Stream Central High School.He has collaborated with Wendy O...
  
  , Lee Thornburg
  Lee Thornburg
  Lee Thornburg is a trumpeter who has played with many artists, and also has been a member of Supertramp and Tower of Power. Thornburg also played with Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders in the 1970s.-Biography:...
  
  , Kenneth W. Tussing – horn players

Production

• A Great Pyramid Ltd. Production
• Val Garay
  Val Garay
  Val Garay is a record producer and engineer who has worked with Kim Carnes, The Motels, Marty Balin, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading, Dolly Parton, Pablo Cruise, James Taylor, Queensrÿche, Cock Robin, Dramarama, EZO, Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, Sarah Brightman, Nicolette Larson, and Reel Big Fish,...
  
   – producer, recordist
• Niko Bolas
  Niko Bolas
  Niko Bolas is an American music producer, sound engineer, and consultant and business developer in the fields of virtual reality and Internet radio...
  
  – 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