Tom Verlaine is the former Television

Television (band)

Television was an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973. They are best known for the album Marquee Moon and widely regarded as one of the founders of "punk" and New Wave music. Television was part of the early 1970s New York underground rock scene, along with bands like the Patti...

 guitarist's eponymous 1979 solo debut album

Album

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Several tracks, including "The Grip of Love", "Breakin' In My Heart", and "Red Leaves" trace their roots to unreleased Television songs. In the case of "Red Leaves", the verses are drawn from "Adventure", the unfinished title track of Television's 1978 album, Adventure. Fred Smith

Fred Smith (bassist)

Fred Smith is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with Television. He was the original bassist with Blondie until he replaced Richard Hell when Hell left Television in 1975 to form The Heartbreakers. At the time, Television played at CBGB along with Blondie...

, bassist for Television, also performs on the record.

The album was originally mixed by Verlaine, but this mix was rejected by Elektra Records

Elektra Records

Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

. Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...

 subsequently remixed the album, and it was this version that was released by Elektra in 1979. In 2002, a CD reissue by Collectors' Choice Music

Collectors' Choice Music

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 inadvertently used the earlier, rejected mix for initial pressings fulfilled by mail order; this was subsequently replaced with the approved Clearmountain mix by the time the CD was made available through traditional retail channels.

David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

 covered "Kingdom Come" the following year on Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Scary Monsters is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. It was Bowie's final studio album for the label and his first following the so-called Berlin Trilogy of Low, "Heroes" and Lodger . Though considered significant in artistic terms, the trilogy had proved less...

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Side one

1. "The Grip of Love" – 3:58
2. "Souvenir from a Dream" – 3:47
3. "Kingdom Come
   Kingdom Come (song)
   "Kingdom Come" is a song written and performed by Tom Verlaine in 1979 for his debut album Tom Verlaine.-David Bowie cover:David Bowie recorded a version of the song for his Scary Monsters album in 1980...
   
   " – 3:42
4. "Mr. Bingo" – 3:57
5. "Yonki Time" – 3:54

Side two

1. "Flash Lightning" – 3:52
2. "Red Leaves" – 2:49
3. "Last Night" – 4:37
4. "Breakin' in My Heart" – 6:06

Personnel

• Tom Verlaine - guitar, vocals; organ on "Kingdom Come"
• Fred Smith
  Fred Smith (bassist)
  Fred Smith is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with Television. He was the original bassist with Blondie until he replaced Richard Hell when Hell left Television in 1975 to form The Heartbreakers. At the time, Television played at CBGB along with Blondie...
  
   - bass, guitar, percussion, vocals
• Jay Dee Daugherty
  Jay Dee Daugherty
  Jay Dee Daugherty is an American drummer and songwriter most known for his work with Patti Smith. As a member of the Patti Smith Group, he has been nominated twice to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.- Biography :...
  
   - drums, percussion, vocals
• Allan Schwartzberg
  Allan Schwartzberg
  Allan Schwartzberg is a famous studio musician drummer, most of whose recordings were made in the 1970s. He has played on hits such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye". He has played with KISS, James Brown and Peter Gabriel as well...
  
   - drums, percussion on "Kingdom Come"
• Tom Thompson - drums on "Last Night"
• Deerfrance - vocals on "Red Leaves"
• Mark Abel - 12-string guitar on "Last Night"
• Bruce Brody - piano on "Last Night"
• Ricky Wilson
  Ricky Wilson (American musician)
  Ricky Helton Wilson was an American instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and musician. He was best known as the original guitarist and founding member of New Wave rock band the B-52s...
  
  - guitar on "Breakin' in My Heart"