Dangerous Moments
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dangerous Moments
| type = studio
| artist = Martin Briley
| cover = mbdm.jpg
| released = 1985
| recorded = May–August 1984
| studio = *The Hit Factory (New York City)
- Clinton Recording (New York City)
| genre = Pop rock
| label = Mercury
| producer = Phil Ramone
| prev_title = One Night with a Stranger
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = It Comes in Waves
| next_year = 2006
}}
Dangerous Moments is the third album by the English rock musician Martin Briley, released in 1985 by Mercury Records.{{cite news |last=Benarde |first=Scott |title=Rock/Pop |work=Sun Sentinel |date=8 Feb 1985 |page=33S}}{{cite web |title=Martin Briley Biography by Tom Demalon |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/martin-briley-mn0000310976/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 May 2023}} The album art (an up-perspective shot of Briley juxtaposed against an inverted cityscape) was nominated for a Grammy Award.[http://www.martinbriley.com/the_art.htm Martin Briley: The Art] The album was produced by Phil Ramone.{{cite magazine |title=Phil Ramone: The Billboard Salute |magazine=Billboard |date=May 11, 1996 |volume=108 |issue=19 |page=PR40}}
Critical reception
{{music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |title=Dangerous Moments Review by William Ruhlmann |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dangerous-moments-mw0000189249 |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 May 2023}}
|rev2 = The Philadelphia Inquirer
|rev2score = {{rating|2|4}}{{cite news |last1=Rea |first1=Steven |title=Martin Briley Dangerous Moments |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=27 Jan 1985 |page=J4}}
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The Philadelphia Inquirer panned the "humorless rock songs", but wrote that "Briley's vocals are OK in a wimpy Phil Collins-ish sort of way".
Track listing
All songs written by Martin Briley, except where noted.
Side one
- "Dangerous Moments" – 4:03
- "Think of Me" (Briley, Nick Gilder) – 3:46
- "Ghosts" – 4:26
- "It Shouldn't Have to Hurt That Much" (Briley, Peter Wood) – 4:25
- "Alone at Last" – 3:43
Side two
- "Before the Party Ends" – 3:06
- "If This Is What It Means" (Briley, Rob Fahey) – 3:20
- "Dirty Windows" – 4:46
- "School for Dogs" – 3:05
- "Underwater" – 3:55
Personnel
Musicians
- Martin Briley – lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizers, percussion
- Steve Holley – drums
- Anton Fig – drums
- Frank Vilardi – drums
- Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
- G. E. Smith – guitars
- Dennis Herring – guitars
- Peter Wood – synthesizers, piano
- David Lebolt – synthesizers, piano
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Anthony MacDonald – percussion
- Eric Troyer – backing vocals
- Rory Dodd – backing vocals
- Ellen Foley – backing vocals
- David Lasley – backing vocals
- David Grahame – backing vocals
Technical
- Phil Ramone – producer
- Michael Barry – engineer
- Ed Rak – engineer
- Bobby Cohen – engineer
- Peter Hefter – assistant engineer
- Michael Allaire – assistant engineer
- Michael Abbott – assistant engineer
- Billy Straus – assistant engineer
- Jim Boyer – mixing
- Joseph D'Ambrosio – production coordinator
- Kathryn Radcliffe – production coordinator
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Murry Whiteman – art direction, cover concept
- Bill Lewy – art direction
- Stan Watts – art direction, cover concept, illustration
- Martin Briley – cover concept
- Lumel & Whiteman Studio – design
- Waring Abbott – photography
References
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