Desire Wire
{{Infobox album
| name = Desire Wire
| type = Studio
| artist = Cidny Bullens
| cover = Desire Wire.album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1978
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Power Station, New York City, NY
Cherokee, Hollywood, CA
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 37:12
| label = United Artists
| producer = Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Steal the Night
| next_year = 1979
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev1Score = B−{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: B|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=B&bk=70|accessdate=February 22, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Record Guide
|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Record Guide |date=1979 |publisher=Random House |page=55}}
}}
Desire Wire is the debut album by American singer-songwriter and musician Cidny Bullens, released in 1978 on United Artists Records. It was produced by Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn.
This album features the track, "Survivor", which peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in February 1979.{{cite book|first=Joel |last=Whitburn |title=Top Pop Singles |date=2009 |edition=12th |page=141 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=978-0-89820-180-2 }} "Survivor" also earned Bullens a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.{{Cite web |title=Cindy Bullens {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/artists/cindy-bullens/1192 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Grammy.com}} According to AllMusic, while the album saw critical praise, financial problems caused United Artists to fold shortly after the albums release.{{Cite web |last=Deming |first=Mark |title=Cidny Bullens |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cidny-bullens-mn0003965430#biography |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} Bullens would briefly sign to Casablanca Records for a second album the following year, Steal the Night, before taking an extended break from music until 1989.
Track listing
All songs written by Cidny Bullens except where noted.
;Side one
- "Survivor" — 4:28
- "Anxious Heart" (Cidny Bullens, Trevor Veitch) — 2:58
- "Desire Wire" — 4:23
- "Time ‘N Charges" (Cidny Bullens, Billy Mernit) — 2:50
- "High School History" — 4:15
;Side two
- "Mean In Your Heart" – 4:58
- "Hot Tears" – 3:27
- "Knee Deep In Love" – 5:57
- "Finally Rockin’" – 3:26
Personnel
= Musicians =
- Cidny Bullens – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals
- Bob Babbitt, Neil Jason – bass
- Allan Schwartzberg, Jerry Marotta – drums
- Danny Gatton, David Mansfield, Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn, Mark Doyle – electric guitar
- George Young (tracks: A5), Lou Marini (tracks: A4, B4) – horns
- Harold Wheeler (tracks: A4, B4), Wildwood Horns (tracks: A5) – horn arrangements
- Jerry Peterson (tracks: B1) – horn arrangements, double saxophone
- Harold Wheeler – string arrangements
- Paul Shaffer, Rob Mounsey, Billy Mernit, Leon Pendarvis, Jr. – keyboards
- Ken Bichel, Leon Pendarvis, Jr. – synthesizer
- Jimmy Maelen – percussion
- Cidny Bullens, Jon Joyce, Billy Mernit – backing vocals
= Technical =
- Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn – production
- Bob Clearmountain, Dee Robb, Don Berman – engineering
- Raymond Willard (as "Rayarella Willhard"), Tom Milmore – assistant engineering
- Trevor Veitch – additional arrangements
- Mick Haggerty, Norman Seeff – design
- Georgina Karvellas, Norman Seef – photography
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|pure_url=https://www.discogs.com/Cindy-Bullens-Desire-Wire/master/226177}}
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