Sinful (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Sinful
| type = Album
| artist = Angel
| cover = sinful.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 1979
| recorded = 1978
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hard rock
| length = Originally 31:14
reissue 40:35
| label = Casablanca, Mercury
| producer = Eddie Leonetti
| prev_title = White Hot
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Live Without a Net
| next_year = 1980
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sinful-mw0000614928|title=Sinful|website=AllMusic}}
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=1 |page=193}}
|rev3 = The New Rolling Stone Record Guide
|rev3score = {{rating|0|5}}{{cite book |title=The New Rolling Stone Record Guide |date=1983 |publisher=Random House |page=12}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Sinful is the fifth album by the rock band Angel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/news/the-band-angel-will-release-a-7-cd-retrospective-celebrating-casablanca-years|title=The band Angel will release a 7-CD retrospective celebrating Casablanca Years|date=July 23, 2018}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBVjDwAAQBAJ&q=Sinful+%28album%29+angel+1979+casablanca&pg=PA1980-IA7|title=Goldmine Record Album Price Guide|first=Martin|last=Popoff|date=September 8, 2009|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781440229169|via=Google Books}} It was originally titled Bad Publicity and a few copies of the album with that name and a different album cover were sold before being replaced.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aha0y9_OTu0C&q=Sinful+%28album%29+angel+1979+casablanca&pg=RA2-PT103|title=And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records|first1=Larry|last1=Harris|first2=Curt|last2=Gooch|first3=Jeff|last3=Suhs|date=September 1, 2009|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781617133831|via=Google Books}} The album went to No. 159 on the US Pop Album Charts in 1979. Some consider it their most pop-oriented album. The band supported the album by touring with Ted Nugent.{{cite news |title=Hard, Loud... |work=The Daily Oklahoman |date=29 Jan 1979 |page=41}}
Track listing
- "Don't Take Your Love" (DiMino, Giuffria) – 3:30
- "L.A. Lady" (Meadows) – 3:45
- "Just Can't Take It" (DiMino, Meadows) – 3:44
- "You Can't Buy Love" (Brandt, DiMino) – 3:37
- "Bad Time" (DiMino, Giuffria) – 3:41
- "Waited a Long Time" (Brandt, DiMino) – 3:13
- "I'll Bring the Whole World to Your Door" (DiMino, Leonetti, Meadows) – 2:54
- "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Giuffria) – 3:33
- "Wild and Hot" (Meadows) – 2:59
- "Lovers Live On" (Meadows, Robinson) – 2:58
- "Virginia" (Meadows) – 3:58 (bonus track from the soundtrack to the motion picture Foxes)
- "Walk Away Renee" (Sansome, Calilli, Brown) - 2:54 (bonus track)
Personnel
- Frank DiMino - vocals
- Punky Meadows - guitars
- Felix Robinson - bass guitar
- Barry Brandt - drums
- Gregg Giuffria - keyboards
References
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Category:Casablanca Records albums
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