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Building The Colossus
Album Credits


Building The Colossus liner notes:

Produced by Happy Rhodes and Kevin Bartlett

All material written, arranged and sung by Happy Rhodes

Recorded at Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY

Engineered by Pat Tessitore

Mixed by George Cowan at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, NY

Mastering performed by Dr. Toby Mountain at Northeaster Digital Recording

Art Direction: Barkie Sprite Graphics
Inside Photos: Happy Rhodes, Dave Sepowski and Beez
Layout/CompuGrafix: Owen Swenson / The Turning Mill, Palenville, NY
Inside Tray photo: Bill Murphy
Makeup: Lynn Signore



THANK YOU

Tom Lanahan and Kaman Music, Inc., Glenn Kewley and Drome Sound, Drew Milano and Sam Ash,
Mark McKenna, George Cowan, Susanne White, Mitch "Hired Gun" Satalof, Michele Clark
Madeleine Chattah, David Torn, Jerry Marotta, Susanna Rhonner, Nic Harcourt, Abba Roland,
Kelly Bird, Andrea Long

Klaus Kluge, Claudia Spix, Paul Antinov, Dirk Kastens, Michael E. Bravo, Robert Lovejoy,
Vickie Mapes, Jessica Dembski, Suzanne Cerquone, Sharon Nichols, Rusty Bara, Michael Brewer,
Kathleen Glastetter, Matthew Guarnere, Willie Moak, Dane McCauley, and most of all,
T-Bone, Barney Parker, Xena and Shorty (even though they can't read)

Special thanks to Dave Sepowski for lending me his supurb talent and for helping me in every way he possibly could.
Thanks to Carmen for his colorful commentary and over-all obnoxiousness.
Thanks in the highest power to Kevin Bartlett for letting his heart be creative on this album, while his head played record company.

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David Torn appears courtesy of CMP Records

© 1994 Happy Rhodes. All songs BMI
All songs published by Hovering Slab Music (BMI)
(P) © 1994 Aural Gratification, Inc.

All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication of any or all of this recording is a violation of applicable federal copyright laws.

PRINTED IN CANADA



Hold Me (4:40)
Happy Rhodes - Electronic Percussion, Keyboards
Kevin Bartlett - Electronic Percussion, Synth Bass, Wacka-Wacka
David Torn - Electronic Guitar and Loops

Just Like Tivoli (6:04)
Happy Rhodes - Nylon String Guitar, Keyboards
Kevin Bartlett - Keyboards, Synth Bass, Electronic Percussion & Electric Bass, E-Bow
Jerry Marotta - Toms, Percussion

Dying (5:44)
Happy Rhodes - 12-String Guitar, Keyboards
Kevin Bartlett - Nukelele Island Guitar, Electronic Percussion, Keyboards

Collective Heart (4:43)
Happy Rhodes - Keyboards, 6-String Guitar
Kevin Bartlett - Bass, 12 and 6 String Guitar
Jerry Marotta - Drums, Percussion
Dave Sepowski - Electric Guitar
David Torn - Subliminal Guitar Loop

Building the Colossus (4:18)
Happy Rhodes - Keyboards
Kevin Bartlett - Electronic Percussion, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Sepowski - Electric Guitar

Omar (4:47)
Happy Rhodes - Keybaords, Electronic Percussion, Nylon String Guitar
Kevin Bartlett - Additional Percussion, Synth Bass, E-Bow Guitar
Chuck D'Aloia - Slide Guitars, Nylon String Guitar (Solo)
Peter Sheehan - Additional Percussion (metals)

Pride (2:39)
Happy Rhodes - Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Bartlett - Bass
David Torn - Electric Guitar

You Never Told Me (5:03)
Happy Rhodes - Keyboards
Kevin Bartlett - Bass, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Jerry Marotta - Drums
Monica Wilson - Cello (solo area)

If I Ever See the Girl Again (5:33)
Happy Rhodes - Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Synth Organ
Kevin Bartlett - 12-String Guitar, Electric Guitar (2nd chair), Electronic Percussion, Bass, Organ Donor
Dave Sepowski - Electric Guitar (1st chair)
Peter Sheehan - Additional Percussion

Down, Down (6:15)
Happy Rhodes - Keyboards, Additional Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Active ping short-scale ...about 2000 yards
Kevin Bartlett - Electronic Percussion, Bass
David Torn - Seismic Anomalic Electric Guitar and Loops

Big Dreams, Big Life (2:31)
Happy Rhodes - Guitar
Monica Wilson - Cello

Glory (6:00)
Happy Rhodes - Electronic Percussion, Keyboards
Kevin Bartlett - Bass, Additional Percussion, Acoustic Guitar
Talk by: Happy Rhodes, Kelly Bird, Karen Campbell, Rachael Cooper, Theresa Burns Parkhurst, Amy Abdou, Abba Rage

Additional Instrumentation for Part II:
Kevin Bartlett - E-bow Guitar
Jerry Marotta - Drums


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