Album
Born To Be Alive
1978 · Electronic, Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold

Born To Be Alive is a Soul & Funk album by Patrick Hernandez, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 52 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Born to Be Alive (Extended Version)5:54
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- polished
- euphoric
- hedonistic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Prod. for UNIDANS
CB 271 AQS YL 156 (on rear sleeve, up right corner)
Similar to Born To Be Alive (France 1979) (opens in a new tab) (cover with CB 271 price code) but with different labels.
Issued with hype sticker.
Runouts are etched, except for the Areacem logo which is stamped. The "><" appears rotated 90°.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alan FeingoldELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO, ORGAN KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS , PIANO, ORGAN
- Bruno CastellucciDRUMS
- Christian LerougeELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO, ORGAN KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS , PIANO, ORGAN
- Dan LacksmanSYNTHESIZER
- Guy DeloARRANGED BY CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR, ARRANGED BY
- Hervé TholanceACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- J.M. TournyOBOE
- James StroudDRUMS
- Jean Pierre OnraedtDRUMS
- Jean VanlooORCHESTRATED BY
- Jef CoolenSOLOIST, TRUMPET TRUMPET, SOLOIST
- Jerome MunafoACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
- John TurtonLYRICS BY, SUPERVISED BY
- José WampachTAMBOURINE, TIMBALES TIMBALES , TAMBOURINE TIMBALES, TAMBOURINE
- Kenny MimsELECTRIC GUITAR
- Kevin MulliganELECTRIC GUITAR
- Patrick HernandezARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY, ORCHESTRATED BY BACKING VOCALS
- Pietro LacirignolaSAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE , SOLOIST SAXOPHONE, SOLOIST
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 52 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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