Part of the Game

Part of the Game is the fifth album by the California band Pablo Cruise, released in 1979. The album marked a decline in the band's popularity, as it managed only to reach No. 39 in the United States. One single was released from the album: "I Want You Tonight", reaching No. 19 in the United States.

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail wrote that "the problem is songwriter Cory Lerios, an under-achiever who takes little care with his tunes; he evidently picks an inoffensive chord pattern and constructs a series of notes that don't conflict, making preposterously weak melodies, which he then places on top of predictable rhythm tracks."

Track listing

Side one "Part of the Game" (Jenkins, Lerios, Allee Willis, Day) - 3:44 "I Want You Tonight" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 5:31 "When Love Is at Your Door" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 4:31 "Givin' It Away" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 5:18

Side two "Tell Me That You Love Me" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 4:54 "Lonely Nights" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 5:23 "How Many Tears?" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis, David Lasley) - 6:15 "For Another Town" (Lerios, Willis) - 4:28

Charts Chart (1979/80)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) 53United States (Billboard 200) 39

Personnel Pablo Cruise David Jenkins – guitars, lead vocals Cory Lerios – piano, keyboards, vocals, synthesizers Bruce Day – bass, vocals Steve Price – drums, percussion Additional musicians Mike Porcaro – bass Michael Boddicker, David Foster, Steve Porcaro – synthesizer Gene Meros – saxophone Production Bill Schnee – producer, engineer

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