Alive Alone

Alive Alone
Studio album by Mickey Thomas
Released	August 28th, 1981
Genre	Rock
Label	Elektra Asylum Records
Producer	Bill Szymczyk Allan Blazek
Mickey Thomas chronology
As Long as You Love Me (1976) Alive Alone (1981) Over the Edge (2004)

Alive Alone is Mickey Thomas's 1981 album. After joining Jefferson Starship, Thomas was still under contract to record a second solo album.^[1] Alive Alone was released shortly after the Jefferson Starship album Modern Times, and Grace Slick's album Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!, but the Thomas album did not enter the Billboard chart.

Track listing

Side A

1. "She's Got You Running" (Andy Goldmark, Jim Ryan) – 4:35
2. "Alive Alone" (Jules Shear) – 3:19
3. "Maybe Tomorrow" (Robbie Patton, Jonathan Cain) – 3:35
4. "Following Every Finger" (Shear) – 3:37
5. "This Time They Told the Truth" (Frederick Knight) – 4:44

Side B

1. "Survivor" (Cindy Bullens) – 4:08
2. "You're Good With Your Love" (Eddie Schwartz) – 3:48
3. "I Don't Wanna Talk About It" (Bret Bloomfield) – 3:59
4. "Too Much Drama" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 3:33
5. "Badge" (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) – 4:16

Personnel^[2]

• Mickey Thomas – Vocals
• George "Chocolate" Perry – Bass
• Joe Vitale – Drums
• Don Felder – Guitar

She's Got You Running

• Donny Baldwin – Background Vocals / Drum Programming
• Paul Harris – Piano
• Steve Porcaro – Synthesizer
• Joe Vitale – Arp
• Mickey Thomas – Tambourine

Alive Alone

• Paul Harris – Piano
• Joe Vitale – Arp / Tambourine

Maybe Tomorrow

• Donny Baldwin – Background Vocals
• Paul Harris – Piano
• Steve Porcaro – Synthesizer
• Joe Vitale – Arp

Following Every Finger

• Donny Baldwin – Background Vocals
• Joe Vitale – Marimba / Percussion
• Paul Harris – Organ
• The Miami Strings – Strings

This Time They Told the Truth

• Julia Tillman Waters – Background Vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – Background Vocals
• Oren Waters – Background Vocals
• Paul Harris – Piano / Electric Piano
• Marty Grebb – Solo Saxophone
• The Miami Strings – Strings

Survivor

• Donny Baldwin – Background Vocals
• Craig Chaquico – Lead Guitar
• Paul Harris – Piano

You're Good With Your Love

• Julia Tillman Waters – Background Vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – Background Vocals
• Oren Waters – Background Vocals
• Norton Buffalo – Harmonica
• Paul Harris – Piano
• Joe Vitale – Synthesizer

I Don't Wanna Talk About It

• Chuck Thomas – Background Vocals
• Sara Thomas – Background Vocals
• Paul Harris – Piano / Clavinet / Prophet Synthsizer

Too Much Drama

• Donny Baldwin – Background Vocals
• George "Chocolate" Perry – Background Vocals
• Joe Vitale – Background Vocals
• Paul Harris – Piano

Badge

• Paul Harris – Piano
• Neal Bonsanti – Alto Saxophone
• Dan Bonsanti – Tenor Saxophone
• Cory Lerios – Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer
• Roger Homefield – Trombone
• Ken Faulk – Trumpet

Production

• Produced by Bill Szymczyk and Allan Blazek for Pandora Productions, Ltd.
• Engineered by Allan Blazek
• Mixed by Bruno Manzioni except "I Don't Wanna Talk About It" mixed by Blaze
• Mastered by Ted Jensen

References

1. Tamarakin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-03403-0.
2. Alive Alone (Vinyl cover). Mickey Thomas. New York City: Elektra Records. 1981. 530.