The Illusion (album)

The Illusion
Studio album by The Illusion
Released	1969
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	36:31
Label	Steed
Producer	Jeff Barry
The Illusion chronology
n/a The Illusion (1969) Together (as a way of life) (1969)

The Illusion is a 1969 album by The Illusion. It was released on the Steed Records label and reached #69 in the Billboard album charts^[1] and stayed in the charts for 27 weeks. An edited version of the album's first track, "Did You See Her Eyes", reached #32 on the Billboard single charts.^[2]

Track listing

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Did You See Her Eyes"	Jeff Barry	6:55
2.	"Talkin' Sweet Talkin' Soul"	Mike Maniscalco, John Vinci, Richie Cerniglia, Chuck Alder	2:42
3.	"Just Imagine"	Maniscalco, Cerniglia	3:30
4.	"Medley: "Run, Run, Run" / "Willy Gee (Miss Holy Lady)""	Maniscalco	5:55

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I Love You, Yes I Do"	Barry, Cerniglia	2:20
6.	"Alone"	Maniscalco, Cerniglia	3:00
7.	"Charlena"	M. Chavez, H. Chaney	2:17
8.	"Medley: "Why, Tell Me Why" / "The Real Thing"" ("Why, Tell Me Why" composed by Alder, "The Real Thing" composed by Alder/Cerniglia)	[see note]	6:24
9.	"You Made Me What I Am"	Maniscalco, Vinci, Cerniglia	3:28

Personnel

• John Vinci - vocals (1, 2, 4, 6-9)
• Richie Cerniglia - lead guitar
• Mike Maniscalco - rhythm guitar, vocals (3, 5)
• Chuck Alder - bass
• Mike Ricciardella - drums

Audio engineer: Fred Weinberg Source: The Illusion "The Illusion" album cover Album cover photograph by Joel Brodsky

References

1. Billboard, Allmusic.com
2. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000.