Transition (John Miles album)

Transition

Studio album by John Miles

Released

November 1985

Recorded

1985

Genre

Rock

Length

40:05

Label

Valentino Records

Producer

Pat Moran, Trevor Rabin, Beau Hill

John Miles chronology

Play On
(1983)

Transition
(1985)

Upfront
(1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	^[1]

Transition is the seventh solo album of John Miles in 1985. In early 1984, Miles began to work on songs for his next album and went on tour to promote his current album Play On. In late spring 1984, Miles and Marshall wrote more songs from the album while their manager was looking for a new record label.^[2]

Some time later, while he was performing in a residence in Ibiza, Miles met Phil Carson, who was an executive from Atlantic Records. He signed Miles to a new record label, Valentino.
Miles and Marshall started to work with producer Trevor Rabin. Rabin, who had other commitments, only produced two tracks for them ("Blinded" and "I Need Your Love").^[2] Miles did not want another long delay like with the previous album, he continued recording with engineer Pat Moran (who produced all other tracks except "Watching on Me" which was produced by Beau Hill) in Wales.^[2] "Blinded" and "I Need Your Love" were released as singles, but both failed to chart in the U.K, just like the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Marshall/Miles

"Once in Your Life" – 3:56
"Run" – 3:46
"Blinded" – 6:29
"You're the One" – 4:32
"I Need Your Love" – 4:56
"Hard Times" – 4:13
"Who Knows" – 3:56
"Don't Lie to Me" – 4:24
"Watching on Me" – 3:53

Personnel

Band members

John Miles: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Bob Marshall: bass
Barriemore Barlow: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production

Pat Moran – producer, engineer, re-mixing
Trevor Rabin – producer on tracks 3, 5
Beau Hill – producer on track 9
Steve Benson, Paul DeVillea – engineers
Phil Vinall – mixing

References

↑ Dome, Malcolm (6 March 1986). "John Miles Band 'Transition'". Kerrang! 115. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 27.
1 2 3 Carson, Stephen. "About John Miles". John Miles Official Website. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

John Miles

Studio Albums	Rebel (1976) Stranger in the City (1977) Zaragon (1978) More Miles Per Hour (1979) Sympathy (1980) Miles High (1981) Play On (1983) Transition (1985) Upfront (1993) Tom and Catherine (1999)

Live Albums	John Miles in Concert (1992) The Best of John Miles at The Night of the Proms (2009)

Compilations	John Miles' Music (1982) Anthology (1993) Master Series (1998) Millennium Edition (1999) John Miles His Very Best (2000)

Singles	"Highfly" "Music" "Slow Down" "Remember Yesterday" "Manhattan Skyline" "No Hard Feelings" "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" "Oh Dear" "(Don't Give Me Your) Sympathy" "Turn Yourself Loose" "Reggae Man" "The Right to Sing" "Song for You" "Blinded" "I Need Your Love" "One More Day Without Love" "What Goes Around" "Oh How the Years Go By"

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