John O'Banion / Danger

It is a little complicated for me to review "Danger" because this album is his third album here in Japan but his second album in USA. After big success of his debut album with "Love You Like I Never Loved Before" both in Japan and in USA, John O'Banion performed live in Japan and he won the grand prix at Tokyo Music Festival with his new song "I Don't Want To Lose Your Love" in the spring of 1982, which made him more popular in Japan. Wea Japan would strongly hope that they should release John O'Banion's new album as soon as possible. Thus, the album "Close Up" comprising of 7 new studio recording tracks later included on his US second album "Danger" plus 3 live tracks "Thru The Eyes Of Love", "Standing On The Edge" and "Caught" recorded in Japan in April 1982. And several months later, we had his full studio recording album "Danger". It is my impression that this album has been very popular especially in Europe more than in Japan and in USA.
In February 2011 when the album was re-reissued, all the tracks only on “Close Up” were added as bonus tracks, thus the complete “Danger “ edition became available.

Release: 1982
Label: Elektra Records, USA (‎9 60173-1)

First Reissued CD Release: 21 June, 2000 (EastWest, Japan, AMCY-6141)

Tracks:
1. Danger
2. She Doesn't Mean A Thing To Me
3. I Don't Want To Lose Your Love
4. Thru The Eyes Of Love
5. Undercover Love
6. Our Love
7. I'm The One
8. Deep In The Night
9. Let Me Be Yours Tonight
10. Take Me Back

Bonus Track(s) added to Reissued CD(s):
2011 Vivid Sound Corporation, Japan (VSCD-3515 released on 23 February, 2011)
11. Inside This Heart Of Mine
12. Thru The Eyes Of Love - Live
13. Standing On The Edge - Live
14. Caught - Live

Producers: Joey Carbone, Richie Zito

John O’Banion: Vocals

- Musicians -
Keyboards: Joey Carbone, James Newton Howard
Guitar: Richie Zito
Bass: John Pierce, Dennis Belfield
Drums: Carlos Vega
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
Sax: Jim Horn
Background Vocals: Joey Carbone, Bobby Kimball, John Joyce, Jimmy Haas, Joe Chemay, Joe Pizzulo, Leslie, Kelly, John Ford Corey

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