Matt Bianco - Matt Bianco (1986)

Artist:  Matt Bianco
Title:  Matt Bianco
Release:  1986
Format:  LP
Label:  WEA Records
Catalog#  240880-1

“Matt Bianco” was the second album by the British jazz/pop/soul band Matt Bianco, released in 1986 for WEA. For this album, the band's line-up was made up of vocalists Mark Reilly and Jenny Evans, and musician Mark Fisher.
Jenny Evans and Mark Fisher were brought in after the departure of Polish singer Basia Trzetrzelewska and keyboard player Danny White, who left the original trio to establish a solo career for the female singer under the name of Basia.
Evans would leave Matt Bianco shortly after this album, but Fisher would come to be a long-term member of the group. Fisher, a keyboardist, composer, and studio wizard, contributed a more contemporary sound to the band compared to that of the early Matt Bianco. The use of synthesizers increased notably: Yamaha's DX-7 can be heard providing the slap bass in most songs, but the choice of noted studio musicians remained consistent for this album, with Ronnie Ross being the most prominent example.
In terms of its chart position in the United Kingdom, this album was more successful than the debut album for the group. It also spun off three chart singles, although the only one to make the top 50 was "Yeh Yeh". "Yeh Yeh" was actually issued as a single about six months prior to the release of this album in September, 1985..
The other two singles from this album, "Just Can't Stand It" and "Dancing in the Street", were both released in 1986.


Side one
1.  Yeh Yeh  (5:23)  
2.  Dancing In The Street  (3:54)  
3.  Undercover  (4:32)  
4.  Fly By Night  (3:49)  
5.  Smooth  (4:37) 

Side two
1.  I Wonder  (3:53)  
2.  Just Can't Stand It  (3:52)  
3.  Summer Song  (5:33)  
4.  Sweetest Love Affair  (3:43)  
5.  Up Front  (5:31)

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