Dwight Twilley

Twilley, the power pop hero's first solo album following two acclaimed albums with The Dwight Twilley Band, originally arrived in 1979 on Arista Records in the United States.  The late singer-songwriter (1951-2023) was joined by a core band including Bill Pitcock IV on lead guitar, Jim Lewis on bass and drums, and Noah Shark on percussion, with Greg Block joining on violin for "Runaway," Jerry Naifeh playing drums on "Runaway" and "It Takes a Lot of Love," and DTB's Phil Seymour guesting on vocals for "Darlin'."  Veteran arranger Jimmie Haskell was brought on to handle the string arrangements.  Twilley was very much in the vein of the DTB while emphasizing the breadth of the artist's songwriting from crunchy pop-rockers to reflective ballads.  Iconoclassic's reissue - fully authorized by the Twilley estate - is the album's domestic CD debut.  A generous seven bonus tracks have been added to the release including five previously unreleased alternate takes, demos, and monitor mixes; and two new-to-CD single sides: the 7-inch version of "Out of My Hands" and the non-LP side of "Runaway," "Burnin' Sand," which features Susan Cowsill on background vocals. Maria Triana has beautifully remastered Twilley from the original tapes, while the booklet includes both previously unpublished photos and a new essay by Howie Edelson.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.​