Player

Baby Come Back ....

Best remembered for the late-'70s chart-topper "Baby Come Back," Player was formed in Los Angeles in 1977 by singer/guitarist Peter Beckett (formerly of the U.K. group Skyband), bassist Ronn Moss and guitarist/keyboardist J.C. Crowley. After adding drummer John Friesen, Player signed to impresario Robert Stigwood's RSO label and issued "Baby Come Back," which sat atop the pop singles chart for three weeks in early 1978; their self-titled debut LP appeared that same year, as did the follow-up, Danger Zone. Crowley exited Player soon after, later enjoying a solo career as a country artist; the remaining trio issued Room with a View in 1980 before Moss and Friesen both departed as well. Beckett, the lone remaining founding member, continued the group for one final LP, 1982's Spies of Life, before retiring the Player name to mount a career as a songwriter and solo performer. Moss, meanwhile, joined the cast of the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987; he and Beckett reformed Player in 1995, soon after issuing the reunion LP Lost in Reality. — Words by Jason Ankeny - All Music Guide

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"The Baby come back debut" The Tracks are: Baby Come Back, Come On Out, Goodbye (That's All I Ever Heard), Melanie, Every Which Way, This Time I'm In It For Love, Love Is Where You Find It, Movin' Up, Cancellation & Tryin' To Write A Hit Song.
Musicians on the Player album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, Gary Coleman, Wayne Cook, J.C. Crowley, John Friesen, Jim Horn, Reed Kailing, Jay Lewis, Maria Newman, Michael Omartian & Jack White. Available from RSO Records/Original release year: 1980

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Danger Zone
"Player in the Danger Zone" The Tracks are: Love in the Danger Zone, Silver Lining, I Just Wanna Be With You, Forever, I've Been Thinkin', Prisoner of Your Love, Join in the Dance, Wait Until Tomorrow & Let Me Down Easy.
Musicians on the Danger Zone album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, Bob Carpenter, Wayne Cook, J.C. Crowley, Bill Cuomo , Steve Forman & John Friesen. Available from RSO Records/Original release year: 1978

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Room With A View
"3rd album from Player" The Tracks are: Room With a View, It's for You, Upside Down, Who Do You Think You Are, Bad News Travels Fast, All Tied Up, Giving It All, It May Never Happen & Tip of the Iceberg.
Musicians on the Room With A View album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, John Friesen, Miles Joseph & Gabriel Katona. Available from Casablanca Records/Original release year: 1981

 

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Spies Of Life
"Player on Spies Of Life" The Tracks are: If Looks Could Kill. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid, Thank You For The Use Of Your Love, It Only Hurts When I Breathe, My Mind's Made Up, I'd Rather Be Gone, Take Me Back, My Survival, Born To Be With You & In Like Flynn.
Musicians on the Spies Of Life album: Peter Beckett, John Friesen, Miles Joseph, Rusty Buchanan, Gabriel Katona, Gary Wright, Dennis Lambert, Jay Lewis, Steve Foreman, Tom Kelly & Tommy Funderburk. Available from RCA Records/Original release year: 1982

 

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Best Of
"A collection of Player songs" The Tracks are: Baby Come Back, Givin` It All, I Just Wanna Be With You, Left Me Down Easy, I`ve Been Thinking, Tryin` To Write A Hit Song, This time I`m In It For Love, It`s For You, Bad News Travels Fast, Who Do You Think You Are, Upside Down Again, Prisoner Of Your Love, Wait Until Tomorrow, Every Which Way & Silver Lining.
Musicians on the Best Of album: Peter Beckett, J.C. Crowley, Ronn Moss, John Friesen, Wayne Cook, Jim Horn, Michael Omartian, Steve Forman and others. Available from Mercury/Polygram Records/Original release year: 1990

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Lost In Reality
"The comeback album" The Tracks are: This Is Your Life, Without You, Footprints In The Sand, Something Good, After All This Time, Baby Come Back, Cherry Lane, Stand By You, No More Rain, Sometimes You Gotta Let Go, Beautiful Love, Just To Be With You & Every Time I Turn Around.
Musicians on the Lost In Reality album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, Bob Marlette, Johm Parker, Mark Ross, David Kopatz, Michael Parnell, Doug Macaskill, Nick Nolan, Tim Pierce, Keith Jones, Kevin Clarke, Art Wood, Burleigh Drummond, Bill Bergman & Billy Martin. Available from Sweet Basil Inc./Original release year: 1995

 

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Electric Shadows
"Japanese release" The Tracks are: This Is Your Life, Without You, Footprints In The Sand, Something Good, After All This Time, Baby Come Back, Cherry Lane, Stand By You, No More Rain, Sometimes You Gotta Let Go, Beautiful Love, Just To Be With You & Every Time I Turn Around.
Musicians on the Lost In Reality album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, Bob Marlette, John Parker, Mark Ross, David Kopatz, Michael Parnell, Doug Macaskill, Nick Nolan, Tim Pierce, Keith Jones, Kevin Clarke, Art Wood, Burleigh Drummond, Bill Bergman & Billy Martin. Available from Polystar, Japan/Original release year: 1995

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The Best Of Player - Baby Come Back
"Best of Player" The Tracks are: Baby Come Back, This Time I'm In It For Love, Melanie, Prisoner Of Your Love, I've Been Thinking, Wait Until Tomorrow, Givin' It All , Who Do You Think You Are?, It's For You, Bad News Travels Fast, If Looks Could Kill, Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid, It Only Hurts When I Breathe, Beautiful Love & Footprints In The Sand.
Musicians on the The Best Of Player - Baby Come Back album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss and others. Available from Polygram Records/Original release year: 1998

 

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Player + Danger Zone
"The first 2 releases on one cd" The Tracks are: Come On Out, Baby Come Back, Goodbye (That's All I Ever Heard), Melanie, Every Which Way, This Time I'm In It For Love, Love Is Where You Find It, Movin' Up, Cancellation, Tryin' To Write A Hit Song, Love In The Danger Zone, Silver Lining, I Just Wanna Be With You, Forever, I've Been Thinkin', Prisoner Of Your Love, Join In The Dance, Wait Until Tomorrow & Let Me Down Easy.
Musicians on the Player + Danger Zone album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, J.C. Crowley, John Frisen, Wayne Cook, Michael Omartian, Bill Cuomo, Bob Carpenter, Reed Kailing, Jay Lewis, Jack White, Gary Coleman, Steve Forman & Jim Horn. Available from One Way Records/Original release year: 2001

 

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Room With A View
"Re-release of the 3rd album" The Tracks are: Room With a View, It's for You, Upside Down, Who Do You Think You Are, Bad News Travels Fast, All Tied Up, Giving It All, It May Never Happen & Tip of the Iceberg.
Musicians on the Room With A View album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, John Friesen, Miles Joseph & Gabriel Katona. Available from Universal International, Japan/Original release year: 2002

 

 

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Baby Come Back
"Best of Player" The Tracks are: Baby Come Back, No More Rain, After All This Time, Footprints In The Sand, This Is Your Life, Without You, Cherry Lane, Every Time I Turn Around, Just To Be With You & Baby Come Back (remix).
Musicians on the Baby Come Back album: Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, John Friesen, Miles Joseph & Gabriel Katona. Available from Compendia/Original release year: 2005

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