No Escape is an album by the Marc Tanner Band which includes the single "Elena". It was released on the Electra label in 1979.

Background The album made its appearance in early 1979, released on Elektra 6E-168. It was produced by Nat Jeffrey and Glen Spreen. The ten songs on the album were written by Marc Tanner. Some of them were co-composed by Nat Jeffrey and Sal Marquez. Billboard picked the best songs as "Elena", "She's So High", "In A Spotlight" and "Edge Of Love".Billboard, January 27, 1979 – Page 98 Billboard's Top Album Picks, First Time Around One of the musicians to play on the album was William "Smitty" Smith who was with the 1960s group Motherlode.Cashbox Canada, Wed, 01/20/2016 – Proudly Canadian: Motherlode Two well known musicians on the album were Vanetta Fields and Richie Zito.Blue Desert - Late 70´s west coast… Marc Tanner Band

It was re-released on CD through Wounded Bird Records in 2006.AllMusic – Marc Tanner / Marc Tanner Band, No Escape

Promotion Around April, the Marc Tanner Band featuring Linda Stanley performed 9 songs from the album at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California.Billboard, April 7, 1979 – Page 49 Talent In Action, MARC TANNER BAND In May, Elektra/Asylum were wrapping up a promo for the album which was a blanket marketing strategy for another single from the album, "Never Again". 10,000 tie clips in the form of handcuffs were distributed to radio and retail outlets. There were also requests from non-music outlets in the L.A area such as restaurant staff and nightclubs for the items.Billboard, May 26, 1979 – Page 33 Pro-Motions By HANDFORD SEARL

Reception For the week ending March 3, 1979, it entered the Billboard album chart at 160.Billboard, March 3, 1979 – Page 136 Top LPs & Tape By April 21, at its 8th week in the chart, it had fallen to 185.Billboard, April 21, 1979 – Page 73 Top LPs & Tape

Track listing + Track listing No Title Composer Time A1 "Never Again" 3:12 A2 "Crawlin'" 2:54 A3 "She's So High" 4:30 A4 "Elena" 3:27 A5 "Edge Of Love" 3:25 B1 "Getaway" 3:35 B2 "Lady In Blue" 3:51 B3 "In A Spotlight" 4:15 B4 "Lost At Love" 3:42 B5 "Your Tears Don't Lie" 3:33 Discogs – The Marc Tanner Band ‎– No Escape

Personnel Adapted from AllMusic.

Michael Baird – drums Ben Benay – guitar Rosemary Butler – vocals, background vocals Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, Lap steel guitar, Pedal steel guitar Venetta Fields – vocals, background vocals Mike Finnigan – vocals, background vocals Bob Glaub – bass Jay Graydon – guitar Max Gronenthal – vocals, background vocals Jim Horn – flute Nat Jeffrey – composer, producer Steve Lukather – guitar Gary Mallaber – drums David Paich – keyboards, piano David Piet – bass Jeff Porcaro – drums Bryan Savage – saxophone William D. "Smitty" Smith – clavinet, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, piano, background vocals, Wurlitzer Glen Spreen – ARP synthesizer, bass, keyboards, Moog bass, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano, Wurlitzer Marc Tanner – guitar, background vocals Joe Turano – vocals, background vocals Tommy Vig – percussion Richie Zito – guitar

Release history + Versions released (US) Title Release info Year Format No Escape Elektra 6E-168 1979 LP No Escape Elektra TC-5168 1979 CassetteDiscogs – The Marc Tanner Band ‎– No Escape No Escape Elektra ET-8168 1979 8 Track No Escape Wounded Bird Records WOU 168 2006 CDAllMusic – Marc Tanner / Marc Tanner Band, No Escape

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