This is an obscure piece of melodic AOR from ’82. Hailing from New Jersey, and led by frontman Frankie Previte, they had a knack for writing some catchy pop/rock tunes. They only released three albums from ’81 to ’84, and they were gone. They had some chart success as they had a top ten hit with the song Sweetheart from the first album, and the ballad Without You from this album.
Opening track, Never Had It Better, is pure American radio rock and a great little tune, as is Keep On Fighting, which has a great chorus and superb harmonies. After the band broke up they released original versions of two songs, Hungry Eyes and I’ve Had The Time Of My Life – both featured in the movie Dirty Dancing and they won Frankie Previte an academy award.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
