Gino Vannelli - Love Is A Night

[RespectThe80s]

The bass in this song is just killer. What a high man. Total genius.

[dkthg]

@RespectThe80s Welcome to the awesomeness that is Gino Vannelli.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

deadly drum solo here at 1:55 !!

[Akbaaz]

Every time I listen to this guy I'm thrown back 40 years and what a great time that was. The ladies I've known they mean so much when you're all alone. What truth. K.

[comeherekittie]

@Akbaaz Saw the band in Buffalo, N.Y. 1973 I think...The lights go down and out walks Gino and they blow the PA on the first note. It was great. I couldn;t take my eyes off of Grahm Lear. By far the best drummer I have ever seen. The only one who comes close was Terry Bozio with Jeff Beck years latter.

[tubebitch12]

Gino is one of the rare few artist that sounded, even better live than recorded!

I went to a few of his concerts and people would always shut up and let him sing, there would be mass mayhem between his performances! The minute he started singing you could hear a pin drop in a packed arena!

[MORGANNAW8974]

Storm at Sunup. Gino... I think, now there are not musician like him.

I am agree with schattenjager83.

[FederalTracks]

Beautiful Music man

[casparus52]

Now THESE are chord changes.

[Latz51]

1975 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Philly. I was buzzed in the balcony with my girlfriend. He opened with this. Unfreaking believable. Of course my girlfriend wanted to jump over the rail onto his bones.

[snootzie78]

Hell yeah! This is the kind of music I dig!

[Schattenjager83]

"Storm at Sunup" and "Gist of the Gemini" simply are masterpieces of jazz-funk-adult contemporary fusion. Both albums are great and do share similarities with each other, such as trippy jazz funk songs as this one and long fusion instrumentals.

Graham Lear is a total beast on drums and remains a major feature of Gino's early sound. Joe Vannelli was on fire as well as organ player Richard Baker, making keyboard battles in the background.

[TeaBag43]

@Schattenjager83 I would like to know why the musicians of today can't make their music this great sounding.

I can't think of a sound out here that his this much going for it all at once..listen to the band and his voice as ONE!

[Schattenjager83]

@TeaBag43 Most of today's musicians are influenced by electronic era (1980's-1990's) music and this is hearable in their sound. 1970's musicians were oftenly influenced by 1950's jazzmen as well as 1960's rockers and bluesmen, true musicians. And if you ask a guy to sound like Joe Vannelli or Graham Lear, do not make him listen to Joe Vannelli or Graham Lear, but the guys that influenced them.

[lxlandia]

@eyeswideopen48 he was asweome in Gist of the Gemini, too. I play all the Gino cds all the way through, never in part. They are all worthy of our full undivided attention that way.

[mary71257]

@lxlandia

Hi, I just saw him in Niagara Falls in October for 2 nights in a row at the Bear's Den....FANTASTIC as usual !!! Glad to meet another fan...Do you know that "The Best And Beyond" and "Stardust In The Sand" were also released last year? "Stardust In The Sand" includes a book of personal stories and as a fan you would love it...He played "Summers Of My Life" in October you would have LOVED it !!!! Take care...

[lxlandia]

@mary71257 I got to see him for the Tour, the Pauper in Paradise Tour, the Gist of the Gemini. and the Brother to Brother Tour. I was in New Orleans last August 2009 and he was going to perform there in Sep 12. Unfortunately, I had to leave before that date. GINO ROCKS!...and I do have The Best and Beyond. Love the new arrangements.

[EPhantomify]

Love Is a Night .... WOW!!!!

[magdalena1960kike]

Como siempre soy su fan desde el año de 1973, sólo tenía 13 años de edad, es mi máximo. Gino you are the best.

[delta77l]

this track is hot!

[gabylouis]

Gino sing the song of humankind story with his soul .., beyond ears ..can you feel it?

[mary71257]

@gabylouis

Yes, ALWAYS !!!

[jardlesnoopdogg]

I listen to Gino's songs over and over again. Can't get enough. Being a musician myself, I tell ya, His talent is truly God given!

[rolftw2205]

Unbelieveble the album 'Storm at Sunup' has flopped in 1974 (produced by Herb Alpert, the famous trumpet player) high class and belongs to the perfect albums i know...

[lileeza]

@rolftw2205 many times these critics only weigh the merits of the music in comparison to what else is out there at the time. I was only 5 at the time, but in listening to other genres out there at the time...I dont think that fusion was "the thing" back then. I think Gino and Joe Vanelli were ahead of their time. For me, this album, song for song, is perfect. To hell with the critics. 

[rolftw2205]

@lileeza I agree with your analysis, the brothers Vannelli are unique, Gino is living by the way in Holland now, last year he made an album 'A Good Thing' with Michiel Borstlap, a dutch jazz pianist. Gino likes to do this album here and he finds it 'reuzegezellig' !

[SuperBlossom88]

@rolftw2205 Are you sure Gino lives in Holland? Because I found his website and from his own words he now lives in Oregon Portland I may add.

[rolftw2205]

@SuperBlossom88 i think you are right! but he lived a while in Amersfoort, a city in the middle of Holland..

[Pablotherapidone]

In wich album belongs this song?

[BahamaLatte]

This awesome song is from Gino's Storm At Sunup Album

[omartiz]

The master of the music.Greetings from Miami.

[CHRISTIANS1977]

excelente tema!! Saludos desde Buenos Aires - Argentina!!

[DB5tothehive]

This is sick! As a newcomer to his music I would totally assume this was nujazz.

[hieronomy]

@DB5tothehive

check out the vid on utube which was recorded live in new orleans -- that band was just amazing and Gino is one of the best singers and writers of all time !! This is real talent .

[DAVWAVE]

I saw them three times in their rize to the top. It was truly a thing to behold. Better than you can imagine. You talk about lively...

[ensemblist]

This song is so ill!!!! Beats everything going on in R&B music today!!

[Fili2009able]

Memories...when I was working as a musician in Acapulco (long time ago)my room mate was playing this album every day it was amazing and still is to hear Gino Vannelli's music .

[ph1lanthrope]

Fantastic track from Storm at Sunup.The quality of the production is phenomenal for that era. Gino & Joe were pioneers of synthesized orchestrations at a time when poly synths were in their infancy.Must have been a painstaking work of art but the end result was well worth the effort!

[Magamaguitam]

VANGUARDISTS ALL THE TIME!!!

I miss Joe and I told Gino, last month! Fortunately, Ross is still with him on the master's console!

Gino, rare fine artist. I do love his art, indeed!

[discoAL]

@ph1lanthrope I agree..knowbody ever talks about how much of a b!tch, those things were to program and setup at that time.. It was very expensive and not very consistant...im very surprised that the brother Vanelli's never got frustrated and said f*ck it !! " Lets just use horns...

[CoreaKixx420]

@ph1lanthrope great comment my friend. Like the Steely Dan records........just brilliant and so far ahead of it's time. The 1970's produced some gems didn't it???? thanx for the post!!!

[eaglepolo]

This song is fantastic, have all the elements of nights in New Orleans mixed with little bit of Jazz Rock Fussion that I ever heard in my life..simply one of the best in the Music Gino's Catalogue.

[originaltommy]

Graham Lear is from London, Ontario? Wow, me too. I remember performing an organ concerto with the Youth Symphony many years ago. I was working at St. Paul's Cathedral at the time.

At any rate, yes, this is a fantastic song. I was just dancing to it and singing. And drinking beer lol

[Carlito1988]

One of my favorite Gino songs...I was lucky enough to see Gino at his 'breakout' show in New Orleans where he did most of 'Storm at Sunup' with his great band. I still have a cassette of the show somewhere...

[ahvaimusicom]

Another cool thing is Buddy Rich covered Storm at Sunup. That tells you something when probably the greatest drummer of all time is that impressed with a tune and the drum performance. Graham plays like a dancer on that tune, it's unbelievably beautiful playing and so musical!

[ahvaimusicom]

Yea the thing about Graham is that he's classically trained. You can hear it in his touch. He was in the London (Ont) youth symphony when he was really young, 13 or something

[wonkavella]

he had the best drum sound in the world for that time his drum sound was ahead of it's time.he was a very under rated drummer.he was definitely a hero of mine

[OverTheRiverNoWoods]

i enjoyed gino back in the 70's...this music was mostly keyboards,,,NO BASS GUITAR. Gino's brother was on keyborad with that sad itilian sound...they were jamming then and now...this song took me from New Orleans over to the southern bells of Georgia. When I was younger i could not afford to travel...but Gino's songs took me there......

[taghl]

My parents had this album when I was a child, and Im still struck by just how good it is. I ordered the CD of it as an adult. My child-ears were not wrong.

The album is pure gold, one of the very best Ive ever heard. Only 8 songs, but oh what 8 songs they are.

The bass solo in this song is simply .....sublime. The vocals, the instruments, the arrangments, that album is just a work of art. It blew me away then. Ive let a couple of friends borrow it and its floored them too. Classic album

[dswayne53]

i've been listening to gino since the beginning.here's some trivia.i recorded at the same studio in california that he was in.i recorded during the day and he came in at night.i got to witness him laying down some tracks.i'll never forget it.

[dmnyhollister]

you've never heard my brother kevin cloud, he would be awesome with gino, the best baby!

[Carlito1988]

One of my favorite Gino songs, & that is saying a lot!! Brings back a lot of good memories!!

[Magamiam]

A great classical oldie!

Thanks!

[the4thstooge]

Geat tune ,now I feel like Gettin High .

[mary71257]

Great song from "Storm at Sunup". Thanks for sharing...