Caught In The Crossfire
	Produced by John Wetton and John Punter
	Released on 1980
	(no chart information)
	Find it at GEMM
EGLP 107 cover

Anyone who slogged through Greg Lake's debut may be surprised to find Wetton's Caught in the Crossfire is actually pretty catchy. The mix of songs suggests the road behind (U.K.) and the road ahead (Asia), with a number of memorable moments. Prog fans will enjoy the homage to Hawkwind paid on "Get What You Want," and if "I'll Be There" sounds like a certain song by The Monkees, well... cheer up sleepy Jean, it gets better. Martin Barre slips in a few smart cameos, his guitar-playing as pungent as ever, but it's largely Wetton's show. Obviously, he's most comfortable writing songs on the bass, yet even songs that should have been throw-aways (like "Get Away") turn out pretty good. There's a little of everything on here, and fans of his work with Asia or U.K. are bound to like some of it. Read the review at All Music Guide.

EGLP 107 back cover

TRACK LISTING

1. TURN ON THE RADIO    3:47
2. BABY COME BACK    3:24
3. WHEN WILL YOU REALIZE?    4:34
4. COLD IS THE NIGHT    5:22
5. PAPER TALK    4:00
6. GET AWAY    4:30
7. CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE    5:03
8. GET WHAT YOU WANT    (John Wetton/Peter Sinfield)    3:18
9. I'LL BE THERE    3:33
10. WOMAN    4:33
    
    *Expanded reissue bonus tracks...
    
11. EVERY INCH OF THE WAY
12. OUT OF THE BLUE
    
    All songs written by John Wetton unless noted

CREDITS

JOHN WETTON -- voices, lead guitars, basses, keyboards
SIMON KIRKE -- drums
Martin Barre -- lead guitars (2,3,5,10)
Malcolm Duncan -- saxophone (7,9)
Phil Manzanera -- (7)
Richard Mason -- engineer
Martin Moss -- engineer
John Punter -- engineer
Nigel Walker -- engineer

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