Overview
A Place Like This is Robbie Nevil's second album, released in 1988. The album contains two tracks that became hit singles in the US. The first was "Back on Holiday" (US Billboard #34, Cash Box #30) followed by "Somebody Like You" (US Billboard #63).
Track listing
"Somebody Like You" 4:16 (Richard Feldman, Robbie Nevil, Jeff Pescetto)
"Back on Holiday" 3:59 (Nevil, David Paul Bryant, Steve Dubin)
"Mary Lou" 4:11 (Nevil, Brock Walsh)
"Getting Better" 3:53 (Nevil, Walsh)
"Love and Money" 2:55 (Nevil, Walsh)
"Love Is Only Love" 4:44 (Mark Mueller, Nevil)
"Here I Go Again" 3:49 (Mueller, Nevil)
"Holding On" 3:09 (J. P. Charles, Nevil, Duncan Pain)
"Too Soon" 3:06 (Nevil, Walsh)
"Can I Count on You" 4:51 (Clyde Lieberman, Nevil)
"Dreams" 4:37 (Nevil, John Van Tongeren)
Production
Produced by Robbie Nevil (Track 2), Chris Porter (Tracks 1, 3, 5-10) & Tom Lord-Alge (Track 4)
Tracks 1, 3, 6-10 recorded by Chris Porter; Track 2 recorded by Alan Meyerson; Track 4 recorded by Tom Lord-Alge; Track 5 recorded by Ernie Sheesley & Chris Porter
Additional Engineering: Chris Fuhrman & Will Rogers
Assistant Engineer: Claudio Ordenes
Mixing: Chris Porter
Mastering: Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
Art Direction: Henry Marquez
Design: Carol Chen
Photography: Steve Danelian
Project Coordination: Lisa Marie
Management: Ron Weisner Entertainment
Personnel
Robbie Nevil - lead vocals, all guitars, additional keyboards on tracks 1, 6, 11
John Van Tongeren (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 10), Tommy Faragher (track 2), Robbie Kondor (track 4), "The Trash Band" (track 5) - keyboards
Billy Childs (track 7) - acoustic piano
Richard Hurwitz (track 7), Casey Young (track 8) - Synclavier
Nathan East (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6), Robby Kilgore (track 4), Larry Gales (track 7), "The Cook" (track 8) - bass guitar
Neil Stubenhaus (track 4) - fretless bass
John Van Tongeren (tracks 1, 3, 6, 10), "The Trash Band" (track 5) - synth bass
Steve Dubin (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10), John "J.R." Robinson (tracks 3, 6), Jimmy Bralower (track 4), Bobby Colomby (track 7), J.P.
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