Alive on Arrival

Alive on Arrival is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Steve Forbert, released in 1978.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Forbert

1. "Goin' Down to Laurel" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:39
2. "Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:49
3. "Thinkin'" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:25
4. "What Kinda Guy?" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:34
5. "It Isn't Gonna Be That Way" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:55
6. "Big City Cat" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:50
7. "Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:13
8. "Tonight I Feel So Far Away from Home" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:14
9. "Settle Down" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:46
10. "You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:33

Personnel

• Steve Forbert Ã¢Â€Â“ guitar, harmonica, vocals
• David Sanborn Ã¢Â€Â“ alto saxophone on "Big City Cat"
• Brian Torff Ã¢Â€Â“ acoustic bass on "Tonight I Feel So Far from Home"
• Steve Burgh Ã¢Â€Â“ lead guitar
• Dennis Good Ã¢Â€Â“ trombone
• Robbie Kondor Ã¢Â€Â“ organ, piano
• Barry Lazarowitz Ã¢Â€Â“ drums, tambourine
• Hugh McDonald Ã¢Â€Â“ bass; electric guitar on "What Kinda Guy?"
• Harvey Shapiro Ã¢Â€Â“ pedal steel

• Glenn Berger, Charles Clifton Ã¢Â€Â“ engineer
• Danny Fields Ã¢Â€Â“ front cover photography

Charts

References