Break Out of the Night / Strangers [7-inch split single]

Description

“Break Out of the Night” – b/w “Strangers” – is a two-sided 7-inch split single by the American AOR/melodic rock bands Eden and James Ledlie, released on A&S Records/Maranatha! Music in 1983, distributed by Word (catalogue number 9106690157-DJ). Both tracks were taken from the multi-artist sampler album Back to the Rock #2 released on the Maranatha! Music imprint A&S Records (Asaph & Sons) the same year. The track on Side A (written by band member Roger Charles) was produced, recorded, and mixed by Dan Willard at Whitefield Studio in Santa Ana, California. The track on Side B (co-written by James Ledlie, Tricia Ledlie, and Jeff Lams) was recorded and mixed by Gordon Driver at Whitefield Studio with Jeff Lams producing and arranging.

“Break Out of the Night” is the only recording released by Eden, a band that soon morfed into a new band, named Idle Cure. “Break Out of the Night” was later included as a bonus track on the re-issue of the self-titled debut album by Idle Cure, released by Girder Records in 2019 as a part of their Legends of Rock Series.

Girder Music Promo for Idle Cure

Before the famous self-titled album IDLE CURE dropped in 1986, Chuck King (guitarist),Mark Ambrose (guitarist), and Steve Shannon (vocals) were in a band called EDEN. Eden recorded the hit song, “Break out of the Night” for the Back to The Rock #2 compilation in 1983. That song was written by Roger Charles. The beginnings of Idle Cure actually started with Roger’s band SOJOURN back in 1979, and included Mark Ambrose and Steve Shannon. Eden recorded their first songs in the John Elefante Studio. Mark Ambrose led John Elefante to the Lord. When Sojourn (pre-Eden) went on tour, their current guitarist couldn’t travel with them, so they asked Chuck King (who went on to play with Shout) to play guitar. Sojourn fell apart. Chuck and Roger Charles stayed together and started the band Eden. While recording, their singer couldn’t sing the high notes, so Roger Charles called Steve Shannon at 10pm, and Steve came over and recorded the song for the Back to the Rock #2 compilation. It was the only song ever recorded by the band and is now included as the 10th song on this album. From there, Idle Cure was born.

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7-inch Vinyl Single tracklist:

Side A. Eden – “Break Out Of The Night” – 4:09
Side B. James Ledlie – “Strangers” – 3:38

Note: Labeled as “Promotional Copy, Not For Sale”.

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