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Remastered Tracks From
The White Album (1986)
* Produced by Eric
Morgeson
at Studio A in Dearborn Heights, MI
** Produced by Fred Munch and Caruso
at SuperDisc (The Disc) in Detroit, MI
*** Produced by Joe Caruso
at Mick & Toot's in Trenton, MI
"The two standout songs are 'Modern Girl,' a danceable
tune, and 'Princess,' a very beautiful ballad that shows
off the pleasing vocal harmonies and effective
mood-setting keyboard work by Dave Caruso, who also serves
as lead vocalist."
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"CARUSO has all the
makings of a great pop band... The beat on 'London,'
the first number on the disc and the one which has
received the most air play on radio, is a fast-paced,
enjoyable morsel of pop music. It's accented with a
gashing guitar and vibrant vocals... 'Young and
Tender' is the strongest song on the EP... Musically,
the Carusos have their house in order. Especially
noteworthy are [Bradley Davenport's] guitar and Rob Caruso's
drumming. The vocals are excellent."
Detroit Free Press
On "In the Face"
"Hey Dave! Cheap Trick's 'Surrender'
came up on my iPod this AM while I was riding
the bike, and for a split second, I thought it
was Modern Girl... which reminded me -- I must
add that [CARUSO] Anthology CD to my playlists."
Laura
Allen Park, MI
"I remember
going to Jaggers in Waterford, Michigan. I
enjoyed your music so much that I wore out the
Cassette and my Ex wife kept the album"
Sean
Highland, MI
"'London leaves me
undone, oh yeah!' I still have the vinyl
LP of that I purchased from Harmony House!
And I ordered the CD from you around 2000.
Excellent stuff!"
Jarrod
Detroit, MI
"Just wanted to let you know, I still have a 45
of your song 'Someday.' I still
love that song! Thanks for the memories!
Lincoln Park High School - Class of '85."
Theresa
Lincoln Park, MI
"I used to come to watch Caruso with my sister
Joanne and our friend Pat. I was very
happy to find you enjoying success. Would
you believe I still have my cassette with YYY,
Princess, Dance It Up, Someday,
She's In Love
With You, Emerald City & Modern Girl on it.
Listening to those songs brings back many
memories of good times watching you guys play.
When are you coming to Phoenix? I'll do my
best to be in the audience when you do."
Sue
Phoenix, AZ
"Dave, I went to Missouri Southern State
College in Joplin, MO back in the 80's. I wore your cassettes out.
I played them over and over. Emerald City
was always my favorite. It had no special
meaning to me then, it was just a great song.
So here I sit, 22 years later. I've been
friends with a wonderful woman for about a year
and a half, and it has become clear that we are
soul mates. I know it sounds cliché, but
really, I am completely and unconditionally in
love with her. Lately, we have been talking
about marriage, and one night this week she had
a dream that the wedding ring was an emerald
eternity band. She said in the dream, I told
her I chose it because it reminded me of her
eyes. She has the most beautiful and
mesmerizing green eyes I have ever seen, and I
am absolutely helpless and melt when I stare
into them.
So as I was laying here daydreaming about the
ring, her eyes, and our future, like a brick to
the head, Emerald City comes to mind.
Almost 23 years later, Emerald City now
has a deep and incredible meaning to me. I am
ordering the anthology CD because my amazing
green eyed gift just HAS to listen to Emerald
City with me. Thank you for your gift to
us, it's a beautiful song."
Jeff
Nixa, MO
"Just wanted to let
you know... Back in '86 CARUSO played at
Kip's West in Toledo, OH. I got to see
that performance and was hugely impressed. I
bought The White Album then and truly enjoyed
listening time & time again. Unfortunately I
loaned it to someone who never returned it and I've
been chasing it ever since. I'm so happy to see that
I can finally replace it! And I'm interested
in hearing what you've done since so I will be
ordering your Elizabeth Parker CD! I've
missed hearing Emerald City, She's In Love
With You and YYY. They play in the
back of my mind frequently but only in pieces.
Finally I can hear them once again."
Karen
Toledo, OH
"Hi, Dave. I DJ power pop music in
Osaka-city in Japan. I love power
pop. I purchased an LP of CARUSO on
eBay and now I'm crazy about CARUSO. I
researched you on the Internet and found your
homepage, I was impressed. I want to
spread more CARUSO in Japan. I want to
know CARUSO more. 'DANCE IT UP' is
great music!"
Yoshio
Osaka, Japan
"I just stumbled upon your site and would like
to join your mailing list. I am also very
excited to get the In the Face songs on CD after
having only a beat-up tape copy for many years
(taped from an LP, which I think I got at the
Harmony House on Woodward in Royal Oak eons
ago!)"
Mary
Ann Arbor, MI
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She's
In Love With You *
©1982, 1985, 2003 by Joe and Dave Caruso |
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Emerald City
(Live at THS, 1983)
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©1982, 1985, 2003 by
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Modern Girl ***
©1984, 1985, 2003 by Joe Caruso |
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YYY *
©1983, 1985, 2003 by Dave
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Princess *
©1981, 1982, 1985, 2003 by Dave Caruso |
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Dance It Up *
©1984, 1985, 2003 by Rob and Dave Caruso |
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Someday
(Bonus Track)
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©1979, 1980, 2003 by Dave Caruso |
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Dorianne
(Bonus Demo Track) ***
©1982, 2003 by Dave Caruso |
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Remastered Tracks From
In The Face (1987)
Produced by Eric Morgeson and Caruso
at Studio A in Dearborn Heights, MI
***Produced by Joe Caruso at Mick & Toot's in Trenton, MI
"A fresh, unique piece of pop-rock music... the album
reveals the band's talent for hitting the top 40 market...
quite remarkable is the highly polished sound of the
digitally mastered EP. "
News-Herald
"The most successful selling record by any unsigned
Detroit band in the history of Harmony House."
Sandra
Bean
Distribution Director
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London
©1986, 1987, 2003 by Dave
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Can't Stop Dreaming
©1986, 1987, 2003 by Dave
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She's a Sensation
©1987, 2003 by Dave
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Young & Tender
©1986, 1987, 2003 by Dave
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Get Together
©1963, 1969, 1991 by Chet
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The Long-Haired Girl
(Bonus Demo)
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©1983, 2003 by Dave
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Remastered Tracks From
I Love You...And Other Stories
(1989)
Produced by Kevin
Holevar and Caruso
at Underground Studios in East Detroit, MI except
**** Produced by Rob Caruso (master tape unavailable)
"Features four
songs written by drummer Rob Caruso. The titles
are indicative of the pop/rock boy-loses-girl genre but in
the end, the hero finds his own identity and says, 'Hey, I
can live without you.'"
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One of These Days
©1988, 2003 by Rob Caruso |
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Stay With Me
©1988, 2003 by Rob Caruso |
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One Lonely Heart
©1988, 2003 by Rob
Caruso, Lee Thomas
and Dave Caruso |
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Every Little
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©1988, 1989, 2003 by Rob and Dave Caruso |
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Put Back the Pieces
(Bonus Demo)
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©1989, 2003 by Rob
and Dave Caruso |
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She's In Love With You (Karaoke Track)
©1982, 1985, 2003 by Joe and Dave Caruso |
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Dance It Up (Karaoke Track)
©1984, 1985, 2003 by Rob and Dave Caruso |
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She's A Sensation (Karaoke Track)
©1987, 2003 by Dave Caruso |
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The Story Behind The
Music
CARUSO: The 80s Remastered
The three albums the CARUSO band had made in the
late 1980s have been out of print for several
years. The first two albums, "The White
Album"
and "In the Face," were released only on vinyl
and cassette. CARUSO's last album, "I Love
You...And Other Stories," was released
exclusively on cassette. None of the albums had
originally appeared on CD. With so many people
still contacting me to tell me how much our
music meant to them, the time seemed right for a
CD anthology.
For all of the songs on the last two albums,
digital masters were available. We had to use
analog source tape for some of the live and
bonus tracks.
And now, thanks to CARUSO guitarist Bradley
Davenport III, we've digitally remastered all of the
tracks for the first time on "CARUSO: The 80s Remastered."
You'll hear a big improvement over the earlier
CD and cassette versions of these songs.
Whether you're new to CARUSO or you've been a
fan for years, we hope you'll enjoy this music
collection.
Dave Caruso
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"Young and Tender" shows Dave's talent, not only
as a fantastic singer/songwriter but also as a
multi-talented musician and a natural performer.
The fantastically written and catchy song tells of
the joys and hardships of growing older. Not
only does the song deliver a very strong and
uplifting message, but the lyrics and musical
composition of this song will make it an instant
favorite for anyone who has the pleasure of hearing
it."
Mike
Niles, MI
"Dave:
I just received my copy of Caruso The Albums.
I actually have all the albums/tapes, just no way to
play them anymore. Thanks for re-releasing the music
that was a big part of the soundtrack of my high
school and college days."
Andy
Redford Twp, MI
"Dave: I had forgotten you sang & wrote so many
original songs…I do like the way you interlaced the slow
songs with the dance tunes on the anthology CD."
Jackie
New York, NY
"I
was a big fan of yours after I saw you open for
Corey Hart and then I saw you again at
Central Michigan University. I'd like to
order your CD."
Darren
Lansing, MI
"Going
back to the summer 1986, my friend Angie and I saw
The Caruso Brothers at our local summer music
festival,
Summerfest, here in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
We fell in love with the band and the music, bought
the album and even got autographs from you and your
brothers. Needless to say, 18 years later the
album has somehow gotten lost in the midst of moving
a few times over the years.
Doing a
search on Google, I ran across your website and also
saw that you had released a CD entitled,
Caruso: The Albums, 1986 -1989, which
included the
White Album that we purchased back in 1986.
I noticed that you were selling this CD at your live
performances and on the web. Now that Angie and I
have been reminiscing about that summer at
Summerfest, I thought it would only be fitting that
we had the music too. A HUGE THANKS for
entertaining us here in Milwaukee 18 years ago!"
Kirsten
Milwaukee, WI
"Dave: I used to come see you and your brothers a
ton in the late 80's at Jaggers in Waterford.
I used to have In the Face, but wore the
cassette out. Years later I am trying to find
copies of it and stumbled across a website that
mentioned your anthology CD. Just wanted to
let you know my check was sent today. I CAN'T WAIT
TO HEAR THOSE SONGS AGAIN... especially
London
and Young & Tender.
One question: any
odds of getting the CD liner notes autographed?
"The CDs are great... brought back a lot of
memories. The CARUSO CD was exactly
what I was looking for. I remember back in the
day having a taped copy of the first tape. I
remember coming home on leave once from the Navy and
running into Harmony House and picking up the One
of These Days cassingle (you know we're old when
we remember cassingles). By the way, LOVE your
live version of Emerald
City
that is on the website. Do you perform many of
the older songs in your shows now? Guess I'll
have to show up and find out..."
Todd
Brighton, MI
"We are
1986 Caruso groupies where you played Ruby
Tuesdays in
Springfield, Ohio. We bought 2 of your
white albums. One is autographed and the other
has never been opened. (We bought 2 in case we
wore one out.) We also have somewhere tucked
away, a few Miller Music CARUSO pins
and advertisements. Now we can put the record
player away since we'll have your anthology CD.
We were in our 20s and your music was awesome.
We are almost 50 and your music is still awesome.
Can't wait to receive the CD, just in time for
Valentines Day."
Linda &
Patrick
Springfield, OH
"I'm a
fan from way back in the late 1980's - when Al
([Allan Liggett] from the Stingrays) was in the
band. Are there any upcoming shows for the
band? I'm looking forward to getting the CD --
my tapes are worn out! Please put me on your
mailing list. Does Mike appear when you guys
have your reunion concerts?"
Laurie
Detroit, MI
"Wow,
what a blast from the past!! I
recently purchased a record player (vintage
style!!) and found a few
CARUSO records and have been playing them!
Funny after all these years I still remember the
words! Anyway I was feeling nostalgic
and thought I would see if any info was available
online. Just got done browsing your home
page. You guys used to play at my high
school (Woodhaven) and I remember watching you in
the early 80's playing at Trenton Theater.
Thought I would send you a quick note to say hi,
and it's nice to hear the tunes again."
"Caruso performed at
Ruby Tuesday's in
Springfield, Ohio in 1986. I bought your CD then
and each one of you signed it. I still have the CD case
and your autographs but sometime in the last 12 years my
children shared your wonderful music with their friends and I
never got my CD back.
I have been in the Air
Force since late 1986 and stop home every time I move to a new
location (every 1 1/2 to years). I currently live in
Guam and I'm coming home in August. You could send it to
my sister's home or we could take a trip up to purchase them.
My sister enjoys your music as much as I do.
May I buy the two CDs
you were making available at your 17 July concert since I can
not once again attend due to my military commitment. I would
love to surprise my sister with this gift sometime before 1 Sep
04 before I leave for my new base in Germany."
Jenny
Territory of Guam
"WOW!
Graduated 1986 from Woodhaven High and I remember all the
girls being big fans and buying your 45’s. We would get
together to go to the Trenton Fair [The Trenton Midsummer
Festival] every year to see The Caruso Brothers play.
We all had our favorites. My best friend Deanie was madly
in love with you, while I had a crush on Joe (he was so dreamy).
I don’t even know how I came upon your website but I can’t tell
you how happy it made me. I’m so glad to hear that you’re
still singing! I couldn’t remember the names of the songs
I loved so much.. but as soon as 'Someday' started playing I
remembered every word!
Wishing you and
your family the best. I’ll keep checking the website to
see where you’re playing. I’ll get the gang together (and
hope that you’ll sing Someday along with your more recent
songs).
Thank you!"
Lisa
Plymouth, MI
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