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The Jitters were a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 1981 by Blair Packham, Danny Levy and Matthew Greenberg. Five years of constant performing established them as one of the premier club bands in the Greater Toronto Area. They caught the attention of producer Bob Ezrin in 1982, but studio sessions with him did not produce any results. An independent video in 1984 for the song "Take Me As I Am" brought them limited national exposure, though the song never appeared on any full length release. 1986 saw The Jitters in an opening slot for Huey Lewis and the News at the Canadian National Exhibition, and tying for third place in Q107's Homegrown Contest with the song "Last of the Red Hot Fools". These two events helped open doors with Capitol Records who proceeded to sign the band. The Jitters had several songs that were ready for release, and after spending some extra time in the studio with producer Paul Gross, released their eponymous debut in 1987. "Last Of The Red Hot Fools" was the first single and became a radio hit throughout the country, and they were nominated at the 1989 Juno Awards in the category of Most Promising Group of the Year. In 1988, they played support for Heart on their UK tour. Three years later, The Jitters released their second and final album Louder Than Words. The result of a collaboration with American songwriter/producer Jules Shear, Louder Than Words was the last effort for the group who split in 1991 due to the pressures of constant club tours.
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Louder Than Words
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Credits
Musicians
Blair Packham: lead vocals, mandolin, dobro, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar
Danny Levy: 6-string bass, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar
Glenn Martin: drums, percussion
Matthew Greenberg: harmony vocals, bass, guitar
Peter Nunn: keyboards, backing vocals
Songwriting
‘Heads and Tails’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, and Matthew Greenberg
‘Unspoken’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, and Matthew Greenberg
‘I Love Her Now’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, and Matthew Greenberg
‘The Hard Way’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, and Matthew Greenberg
‘And the Music Still Played’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, and Matthew Greenberg
‘The Bridge Is Burning’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, and Matthew Greenberg
‘Too Late’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, and Jules Shear
‘Til the Fever Breaks’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, and Jules Shear
‘Never Gonna Be That Way Again’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, and Jules Shear
‘If I Could Be There’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, and Jules Shear
‘Now I’m Free’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, Matthew Greenberg, and Peter Nunn
‘Thanks to You’ written by Blair Packham, Danny Levy, Jules Shear, and Matthew Greenberg
Production
Produced by Jules Shear
Recorded by Hugh Cooper and Mark McKenna
Assistant recording by Robert DiGioia and Trevor Morrow
Additional recording by Hugh Cooper
Additional recording assistant: Bruce Fleming
Mixed by Steve Rinkoff: ‘Heads and Tails’, ‘I Love Her Now’, ‘The Hard Way’, ‘And the Music Still Played’, ‘The Bridge Is Burning’, ‘Too Late’, ‘Til the Fever Breaks’, ‘Never Gonna Be That Way Again’, ‘If I Could Be There’, ‘Now I’m Free’, ‘Thanks to You’
Assistant mixing by Bruce Calder and Paul Berry
Mixed by Hugh Cooper: ‘Unspoken’
Assistant mixing by Trevor Morrow: ‘Unspoken’
Recorded at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario
Additional recording at Sounds Interchange, Toronto, Ontario
Mixed at Platinum Island Studios, New York, New York
Mixed at Power Station, New York, New York
‘Unspoken’ mixed at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York, New York
Production co-ordination by Deborah Critten and Sharon Gaudet
Artwork
Design by Christine Jackson
Packaging direction by Ralph Alfonso
Photography by Villiam
Studio photo by Andrew McNaughtan
Management
Agency representation by The Agency
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Copyright © Bug Music
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