States - Picture Me With You

Name: States
Album: Picture Me With You
Year: 1981
Style: Power Pop
Similar Bands: Hawks, Loverboy, Pezband, Records, Shoes, Sparks
"One-Word" Review: Pure Harmonic Powerpop
Based Out Of: Norfolk / Hampton Roads,VA
Label: Boardwalk Records/Entertainment Co.

Cover, Record

Record, Back

Picture Me With You (1981)

1. Picture Me With You (single) 3:00
2. Angel of the Morning 4:39
3. Saturday Night (single) 2:50
4. Love on the Line 4:27
5. Tell Me It's Love 3:27 /
6. Love You Girl (single) 3:11
7. Let's Roll 3:42
8. Jenny 3:00
9. Just A Dream 2:30
10. Get It 4:28

Album Rating (1-10): 7.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Dominic "Butch" Germano - Bass 
• Morgan Hampton - Vox, Drums, Percussion (Mason, Vandy)
• Barry Scott - Vox, Guitar (The Barrys)
• Jimmy McDonnell - Vox (Zooch)
• Robert Schindler - Keys (Zooch)
• Steve Chandler - Guitars, Backing Vox 
• John Ryan - Producer
• Bill Drescher - Recording & Mixing
• Tori Swenson - Asst. Engineer
• Nicky Hopkins - Grand Piano (Zooch, Cliff Bennett, Rebel Rousers, Climax Blues Band, Cyril Davies, Jeff Beck Group, Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends, Neil Christian & Crusaders, Night Quicksilver Messenger Service, Screaming Lord Sutch & Savages, Soul Survival, Sweet Thursday, Terry & the Pirates, Immediate All-Stars, Jerry Garcia Band, Sessions, NH Caravan, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Easybeats, Steve Miller Band, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, The Who, John Lennon, Jerry Williams, Nilsson, John & Yoko, Carly Simon, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Cheece & Chong, Donovan, Andy Williams, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Strawbs, Mark Almond, Martha Reeves, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton, David Soul, Art Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Bay City Rollers, Eddie Money, Badfinger, Pointer Sisters, Graham Parker, Meat Loaf, Marc Bolan, Nils Lofgren, Pure Prarie League more)
• Jerry Jurmonville - Sax (Delaney&Bonnie&Friends, Les Getrex & Creole Cooking, Dr. John, Ry Cooder, Duane Allman, Doobie Brothers, Maria Muldaur, Mike Bloomfield, Dave Mason, Bonnie Raitt, Iron Butterfly, Rod Stewart, Gap Band, Van Morrison, Johnny Rivers, Dusty Springfield, David Soul, Little Feat, Leo Sayer, Brooklyn Dreams, Albert Lee, Bette Midler, Harry Nilsson, Doobie Brothers, Ringo Starr, Jules and the Polar Bears, Eikichi Yazawa, Tommy Tutone, Michael Bolton, Smokey Robinson, Captain Beefheart,   some more)
• Doug Thaler - Mgmt, Direction
• Mickey Watts - Crew
• Eddie Zapata - Crew
• David Harwood - Crew
• Tommy Steele - Design
• Jeff Fey - Design
• Phil Fewsmith - Photos
• Ron Larson - Hand Coloring
• Mike Donaldson - Hand Coloring

Unknown-ness: Never heard of States. I get a sense of easy listening yacht rock from the coloring choices, mixed with 70's power pop, based on their ages, hair and style

Album Review: It is definitely pure powerpop. They take turns with lead vocals, and it looks like there are a bunch of covers, as many of the songs have writing credits that are not the members. At least im familiar with "Angel of the Morning." And "Get It" has a harmony similar to Difford/Tilbrook of Squeeze. "Jenny" feels like it belongs somewhere Meatloaf's Rocky Horror Picture Show songs and Buddy Holly, with an 80's power pop update in production.

They were a locally popular band in the Virginia Beach nightclub scene in the late 70's early 80's, with their biggest moment coming as an opener for Hall & Oates (aside from their first album being on a major label: Chrysalis). Only recorded this and a previous self titled album in their 7 year career 77-84.

Stand Out Track: Jenny

Links:

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