Alliance - Alliance (1982) [2026]

This solitary release from American band ALLIANCE is a true AOR classic that well and truly slipped under the radar in 1982.
A Detroit band, they initially went under the name of Flight, before changing to ALLIANCE. Released on Handshake Records, the home of rock bands like Sneaker, Bruzer, Van Stephenson and Berlin Airlift, it proved to be a debut that simply oozed quality and a sound to die for. The original truly awful cover art, which wasn’t the band’s first choice, belied the absolute treasure that was stored within.

The stunning and world class vocals of Mark Bucchare are what makes this album stand out, it’s seen him likened to Lou Gramm, Franke Previte and Fergie Frederiksen over the years and criminally he’s done nothing on record since.
It’s an album that will instantly remind you of Franke & The Knockouts, Toto, Le Roux and a whole host of other AOR bands. Just have a listen to the likes of ‘How Does It Feel’, the incredible ‘Stop’, the totally Le Roux sound of ‘Make It Right’ or the pure Franke & The Knockouts vibe of ‘Heaven Can Wait’ and prepare to be blown away.

It can be placed alongside the likes of the equally as good All Sports Band and Automatix releases as a stone-cold classic of cult American AOR, one that totally deserves this reissue that finally does them justice.
It now also comes with two, never released bonus-cuts, a new improved cover artwork and a rich 16 pages booklet, full of pics, memorabilia, flyers and press-cuts, with the usual liner notes written by Rob “AOR master” Evans.
HIGHLY Recommended

Tracks:

1 I Don't Want To Leave You This Way
2 Don't Tell Me About It
3 How Does It Feel
4 Stop
5 Heaven Can Wait
6 Make It Right
7 Love On The Line
8 Sweet Devotion
9 I Need You Now
10 Make Believe That You Love Me
11 Leavin' For The Last Time
12 No More Running

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals – Bradley Davidson
Drums, Vocals – David Pridemore
Guitar, Vocals – Pat Hand
Keyboards, Vocals – Mark Heckert
Lead Vocals – Mark Bucchare