Neal Schon "Late Nite (Russia, Unofficial Release)""

Late Nite is the first solo album by Neal Schon released in 1989. Bob Marlette played keyboards and produced the album. Several of the musicians were former Journey members Gregg Rolie, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith, and Randy Jackson as well as future Journey members Deen Castronovo and Omar Hakim.

In review of 24 June 1989 David Spodek of RPM, admitted that album showcases Schon's talent but the overall effect could be mixed. He wrote: "This sounds like nothing more than another Journey record, and may end up fading away fast with only die-hard Journey fans providing it with any support at retail."

Track listing

1. "Le Dome" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette) - 1:07
2. "Late Nite" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 6:37
3. "Softly" (Schon, Marlette, Rolie, Burtnick) - 5:19
4. "The Theme" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette) - 9:41
5. "I'll Be Waiting" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette, Rolie) - 5:05
6. "I'll Cover You" (Schon, Burtnick, Marlette) - 5:56
7. "Rain's Comin' Down" (Schon, Cain, Marlette) - 7:06
8. "Smoke of the Revolution" (Schon, Cain, Spiro) - 4:45
9. "Inner Circles" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 4:38
10. "Steps" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 5:32
11. "Blackened Bacon" (Schon, Marlette, Newman) - 2:28

*except for background vocals.

Recording information:

Bob Marlette – producer, recording (1-7, 9-11), mixing (1, 2, 5, 11)

Gary Wagner – mixing (1, 2, 5, 8, 11), recording (8), assistant engineer

Kevin Elson – mixing (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Bryan Arnett – assistant engineer

Chris Becker – assistant engineer

Richard McKernon – assistant engineer

Mark Newman – assistant engineer

Marnie Riley – assistant engineer

Tom Size – assistant engineer

Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)

David Coleman – art direction

Nancy Donald – art direction

Randee St. Nicholas – photography

Carolina Bagnarol – management

John Griswold – guitar technician, studio crew

Richard Bandoni – studio crew

Laura Salazar – studio crew