Mastedon "Lofcaudio (USA, Pakaderm Records, 7012503262)"

Lofcaudio is the second album by American Christian Melodic Heavy Metal band Mastedon, released in 1990.

Tracklist:

All songs written by John and Dino Elefante. Except where indicated.

1. Holiest One   (Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Tony Palacios)  4:50
2. Life On The Line  4:25
3. Run To The Water  4:30
4. When It All Comes Down   4:30
5. Taken Down Below   4:33
6. Stampede    2:27
7. Living For You  4:16
8. Thief In The Night   2:47
9. People Of This Time   4:54
10. It Is Done    3:43

Recording information:

Produced by: John & Dino Elefante.

Mastered by: Bob Ludwig

Mastedon "It's A Jungle Out There (USA, Regency Records, 790-082-1724)"

Mastedon is a Christian rock band formed by brothers Dino and John Elefante (former lead singer and songwriter of Kansas) in the mid-1980s. The band was formed mainly as a studio project and have released three full-length albums and two stand-alone songs on compilation albums.

It's a Jungle Out There is the first album by Mastedon, the studio project formed by brothers John & Dino Elefante. It was released in 1989 on Regency Records, while they were setting up their own label "Pakaderm Records". Long out-of-print, it was re-issued by Deep Music Distribution in 2006 in the form of digital downloads, available from iTunes and eMusic, and in 2022, a remastered CD-only release from Girder Music.

The album was re-issued by Italian label Frontiers Records on November 6, 2009, with three additional tracks: a Mastedon song from 1987's California Metal compilation, "Wasn't It Love", and two live songs from the Cornerstone Festival in 1991, "Islands in the Sky" and "Right Hand".

Tracklist:

1. It’s A Jungle Out There 3:54
2. Glory Bound 4:17
3. This Is The Day 4:14
4. Love Inhalation 4:39
5. Islands In The Sky 3:42
6. Get Up 4:00
7. Love That Will Survive 4:02
8. Innocent Girl 3:42
9. Shine On 4:24
10. Right Hand 6:05

Recording information:

David Malme – executive producer

John Moore – executive producer

John Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing

Dino Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing

Mike Mireau – engineer, mixing

Ben Rodgers – additional engineer

Jeff Simmons – assistant engineer

Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)

Robert Fischer – illustration

Scott Waters – design, layout

The vocals on this album were processed through the Eventide H-3000SE with special thanks to Gil Griffith

Perry Lee appears courtesy of Tracer Fox

This album is dedicated to the legend of "Uncle Pitts" Elefante who brought joy to all our lives.

The album is also dedicated to Amande Elefante who is recovering from a severe brain aneurysm, thanks to your prayers.

Various Artists "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: St. Elmo's Fire"

It was the first soundtrack written by Canadian composer/producer David Foster. "When I was writing the score to St. Elmo's Fire, I loved it," he said. "But for that month and a half or so that I had to write the songs, it just felt like doing my regular job."

The theme song "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" was written by Foster and English musician John Parr, and also performed by Parr. Foster had been impressed by Parr's song "Naughty Naughty" and invited him to perform the title track. Originally another song was chosen which Parr disliked. "That song sounded like `Fame II' or "Flashdance II," said Parr later. "I thought the movie was supposed to have more class than that. It was a regurgitated song and I didn't really want to sing it."

Parr urged Foster to try another song. They wrote it together, "very fast, between 2 and 4 on Friday afternoon," Parr recalled. "We wrote it together, with David sitting at the piano." Schumacher had given Parr rough guidelines for the lyrics. "He wanted a song about determination," Parr recalled. "He wanted a song about kids who are growing up and have to make decisions about what to do with their lives. That's what the movie is about." Schumacher told them not to use "St Elmo's Fire" in the lyrics but Parr did it regardless. "I thought it fit in the song," he said. "In the movie, St. Elmo's is a bar. But to me St. Elmo's Fire is a magical thing glowing in the sky that holds destiny to someone. It's mystical and sacred. It's where paradise lies, like the end of the rainbow."

Parr was inspired to write the lyrics not by the movie (which he had not seen) but by the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen who, at the time, was traveling around the world via his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries, a trip called the "Man in Motion Tour." The song did not appear on any Parr album until Letter to America was released in July 2011.

The song "Give Her a Little Drop More", which plays during the movie when the characters enter St. Elmo's Bar & Restaurant, was written by British jazz trumpeter John Chilton.

"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for two weeks in September 1985, and "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" (the instrumental theme to the movie by David Foster) reached No. 15. Another version of the "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" with lyrics, titled "For Just a Moment", was performed by Amy Holland and Donny Gerrard, and was included as the final song on the soundtrack album.

Track list:

1. John Parr St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) 4:08
2. Billy Squier Shake Down 4:07
3. Elefante Young And Innocent 4:34
4. Jon Anderson This Time It Was Really Right 4:39
5. Fee Waybill Saved My Life 3:45
6. David Foster Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) 3:27
7. Vikki Moss If I Turn You Away 4:38
8. Airplay Stressed Out (Close To The Edge) 4:14
9. David Foster Georgetown 1:34
10. David Foster Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Just For A Moment) 3:48

John Elefante "Corridors"

John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and Record producer. He is known for his tenure as frontman of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members from classic rock bands.

Born in Levittown, New York, his family soon moved to Long Beach, California. Growing up, he sang and performed drums for his family band, The Brotherhood. As an artist, his credits include writing and singing lead vocals on three multi-platinum albums; as producer, his albums have earned numerous GMA Dove Awards, four Grammy Awards (most recently in 2000) and ten Grammy nominations. He has maintained a close working relationship with his brother, Dino (co-writer of several Kansas songs), throughout his career and has been married since 1986 and has three children.

Throughout the latter half of the 1990s, Elefante continued his breakneck pace as producer, and now record label chief. He decided it was also time to begin a solo career. Elefante released two solo albums: Windows of Heaven (1995) and Corridors (1997).

Corridors was released in 1997.

Track list:

1. Corridors  Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante   4:41
2. Treasures Of Heaven   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Paul Rogers  5:24
3. I Know You're There   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Paul Rogers    5:16
4. Not Just Any Other Day   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante   4:57
5. Eyes Of My Heart   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante   4:21
6. Every Time You See Me Cry   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante  4:19
7. Fall    Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante    4:08
8. I'll Love You Forever   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Paul Rogers   4:58 
9. Talk To Me   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante   4:36
10. Where Does Our Love Go   Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante   4:26
11. Reprise    Written-By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante   1:11