Lucky (Marty Balin album)

Lucky is the second solo album by Marty Balin. It was released in 1983 on EMI America Records. The album reached No. 156 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. As a subtle tribute to Balin's friend and former bandmate Jack Casady, he recorded a cover of "Heart of Stone", an original written by Brian Marnell from Casady's new wave group SVT.

Lucky
Studio album by Marty Balin
Released	February 11, 1983
Recorded	August 16 – December 3, 1982
Studio	Record One (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	37:30
Label	EMI America
Producer	Val Garay
Marty Balin chronology
Balin (1981) Lucky (1983) There's No Shoulder (1983)
Singles from Lucky
"What Love Is"/"Heart of Stone" Released: February 1983 "Do It for Love"/"Will You Forever" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

Side one

1. "Born to Be a Winner" (Julio de Caro, Steve Head) – 4:22
2. "What Do People Like?" (de Caro) – 3:49
3. "Just Like That" (Steve Goldstein, Bob Getter, Adrian Peritore) – 2:49
4. "Do It for Love" (Jesse Barish) – 4:07
5. "What Love Is" (Greg Prestopino, Brock Walsh) – 4:44

Side two

1. "Heart of Stone" (Brian Marnell) – 3:13
2. "Palm of Your Hand" (Rick Marotta/Debra Barsha/Bob Alan) – 3:53
3. "Will You Forever" (John Farey/John Whitney) – 3:20
4. "All We Really Need" (Marty Balin/Franne Golde/Steve Goldstein/Peter Ivers) – 3:55
5. "When Love Comes" (Gene Heart/David Evan) – 3:18

CD release

BGO released "Lucky" as part of a two albums on one CD release with "Balin" in March 2013. Andrew Thompson remastered both albums for the CD release.

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Pop	156

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"What Love Is"	US Pop	63
	"Do It for Love"		107
		US AC	17

Personnel

• Marty Balin – vocals
• Steve Goldstein – keyboards, synthesizers, horn arrangements
• Louis Biancaniello – synthesizers
• Waddy Wachtel – guitars
• Kevin McCormick – bass
• Rick Marotta – drums
• M. L. Benoit – percussion
• Bill Bergman – horns
• Jerry Peterson – horns
• Greg Smith – horns
• Jim Price – horns
• Mike Slusher – horns
• Kenneth W. Tussing – horns
• Darrell Leonard – horns
• Lee Thornburg – horns, horn arrangements
• Jimmie Haskell – strings arrangements and conductor
• Sidney Sharp – concertmaster
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals
• Daniel Moore – backing vocals
• Matthew Moore – backing vocals

Production

• A Great Pyramid Ltd. Production
• Val Garay – producer, recording
• Niko Bolas – recording assistant
• Richard Bosworth – recording assistant
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Andy Engel – lettering
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Kosh and Ron Larson – design, art direction