Artist: LANA LANE
Album: GEMINI (CD)

Year: 2006
Media type: CD

Symphonic rock vocalist Lana Lane has just completed a new, stylized covers albums for release this winter entitled Gemini. It has been a tradition in Japan for Lana to release a "specialty album" every two years. Lana, along with producer / keyboardist / husband Erik Norlander, started with the Lana Lane Ballad Collection in 1998, then continued with Ballad Collection 2 (2000), Covers Collection (2002) and Winter Sessions (2004). Now for 2006, Lana continues this excellent tradition for the winter season with Gemini.

Gemini is an album of classic rock covers from the 60s and 70s featuring the backing musicians Vinny Appice (d), Tony Franklin (b), George Lynch (g), Mark McCrite (g, v) and Erik Norlander (k) along with Kelly Keeling providing additional duet and harmony vocals. Gemini is the astrological symbol for twins, and since this is Lana's second album of all covers, the album carries the theme of "two" throughout. Lana recorded two songs by each classic rock artist for this release: a pair of songs each originally recorded by Cream, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, Heart, Jefferson Airplane and Foreigner. Of particular note is Lana's "Pink Moon Suite" that combines the song "Johnny Moon" -- originally recorded by Heart -- with songs from most of "side one" of Pink Floyd's landmark "Dark Side of the Moon" album.

TRACKLIST:

1. White Room [4:58]
this song was originally recorded by Cream

2. White Rabbit [2:25]
this song was originally recorded by Jefferson Airplane

3. Long Long Way From Home [3:30]
this song was originally recorded by Foreigner

4. You Can Never Go Home [6:02]
this song was originally recorded by The Moody Blues

"Pink Moon Suite" :

5. Breathe Introduction [1:15]
this song was originally recorded by Pink Floyd

6. Johnny Moon [3:01]
this song was originally recorded by Heart

7. Breathe in the Air [1:45]
8. On the Run [2:05]
9. Time [5:21]
10. Breathe Reprise [1:25]
songs 7-10 were originally recorded by Pink Floyd

11. Dream of the Archer [4:19]
this song was originally recorded by Heart

12. Starrider [5:27]
this song was originally recorded by Foreigner

13. Sunshine Of Your Love [4:55]
this song was originally recorded by Cream

14. Wooden Ships [4:31]
this song was originally recorded by Jefferson Airplane along with a simultaneous version by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

15. Nights in White Satin [5:19]
this song was originally recorded by The Moody Blues


LINE-UP:

LANA LANE - lead and harmony vocals
ERIK NORLANDER - keyboards

with

VINNY APPICE - drums
TONY FRANKLIN - fretless bass
GEORGE LYNCH - lead and rhythm guitars
MARK McCRITE - acoustic and electric guitars, harmony vocals
KELLY KEELING - duet and harmony vocals