Jay Gruska – Which One Of Us Is Me (Warner Brothers Records)
Songwriters – Jay and various
Lenny Waronker, then president of Warner Brothers Records said yes when I asked if I could do a solo album and produce it as well. He was cool to do that, must have been in a very good mood and I’ll never forget it. This project was, as I am, very eclectic and not always sure of who it was musically, hence the title: ‘Which One Of Us Is Me’. Sometimes one’s interest in many styles does not a balanced album maketh. but that is what showed up for me at the time and I really had fun with it, especially working with lots of songwriters and musicians whom I both idolized and called friends like: Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Abraham Laboriel, Carlos Vega, Vinnie Colliuta, Doane Perry, John Robinson, Nathan East, Mike Porcaro, Tony Berg, Michael Omartian and Neal Stubenhaus, to name a bunch. I wrote an instrumental piece in honor of my just born daughter, Barbara, and absolutely loved working with Jeremy Lubbock and the orchestra. It was a pivotal moment for me in shifting towards film composition as an additional musical expression. Included here is an experiment that never made it to the record, Sybil, but I wanted to share it here. And small point of interest–‘Circus’ was written for the cool drummer in The Belle Brigade…….she was cool even then.
| Play | Buy | Track | Album | Length | Date Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take a Number | J. Gruska-J. Wiliiams | 3:19 | Warner Brothers Records | ||
| Which One Of Us Is Me | J. Gruska-P. Gordon | 3:27 | Warner Brothers Records | ||
| Atlanta Calling | J. Gruska-M. Landau-R. Freeland | 3:25 | Warner Brothers Records | ||
| Cancun | J. Gruska-P. Gordon | 3:27 | Warner Brothers Records | ||
| Tattoo | J. Gruska-T. Berg | 4:18 | Warner Brothers Records | ||
| Circus | J. Gruska-P. Gordon | 3:38 | Warner Brothers Records | ||
| Barbara's Theme | J. Gruska | 2:56 | Warner Brothers Records | ||
| Sybil | J. Gruska | 6:52 |