TWO MAN BAND

This is the 3rd released Splinter album and the first distributed by Warner Brothers Records.

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The cover photo with Bob and Bill in band uniforms was shot in London.
George Harrison hired songwriter Parker McGee (who'd written some hits for England Dan & John Ford Coley) to write some hits for Splinter on this album, but the singles ("Round & Round" and "Motions Of Love") still went nowhere in the charts. Despite this, "Round & Round" is still one of their best singles. Bob Purvis remembers a great song he had called "Rush Of Daily Life" that had to be sacrificed from the LP due to the Parker McGee songs being included.

Catalog #: Dark Horse DH 3073, released October 3, 1977 (U.S.) [ back cover | label side I | label side II ]
Catalog #: Dark Horse DH 3073, released October, 1977 (Canada) [ back cover credits | label side I | label side II ]
Catalog #: Dark Horse K56403, released October 7, 1977 (U.K.)
Catalog#: Dark Horse DH 56 403, released October 10, 1977 (West Germany)

YouTube lyric videos for Two Man Band LP

SIDE 1:
1. Little Girl [William Elliott & Robert J. Purvis] (3:15)
vocals: Bob Purvis & Bill Elliott
Bob Purvis: "Billy had the verses written to his tune. I wrote the middle tune (bridge) and lyrics with him and modulated the end."
2. Round & Round [Parker McGee] (3:12)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
harmony vocal: Bob Purvis
slide guitar solo: George Harrison
synthesizer: Rod Argent
piano: David Briggs
3. Baby Love [Robert J. Purvis] (3:31)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
harmony vocal: Bob Purvis
4. I Apologize [Robert J. Purvis] (4:35)
vocals: Bob Purvis & Bill Elliott
5. Black Friday [Robert J. Purvis] (2:58)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
harmony vocal: Bob Purvis
Bob Purvis: "This was supposed to be done like a Tamla-Motown real ballsy groove."

SIDE 2:
1. New York City (Who Am I?) [Robert J. Purvis] (3:50)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
harmony vocal: Bob Purvis
Bob Purvis: "It was written in New York in the San Moritz Hotel over Central Park."
2. I Need Your Love [Robert J. Purvis] (2:59)
vocals: Bob Purvis & Bill Elliott
Bob Purvis: "(The original title) Empty Cans And Everything was changed to I Need Your Love."
3. Motions Of Love [Parker McGee] (3:25)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
harmony vocal: Bob Purvis
4. Silver [Robert J. Purvis] (3:16)
lead vocal: Bob Purvis
harmony & backing vocal: Bill Elliott
5. Love Is Not Enough (To Stay Alive) [version 2] [Robert J. Purvis] (4:01)
vocals: Bill Elliott & Bob Purvis

VOCALS: Bill Elliott & Bob Purvis
GUITARS: Steve Gibson, Parker McGee, and George Harrison
BASS: Norbert Putnam
SYNTHESIZER: Rod Argent
KEYBOARDS: David Briggs
DRUMS & PERCUSSION: Kenny Buttrey
STRINGS ARRANGED BY: David Briggs
SAXOPHONE & HORNS: Memphis Horns

Produced by: Norbert Putnam
Executive Producers: George Harrison & Dennis Morgan
Recorded at F.P.S.H.O.T., Mid 1977
Recording engineer: Phil McDonald
2nd engineer: Kumar Shankar
Remix by: Norbert Putnam
Mastered by: Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Nashville TN

Art Direction & Design: Bob Cato

Parker McGee appears courtesy of Big Tree Records [Parker McGee has returned from London - CashBox news 1977 June 11]

Thanks to: Rob Hill, Olivia Arias, Pat Burgess, Myrna Harris, Ann Keaner, Muriel Housman, Linda Roles & Elsie Jackson
Special Thanks to: George Harrison


Dark Horse Records bio: [ page 1 | pages 2-3 ]

Promo photos:
portrait (from September 1977 press kit)

other items:
album review from Cashbox, 1977 October 22
album ad from New Musical Express promoting tour with Cher & Gregg Allman (November 19, 1977) thanks to Philippe Colinge

8-track tape (U.S.A.)

"We've had our share of problems," say Bob Purvis and Bill Elliott but modestly forgot to mention that they completed a 6 week tour with Cher and Gregg Allman for which they received rave reviews.