This album first saw the light of day back in 1979 and this Canadian band featured the multi-talented Alfie Zappacosta. It is a pure AOR album, chock full of melodies and plenty of keyboard fills, although even after repeated plays some songs seem a tad generic. However, ‘Anyway You Want’ and ‘Nicole’ are well worth a listen as prime examples of classy AOR from the late 70’s/early 80’s. With this release you also get the 1982 EP ‘No Surrender’, where ’It’s All Been Done Before’ is a real AOR classic tune. If that wasn’t enough there are also wasn’t enough there are eight unreleased tracks added here including ‘Find Your Way’ is a real gem of a tune - very Journey sounding.

With twenty tracks on the CD Escape are giving real VFM and collectors/fans of AOR should add this to their collections.

***½

Review by Jason Ritchie