Twitch (Aldo Nova album)

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Twitch
Studio album by
Aldo Nova
ReleasedOctober 14, 1985 (1985-10-14)[1]
Recorded6 March – 1 June 1985 (Kingdom Sound)
6 June – 25 July 1985 (The Hit Factory)
StudioKingdom Sound and The Hit Factory, New York
Genre
Length39:39
LabelPortrait
ProducerAldo Nova, Lennie Petze
Aldo Nova chronology
Subject...Aldo Nova
(1983) 		Twitch
(1985) 		Blood on the Bricks
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal2/10[4]

Twitch is the third studio album by Canadian hard rock musician Aldo Nova, released on October 14, 1985 by Portrait Records.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonight (Lift Me Up)"Aldo Nova, Tom De Luca4:15
2."Rumours of You"Nova4:55
3."Surrender Your Heart"Nova, De Luca4:26
4."If Looks Could Kill"Nova, Nicky Prigino, Rod McManus3:49
5."Heartless"Myles Hunter3:19
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Long Hot Summer"Mark Radice4:12
7."Fallen Angel"Nova, Jesse Bradman4:24
8."Stay"Nova, De Luca3:49
9."Lay Your Love on Me"Nova, Paul Kayen3:59
10."Twitch"Nova, Michael Rudetsky2:29

Personnel

  • Aldo Nova – guitar, vocals, synthesizer and Linn LM-1 programming, producer, arranger
  • Paul Kayen – guitars
  • Neil Jason – bass
  • Anton Fig – drums on "Heartless"
  • Billy Carmassi – drums on "Lay Your Love on Me"
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums on "Fallen Angel"
  • Lennie Petze – special effects guitar on "Long Hot Summer", castanets on "Surrender Your Heart", co-producer
  • Michael Rudetsky played and programmed the fairlight on "Long Hot Summer" and "Twitch"
  • Robbie Kilgore – additional synthesizers on "Long Hot Summer"
  • David LeBolt – additional keyboards on "Surrender Your Heart", "Fallen Angel" and "Stay"
  • Peppy Castro – background vocals
  • Michael Bolton – background vocals
  • Bob Christianson – background vocals
  • Angela Clemmons – background vocals on "Rumours of You", "Surrender Your Heart" and "If Looks Could Kill"
  • Fiona – background vocals on "Rumours of You", "Surrender Your Heart" and "Lay Your Love on Me"
Production
  • Brian McGee – engineer, mixing
  • Joe Chiofalo – assistant engineer
  • Michael Abbott – assistant engineer
  • Dwight Druick – vocal coordination
  • Tom Santorelli – head technician
  • Robert Cohen – photography
  • Marl Larson – design

Charts

Chart (1985-1986) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 14

References

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. 11 October 1985. p. 38. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Best of Aldo Nova: Greatest Hits Series – Aldo Nova". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2025. ...but there are some well-crafted AOR tunes to be found on his two other Portrait albums, most of which are found on this well-done retrospective.
  3. ^ Adams, Bret. "Twitch - Aldo Nova". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  5. ^ Aldo Nova (1985). Twitch (LP sleeve). Portrait Records. FR 40001.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0607". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Aldo Nova – Twitch". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.