Lost in Austin
Studio album by Marc Benno
Released 1979
Recorded 1979
Genre Rock
Length 41:34
Label A&M
Producers Glyn Johns
Marc Benno has been giving blues, rock n roll, and pop music an unmistakable Texas flavor for years. A singer/songwriter who plays the guitar and piano, Benno is a strong force behind some of rock and blues greatest talents making them sound even better. The list of legends heÕs worked with includes The Doors, Eric Clapton, Lightnin' Hopkins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Wyman, Georgie Fame, Rita Coolidge, Eddie Murphy, Leon Russell and many more!
In the 60's, after performing in Dallas with Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, the Eagles, first known as Felicity and The Moving Sidewalks, aka ZZ Top, Benno headed to Los Angeles to further his career. That put him in the right place at the right time!
Marc Benno recorded a pair of albums with Leon Russell as a duo under the name The Asylum Choir. These recordings are considered rock classics by Billboard Magazine. Benno was then picked to play guitar on an album by the psychedelic rock greats The Doors. The sessions were for the classic L.A. Woman (1971), the groupÕs last LP before Jim MorrisonÕs death.
Benno recorded four albums for A&M Records in Hollywood in the 70Õs. Eric Clapton played guitar on two tracks from BennoÕs 1979 album Lost in Austin, recorded in London, produced by Glyn Johns who was famous for producing The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
He toured with Rita Coolidge as lead guitarist and band leader opening for The Byrds at Royal Albert Hall in London!
After two years serving as Lightnin' Hopkins bandleader and lead guitarist, Benno formed Marc Benno & The Nightcrawlers, opening shows across America for Humble Pie and The J. Geils Band. One of the Crawlers was a young guitarist named Stevie Ray Vaughan.
BennoÕs career got an unexpected boost in 1985, when his song ÒRock & Roll Me AgainÓ, recorded by The System for the movie Beverly Hills Cop, won a Grammy for Best Composition for a Motion Picture Soundtrack!
Professional Ratings:
allmusic 2/5 stars
Review by William Ashford of allmusic:
It's hard to say what went wrong here, but as a whole, this project just didn't jell. Maybe it was recording in England with someone other than David Anderle producing. All songs are originals except for the odd inclusion of the Bobby Darin classic "Splish Splash." This is just not up to par for Benno, but of interest to hardcore fans.
LP track listing
All songs written by Marc Benno except as noted.
Side One
1. "Hot Foot Blues" (Marc Benno, Irvin Benno) Ð 4:57
2. "Chasin' Rainbows" Ð 4:13
3. "Me and a Friend of Mine" Ð 3:04
4. "New Romance" Ð 4:06
5. "Last Train" (Marc Benno, Irvin Benno) Ð 4:05
Side Two
6. "Lost in Austin" Ð 5:09
7. "Splish Splash" (Bobby Darin, Jean Murray) Ð 3:06
8. "Monterrey Pen" Ð 3:20
9. "Drifter" Ð 4:27
10. "Hey There Senorita" Ð 5:07
Personnel:
* Marc Benno - guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
* Albert Lee - guitar, vocals
* Carl Radle - bass
* Jim Keltner - drums
* Dick Morrissey - saxophone
* Dick Sims - keyboards