''It's a Jungle Out There'' is the first

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, the studio project formed by brothers

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& Dino Elefante. It was released in 1989 on Regency Records, while they were setting up their own label "Pakaderm Records". Long out-of-print, it was re-issued by Deep Music Distribution in 2006 in the form of digital downloads, available from

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, and in 2022, a remastered CD-only release from Girder Music. The album was re-issued by Italian label

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on November 6, 2009, with three additional tracks: a Mastedon song from 1987's ''

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'' compilation, "Wasn't It Love", and two live songs from the

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in 1991, "Islands in the Sky" and "Right Hand".

Track listing

* All songs by John Elefante/Dino Elefante © 1988 Uncle Pitts Music (except for track number 9 / © 1988 Uncle Pitts Music/Petsong Publishing). * Note: track number 6 is also found on the Christian metal compilation "''California Metal Volume II''" (1988) on Regency Records as track number 6. * Note: track number 11 is also available on the Christian metal compilation "''Classic Metal''" (1990) on the Regency Records label as track number 1 as well as on the Christian metal compilation ''

''.

Personnel

Musicians *

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– keyboards, drums * Dino Elefante – rhythm guitars, bass * Dave Amato – lead guitars (1-5, 7-10) * Steff Burnbaum – lead guitar (6) * Jimmy Johnson – bass * John Pierce – bass *

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–

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(9) * David Raven – drums * Phil Rowland – drums Vocals * David Robbins – lead vocals (1) * Dave Amato – lead vocals (2, 7, 10), backing vocals * John Elefante – lead vocals (3, 5, 6, 11-13 onus tracks, backing vocals * Perry Lee – lead vocals (4, 8) *

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– lead vocals (9) * Coni Gayle – additional lead vocals (9) * Michelle Lynn – additional lead vocals (9) * Dino Elefante – backing vocals

Production

* David Malme – executive producer * John Moore – executive producer * John Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing * Dino Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing * Mike Mireau – engineer, mixing * Ben Rodgers – additional engineer * Jeff Simmons – assistant engineer * Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California) * Robert Fischer – illustration * Scott Waters – design, layout

Album notes

* The vocals on this album were processed through the Eventide H-3000SE with special thanks to Gil Griffith * Perry Lee appears courtesy of Tracer Fox * This album is dedicated to the legend of "Uncle Pitts" Elefante who brought joy to all our lives. * The album is also dedicated to Amande Elefante who is recovering from a severe brain aneurysm, thanks to your prayers. * Mas'te'don: Any of various, large extinct animals resembling the elephant but larger, much larger * "Innocent Girl" was dedicated to

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References

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