''Someday Maybe'' is the 1996 fourth
album
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by
Pittsburgh
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band
The Clarks
The Clarks are an American rock band from the Pittsburgh region, originating at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Over the course of thirty-plus years, they have produced eleven studio albums, two live albums, 2 compilation albums, an EP, and ...
. The record constituted both the band's first and last major label release. After two successful local records on a self-created label,
MCA signed a deal with the band, giving them at least a shot at national success. However, MCA was in financial disarray at the time, due to it being bought out by a larger corporation. In turn, many struggling or newly signed bands were cut from the label. Before 'Someday Maybe' received any promotion, The Clarks were one of many bands that saw their contracts with MCA be terminated in 1997. Despite this heartbreak, the album did perform well in Pittsburgh. 'Stop!', a song that could draw comparison's 'For What It's Worth' by
Buffalo Springfield
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, was intended to be the band's first nation single. Instead, it was relegated to only local success. The traditional rock love song 'Caroline' and the Southern rock influenced 'Mercury' were also major hits in the Pittsburgh market. The Clarks' problems with MCA nearly ruined their careers, and it certainly left them disillusioned with the recording industry. It would take 4 years for the band to release their next album.
Track listing
#"Stop!"
#"Courtney"
#"Mercury"
#"Rain"
#"Caroline"
#"Never Let You Down"
#"Fatal"
#"The Box"
#"One Day In My Life"
#"No Place Called Home"
#"Everything Has Changed"
#"These Wishes"
#"Last Call"
#"Cigarette"
Personnel
*
Scott Blasey
Scott Edward Blasey is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist for The Clarks, a position he has held since the band's inception in the mid-1980s. Blasey has also released three solo albums.
Biography
Born in Connellsville, Pen ...
- lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
*
Rob James - electric guitar, vocals
* Greg Joseph - bass guitar, vocals
* Dave Minarik - drums, vocals
References
1996 albums
The Clarks albums
MCA Records albums
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