MORAL SUPPORT

Country:
Canada
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Synth-pop, Italo-Disco

Members:
Richard Cranford, Sandro Durante

VIDEO:
"Living With Passion"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLlyB_KqEOc



LIVING WITH PASSION 12" (1983)

Credits:
Engineer, Mixed By - Dixon Van Winkle/ Executive Producer - John Morin/ Producer - Sandro Durante (tracks: 01, 02, 04) /Producer, Written-By - Richard Cranford (tracks: 01, 02, 04)/ Written-By - Sandro Durante /Engineer, Mixed By - R.C. Blakin (track 03)/Producer - Leon Aronson (track 03)

Tracklist:

01 Living With Passion (Dance Mix-Vocal) (4:35)
02 Living With Passion (Bonus Beats) (1:41)
03 Rising (3:07)
04 Living With Passion (Short Version) (3:39)

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/104758665/living_with_passion_.rar.html

INSANITY (1985)

Credits:
Arranged By, Performer, Producer, Written-By - Richard Cranford , Sandro Durante
Artwork By [Art & Design] - Denise Dufresne/ Engineer - Phil Fages , Richard Blakin* /Executive Producer, Other [Management], Photography [Sleeve] - John Morin /Mixed By - Dixon Van-Winkle* (tracks: 04, 05, 08) , Sylvain Jacob (tracks: 01 to 03, 06, 07, 09)/Producer - Leon Aronson (http://www.leonaronson.com/) (tracks: 03, 08) /Producer [Consultant] - Tony Green

Notes:
Digital pre-production tracks recorded at Support Studios Montreal, using Roland MPU401 Midi Processor

Tracklist:

01 Insanity (4:32)
02 Chasing Rainbows (4:20)
03 Whatever Turns You On (4:08)
04 Strange Day For Dancing (3:22)
05 Living With Passion (3:39)
06 Closer To You (3:20)
07 Hold On To Time (4:38)
08 Rising (3:07)
09 Heart Of Gold (3:36)
Bonus:
10 Living With Passion (Long Version) (9:08)
11 Strange Day For Dancing (long version) (5:20)
12 Living With Passion (Roberto Onofri Remix) (6:35)
13 Living with passion (single version) (4:05)

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/104759852/ms_a.rar.html

This album is one of the rarest (and best!) italo disco albums and never released on CD. Check the mp3 player!

Moral Support was a Canadian group formed when Sandro Durante met closet musician and avid keyboard synthesist Richard Cranford in 1982. After experimenting and jamming together, they really liked what they were coming up with, and decided to get serious about putting an act together. Richard was brilliant with electronics, modifying all of his keyboards and effects devices and controlling everything by computer. When they went to the studio to record, nobody could understand Richard's setup, so they ended up producing themselves. "Strange Day for Dancing" was nominated for a 1984 CASBY "Single of the Year" award, and was also released as a video. Moral Support called it quits shortly afterwards in 1986.(http://www.nerocam.com/MP3/2000.asp)

Behind them was Tony Green (also produced France Joli,Freddy James,Norma Lewis,Geraldine Hunt etc.) who is a famous producer of the so called Montreal Sound (disco style of Canada in the late 70's -early 80's.).

Sandro Durante
now is the President of Tandem Records in Montreal ( http://www.tandemrecords.com/) ,which release Celtic, Classical, Soundtracks, World Country/folk music.

I don't have info about Richard Cranford.

More info:
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