The Gist Of The Gemini (Remastered) Gino Vannelli

• 1 Love Of My Life 04:30
• 2 Ugly Man 03:54
• 3 A New Fix For '76 03:32
• 4 Omens Of Love 04:31
• 5 Fly Into This Night 03:27
• 6 Prelude To The War 04:32
• 7 The Battle Cry 01:52
• 8 To The War 04:34
• 9 Carnal Question 02:36
• 10 After The Last Battle 02:04
• 11 To The War (Reflection) 02:02
• 12 Summers Of My Life 04:28
• Total Runtime 42:02

Info for The Gist Of The Gemini (Remastered)

The Gist of the Gemini is the fourth studio album of Italian-Canadian singer Gino Vannelli. The album was released in 1976 and was produced by Gino and his brother Joe Vannelli, together with Geoff Emerick.

"Romantic progressive pop with layered piano and synthesizer atop outrageously pretentious lyrics about love and war. Those who can get past lines like "A post-war eunuch/A lover that is lame" will find some relaxed, smoky melodies here, especially the closer "Summers of My Life." "Fly into This Night" was a minor FM hit that lands a hefty keyboard punch courtesy of his brother, Joe Vannelli. Instrumentally, this is perhaps Vannelli's best effort. The lyrics are quite amusing, though that might not have been his intention." (Peter Kurtz, AMG)

Gino Vannelli, lead and backing vocals, arrangements, acoustic piano, clavinet
Joe Vannelli, acoustic and electric pianos, clavinet, synthesizers, string and brass arrangements
Richard Baker, organ, synthesizers, synth bass, string and brass arrangements
Jay Graydon, electric guitars
Ross Vannelli, guitars, backing vocals
Graham Lear, drums
John J. Mandell, timpani, percussion
Dido Morris, congas, cuica, timbales
Dianne Brooks, backing vocals
Brenda Russell, backing vocals
The John McCarthy Choir, backing vocals (track 6)

Produced by Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Geoff Emerick

Digitally remastered

Gino Vannelli
has remained one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music having sold over 20 million records worldwide. From rock, to jazz, to soul, even classical, he’s left no musical stone unturned. Starting his career in 1973, he was one of the first Caucasian artists to perform on Soul Train and toured with the legendary Stevie Wonder. He gained momentum with his first single, “People Gotta Move” in 1974 and continued to make waves as he releases his hit single, “I Just Wanna Stop” reached #1 in Canada and #4 in US on Billboard’s Hot 100. The single garnered GINO a Grammy Award-nomination for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” in 1978. In 1979, he won his second Juno Award for “Best Male Vocalist” and continued to churn out hits including the Top 10 singles “Living Inside Myself” (1981) and “Wild Horses” (1987).

GINO caught the attention of Pope John Paul II with his 2001 song “Parole Per Mio Padre” (Words For My Father) and performed it for the Pope himself at the Vatican. He then released Canto (BMG) in 2003 which featured contemporary classical songs sung in English, Italian, Spanish and French.

In 2013, GINO performed for the first time in over 15 years in Los Angeles, CA at the historic Saban Theater which was recorded and released as a CD/DVD compilation, Live In LA, in 2014 and charted at #1 on Amazon. In 2021, GINO released his latest album, More that A Good Thing, which contains a contemporary remake of “The River Must Flow” (from his Gold-certified 1976 album Brother To Brother) featuring Brian Mcknight on backing vocals and Michael Phillips on talk box.

Some things get better with age and GINO is living embodiment of that sentiment. Whether performing piano-voice concerts in theaters, singing before symphony orchestras in concert halls, big bands or a pop ensemble, to throngs of enthusiastic fans, GINO remains impassioned and true to his art as ever. His standing as a powerful and innovative live performer have seen him continue to perform sold-out shows across the globe.

This album contains no booklet.