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The Illusion were an American psychedelic hard rock band from Long Island, New York.〔Joynson, Vernon (1995). ''Fuzz Acid & Flowers''. Borderline Books.〕 They released three full-length albums in the U.S., the first of which was also issued in the United Kingdom. All three albums were produced by Jeff Barry.〔 From the ashes of earlier Long Island, NY bands like ''The Dell Sonics'' and ''The Creations'', vocalist John Vinci, lead guitarist Richie Cerniglia, bassist Chuck Alder, multi-instrumentalist Mike Maniscalco and drummer Mike Ricciardella came together in ''The '5' Illusions''. While paying their dues on the local scene, they dropped the '5' and became popular enough to cut their first single, "My Party" for DynoVoice Records, composed and produced by label mate Mitch Ryder.〔(Official Website commentary )〕 With their reputation growing beyond the local scene, they were offered a contract by hit songwriter and producer Jeff Barry, who had started his own label, Steed Records. The label was also home to Andy Kim and Robin McNamara.〔(Steed Album Discography )〕 The group had one major hit in the U.S. in 1969 with "Did You See Her Eyes", which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard charts〔Joel Whitburn, ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits''. 7th edn, 2000.〕 and at number 1 in some places in New York,〔Folger, Dennis. The Steed label album was engineered by Fred Weinberg, who was favored by label owner - producer Jeff Barry.(Illusion Biography ), The Official Illusion Web Site.〕 as well as three minor hits: "Together" (peaked at No. 80 on Billboard), "Let's Make Each Other Happy" (No. 98), and "How Does it Feel?" (No. 110).〔 Their first album reached No. 69 and stayed 27 weeks in the Billboard album charts. During their existence the band toured extensively throughout the U.S. opening for a who's who of rock royalty, including The Who, The Allman Brothers Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Chicago and Sly and the Family Stone. After their third album ''If It's So'', drummer Mike Ricciardella left the group after a disagreement over the band's future musical direction.〔http://www.barnabybye.com〕 All the group's Steed Records albums were released on CD in 1994 on Germany's TRC Records.〔(Discogs ''The Illusion'' Album Discography )〕 Their first and second albums, ''The Illusion'' and ''Together (As a Way of Life)'' were released on CD in 2008, with the band stating "we're working on ''If It's So''".〔 ==Album discography== *''The Illusion'' (Steed Records, 1969) U.S. No. 69〔(Billboard ), Allmusic.com〕 (TRC 094 CD, 1994, Germany) *''Together (As a Way of Life)'' (Steed, 1969) (Dot, 1970, Canada)〔 (TRC 037 CD, 1994, Germany) *''If It's So'' (Steed, 1970) (Paramount, 1970, France)〔 (TRC 018 CD, Germany, 1994) *''The Lost Live Tapes'' (ChuckAlder.com, 2010) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Illusion (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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