Alive on Arrival is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Steve Forbert, released in 1978.[4]

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Alive on Arrival
Studio album by Steve Forbert
Released	1978
Recorded	1977
Studio	A&R Studio R1, New York
Genre	Pop
Length	38:18
Label	Nemperor
Producer	Steve Burgh
Steve Forbert chronology
Alive on Arrival (1978) Jackrabbit Slim (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Forbert

1. "Goin' Down to Laurel" – 4:39
2. "Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast" – 2:49
3. "Thinkin'" – 3:25
4. "What Kinda Guy?" – 2:34
5. "It Isn't Gonna Be That Way" – 4:55
6. "Big City Cat" – 3:50
7. "Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977" – 4:13
8. "Tonight I Feel So Far Away from Home" – 3:14
9. "Settle Down" – 3:46
10. "You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play" – 4:33

Personnel

• Steve Forbert – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone on "Big City Cat"
• Brian Torff – acoustic bass on "Tonight I Feel So Far from Home"
• Steve Burgh – lead guitar
• Dennis Good – trombone
• Robbie Kondor – organ, piano
• Barry Lazarowitz – drums, tambourine
• Hugh McDonald – bass; electric guitar on "What Kinda Guy?"
• Harvey Shapiro – pedal steel

Technical

• Glenn Berger, Charles Clifton - engineer
• Danny Fields - front cover photography

References