Sneaker (album)

Sneaker
Studio album by
Sneaker
ReleasedOctober 1981
Recorded1981
Village Recorder, Cherokee Studios
GenresRock, soft rock
Length36:52
LabelHandshake
ProducerJeff Baxter
Sneaker chronology
Sneaker
(1981)		 Loose in the World
(1982)
Singles from Sneaker
  1. "More Than Just the Two of Us"
    Released: October 1981
  2. "Don't Let Me In"
    Released: 1982

Sneaker is the debut album by the band Sneaker. It was released in 1981 on Handshake Records.[1]

It contains the hit single, "More Than Just the Two of Us" (which peaked at number 34 in the U.S. charts,[2] and number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart).

Background and recording

The album's lead track, "Don't Let Me In", was written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, who recorded a songwriting demo of it in the late 1960s.[3] However, Sneaker were the first artist to record the song for release.

Michael Carey Schneider wrote the opening to "More Than Just the Two of Us" on piano, influenced by Barry Manilow, and Mitch Crane then wrote the vocal melody and lyrics.[4] The lyrics were written about Crane's pending separation and divorce from his wife.[4] A demo was recorded with Crane singing lead, but he struggled to reach the notes he had written, and rather than transpose the song to a key he could more easily sing, he suggested Schneider sing the lead.[4]

Schneider said of the song "Jaymes", "That’s one of my most jazziest chord progressions I’ve ever written. That was inspired by 'You Belong to Me' by Michael McDonald [sic - McDonald co-wrote "You Belong to Me" with Carly Simon, and he never recorded it as a solo artist]. It was written about a real person, Jaymes Foster, David Foster's sister."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Carey Schneider and Mitch Crane, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Don't Let Me In"Walter Becker, Donald FagenCrane4:13
2."More Than Just the Two of Us" Schneider4:21
3."One by One" Crane2:50
4."Jaymes" Crane3:44
5."In Time" Schneider4:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Get Up, Get Out" Schneider3:32
2."Looking for Someone Like You"Schneider, Crane, Michael CottageSchneider4:01
3."Millionaire"SchneiderSchneider4:22
4."No More Lonely Days"Jim King, CraneCrane5:11

Personnel

Sneaker
  • Michael Cottage - bass, background vocals
  • Mitch Crane - guitars, lead and background vocals
  • Mike Hughes - drums, background vocals
  • Jim King - keyboards, synthesizers, vibes
  • Michael Carey Schneider - lead and background vocals, keyboards
  • Tim Torrance - guitars
Guest artists
  • "Don't Let Me In": Jeff Baxter - guitar solos on fade
  • "Jaymes": Ed Greene - drums, John Raymond - bass, David Foster - clavinet, Lon Price - saxophone solo, Bobby LaKind - percussion (courtesy Warner Bros. Records)
  • "One By One": David Woodford - saxophone solo
  • "No More Lonely Days": Jeff Baxter - guitar solos on fade, Sherlie Mathews, Paulette Brown, Cleopatra Kennedy - background vocals, Jimmie Haskell - string and French horn arrangements
Production

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (December 31, 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780898201741 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Sneaker - Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Robustelli, Anthony (2017). Steely Dan FAQ: All that's Left to Know about this Elusive Band. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 353. ISBN 9781495025129.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Chiu, David (March 26, 2014). "Interview: Michael Carey Schneider of Sneaker". NewBeats. Retrieved April 17, 2026.


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