01. Tightwire
02. Love Magician
03. Too Much Good Lovin’
04. Hold Tight
05. Taxman
06. Means That Much
07. Come On
08. A Place Called Hot
09. Don’t You Think Its Time

Jimi Jamison - Vocals
Tommy Cathey - Bass and Vocals  
Paul Cannon - Guitar                    
Buddy Davis - Guitar                     
Bill Marshall - Drums  
Gary Topper - saxophone on Live Magician

Target was an exciting US Quintet from Memphis that featured the legendary Jimi Jameson (Cobra / Survivor) on vocals. They released two albums on A & M in 1976 (Target) and 1977 (Captured). However, it has come to light that a third album was recorded in 1979, entitled 'In Range' before the band split in 1982.

While vocalist Jimi Jamison did go on to greater heights - thanks to his stints fronting Cobra and, of course, Survivor not to mention releasing an impressive catalogue of solo records ­ Target were the band with whom he first made the progression from playing the bars and clubs to touring as a major label act opening for the likes of Black Sabbath and Styx. However, the debut Target LP wasn't the singer's first album recording credit. Nor bassist Tommy Cathey's either. Having started to work together in a band called Omaha in the early 70's an opportunity to hook up with another project was just too good to miss, as the latter explains: 'After a stint in Omaha with Jimi, we both wanted to explore the chances of original music,' recalls Cathey. 'David Beaver had been doing original music for a couple of years so we gravitated to that. We did two records with D. Beaver, of which only one was released ('Combinations' on the TMI label in 1973). Right after the second record, Jimi and I were ready to take the splash into forming our own band to do original music, so we teamed up with guitarist/organist Buddy Davis and formed Target. We still played cover music to pay the bills, but all along writing our own music and trying to be a good rock and roll band!' The band toured substantially back then and it was a shame that the band split before that third release saw the light of day

'In Range' was recorded in the autumn of 1979: it took the band about two to three weeks to do this third album. What an album it is though, this is Target's best recording, chock full of quality songs and musicianship. Its criminal it has laid dormant for so long, but here it is for you on Escape Music.

Here is what bassist Tommy Cathey says about the recording: 'I think what I'm most proud of with the third album is the maturity of our songs and the developing sound we were getting in the studio. This album doesn't sound like the first two and I consider it to be the best of the three! We produced it ourselves and I think you can tell the distinction from the first two albums. The third album is all Target with no outside help or direction! I am very proud of our efforts and I hope all our fans and a new generation of fans will appreciate the music!' ---melodicrock.com

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01 - Love Just Won't Quit
02 - Bad Boy
03 - Let Me Live
04 - Just A Little Too Much
05 - Can't Fake It
06 - 99 1/2
07 - You Need A Woman
08 - Let Me Down Easy
09 - Walkin' Song
10 - Are You Ready
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11 - You Need A Woman (Live 1978)
12 - Let Me Live (Live 1978)

Jimi Jamison - lead vocals
Buddy Davis - lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
Paul Cannon - lead guitar
Tommy Cathey - bass, vocals
David Spain - drums, percussion

Digitally remastered and expanded edition including two bonus tracks. Arguably the British rock scene was hugely influenced by the massive commercial impact of American melodic rock bands that emerged during the late 70s. However there was a time, earlier in the decade, when British rock cast a huge impact on American music. Acts such as Free, Bad Company, Trapeze and Deep Purple were the hot ticket items of the time and their influence was staggeringly persuasive… not least on Target. Memphis based Target were keen students of the British sound and forged their style and identity with exacting accuracy. It was a style that showcased vocalist Jimi Jamison’s (later to join Survivor) vocals perfectly, a wonderful combination of rough-hewn growls delivered with velvet smoothness, sitting proudly atop songs that packed a decidedly blues rock punch. The combination was hugely compelling. Discovered by Black Oak Arkansas frontman Jim Dandy and his manager, in a Memphis Club, the five piece band were soon signed to A&M records and put in to the legendary Ardent Studios, with producer John Ryan, to cut this, their debut album. It is a work of sublime proficiency, digging deep into soulful grooves and muscular rock. Despite a concerted effort, including a thirty date US tour opening for Black Sabbath, the record failed to resonate commercially with the public at the time but did it provide a healthy platform from which to launch their follow up album. ---viralvideopk.com

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1 	It's Only Love 	
2 	Shine The Light 	
3 	Runaway 	
4 	Just For You 	
5 	Maybe In Time 	
6 	Make Our Dreams Come True 	
7 	Holdin' On 	
8 	Rock N' Roll Laureate 	
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9 	Holdin' On (Live 1978) 	
10 	Runaway (Live 1978) 	
11 	Make Our Dreams Come True (Live 1978) 	
12 	Just For You (Live 1978) 	
13 	Maybe In Time (Live 1978) 	
14 	It's Only Love (Live 1978)

Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Tommy Cathey
Drums, Congas, Percussion – David Spain
Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar – Paul Cannon
Lead Vocals – Jimi Jamison (future singer Survivor)
Producer, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Paul Hornsby
Buddy Davis – keyboards

1976: In the decade before the polished, radio ready sound of AOR and melodic Rock stormed out of the USA – becoming the envy of British rock artists – American bands were taking their cue from the pre-eminent, blues based rock sound emanating from the UK. Bands like Free, Bad Company, Humble Pie and Clapton provided the template. For many it is an era that has long disappeared into the rear view mirror, and even though (or perhaps because) the future comes flying toward us at an alarming rate, some of us like to go back. Not for comfort, not for nostalgia, but because back then, the music was fresh, new, ground-breaking, ambitious, and was being created on both sides of the Atlantic.

One such aspiring outfit was Memphis band, Target, owner of a uniquely talented, pre-Cobra, pre-Survivor vocalist by the name of Jimi Jamison. On the self titled debut, the band’s tightly structured roadhouse blues is charmingly simple, and you can hear them – especially on ‘Let Me Live’ and ‘Just A Little Too Much’ – reaching for something more melodically memorable, planting hooks that set up home in your head. Not every track measures up, but the band clearly had the ambition and indeed the chops (Paul Cannon’s guitar work could give Skynyrd and ZZTop a run for their money), but this album lacked the vision and the final few pieces of the puzzle. Two bonus tracks, blistering live versions of ‘You Need A Woman’ and ‘Let Me Live’ have been added to this remaster.

The following year, the band released Captured. And this looked liked The One. Their Southern Rock roots shone in the light of a more polished and expensive sounding production. Producer Paul Hornsby – who had worked with the Allmans and Marshall Tucker – helped forge a unique identity for the band, creating a weather beaten sound with a blend of grit , growl and a growing sense of sophistication in the songwriting.

They hit a sure, confident stride early on, embracing blues, gospel and rock with ‘Just For You’ and ‘Maybe In Time’. Sure, there was a Bad Company undercurrent, but Jamison is clearly stepping up to the mark as his own man, finding his own voice and shrugging off his Paul Rogers’ imitation.

As a bonus, this remastered version has 6 previously unreleased live tracks, uniquely marking the beginning of a glorious career. Jamison truly was one of the distinctive voices of the AOR genre. These live tracks may not be sonically sound in the true sense of hi fidelity, but they’ve got that elusive quality much sought after by rock musicians, they call it soul.

Inevitably, it seems, the usual suspects – management and label problems – forced the band to fold. Jamison went on to join Kobra and then Survivor. The rest, as they say, is history. Considering the original recordings are 40 years old, this remaster suggests some authentic magic dust as been discovered at Rock Candy HQ. --- themidlandsrocks.com

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