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Here's the debut solo album from keyboardist Bob Pelander whose keyboard wizardry is well known to his fans from his thirteen years with The Michael Stanley Band (where he co-wrote many of the band’s favorite songs), from his tours with Patty Smythe, and his ongoing work with Michael Stanley & The Resonators. The Wait is a tour-de-force instrumental outing with something for everyone. Included among its’ thirteen tracks are nine new Pelander originals plus his own unique interpretations of songs by Jimmy Webb, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder and the MSB classic, “Falling In Love Again”. And as if that were not enough, the album was mixed by legendary producer/engineer Bill Szymczyk. Play The Day of Six Billion Play First Lightning Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. The Day of Six Billion 2. Off Scale Low 3. The Moon's a Harsh Mistress 4. First Lightning 5. I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) 6. Expecting To Fly 7. Jacarta 8. Smoke 'em If You Got 'em 9. Ice On Mars 10. Rivers Run 11. Fallin' in Love Again 12. Eleven Five 13. In Two Days 
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| About Bob Pelander
He joined his first band in 1967 with a close group of friends from church and school. "We played after football games and at local events and we played mostly for free." He attended Baldwin Wallace College in Berea Ohio as a business major, taking numerous electives in music theory and composition. During this time he continued to play with various bands and musicians eventually foming a “cover” band called Reign in 1972. Four years later, Bob became a member of The Michael Stanley Band. As keyboardist, writer and vocalist for The Michael Stanley Band from 1976 to 1985, he and the band co-produced 10 albums for Epic, Arista, and EMI Records and worked with some of the most well renowned producers in the recording industry today including: Bob Clearmountain, Robert John Lange, Don Gehman, Eddie Kramer and Bill Szymczyk. MSB recorded several top 20 and top 30 hits including "Why Should Love Be This Way", "He Can't Love You", "Lover", and "My Town". The band toured extensively during this period with some great artists including Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, Foreigner and The Doobie Brothers, and set still unmatched concert attendance records at Blossom Music Center and the Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio until its official break-up in 1986. In the summer of 1986, Pelander toured with Patty Smyth playing keyboards and guitars supporting her "Downtown Train" release. In 1990, Bob set up a digital midi production studio to create and produce music for various clients including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Sherwin Williams, CVS, the Ohio Lottery, Mr. Hero and American Greetings among many others. As a producer, Bob has worked with numerous artists including Lou Rawls, Bobby Womack, Gerald Levert, Clarence Clemons and Benjamin Orr. In 1993, he composed a series of childrens’educational songs for The Busy World of Richard Scarry and from 1996 to 1998 was the musical director and musical composer for a children's television series airing on PBS called "Wisharoo Park". Bob continues to write, record, and perform with Michael Stanley co-producing the "Ghost Poets" CD in 1994, Michael's first solo album "Coming Up For Air" , "Live At Tangiers" a live double CD, and more recently "Eighteen Down", “The Ground”, "American Road", "The Farrago Sessions", and "The Soft Addictions". He is an Emmy award winner and has been nominated four times for his original music. Bob and his wife Christine were married in 1980 and reside in Henderson, Nevada where Bob also performs with Wayne Newton. They have two sons Robert Michael and Matthew Scott. |