It's a Jungle Out There!
It's a Jungle Out There is the first album by Mastedon, the studio project formed by brothers John & Dino Elefante. It was released in 1989 on Regency Records, while they were setting up their own label "Pakaderm Records". Long out-of-print, it was re-issued by Deep Music Distribution in 2006 in the form of digital downloads, available from iTunes and eMusic.
| It's a Jungle Out There! | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 at Pakaderm Studio, Los Alamitos, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 43:21 (56:57 re-issue) | |||
| Label | Regency Records/ SPECTRA Distribution  | |||
| Producer | John & Dino Elefante | |||
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The album was re-issued by Italian label Frontiers Records on November 6, 2009, with three additional tracks: a Mastedon song from 1987's California Metal compilation, "Wasn't It Love", and two live songs from the Cornerstone Festival in 1991, "Islands in the Sky" and "Right Hand".
Track listing
    
| Track Title | Composer(s) | Length | Re-issue Bonus Track | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 "It's a Jungle Out There" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 3:52 | No | 
| 02 "Glory Bound" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 4:18 | No | 
| 03 "This is the Day" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 4:12 | No | 
| 04 "Love Inhalation" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 4:40 | No | 
| 05 "Islands in the Sky" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 3:45 | No | 
| 06 "Get Up" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 4:00 | No | 
| 07 "Love That Will Survive" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 4:04 | No | 
| 08 "Innocent Girl" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 3:39 | No | 
| 09 "Shine On" | Music- John & Dino Elefante / Lyrics- Bob Hartman | 4:26 | No | 
| 10 "Right Hand" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 6:04 | No | 
| 11 "Wasn't It Love" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 4:42 | Yes | 
| 12 "Islands in the Sky (Live at Cornerstone '91)" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 3:34 | Yes | 
| 13 "Right Hand (Live at Cornerstone '91)" | John Elefante / Dino Elefante | 5:46 | Yes | 
- All songs by John Elefante/Dino Elefante © 1988 Uncle Pitts Music (except for track number 9 / © 1988 Uncle Pitts Music/Petsong Publishing).
 - Note: track number 6 is also found on the Christian metal compilation "California Metal Volume II" (1988) on Regency Records as track number 6.[1]
 - Note: track number 11 is also available on the Christian metal compilation "Classic Metal" (1990) on the Regency Records label as track number 1[2] as well as on the Christian metal compilation California Metal.
 
Musicians
    
- David Raven - Drums
 - Phil Rowland - Drums
 - John Elefante - Drums, keyboards
 - Dino Elefante - Bass, rhythm guitar
 - John Pierce - Bass
 - John Patitucci - Fretless bass on "Shine On"
 - Jimmy "Flint" Johnson - Bass
 - Dave "Pitty" Amato - Lead guitar
 - Steff Burnbaum[3] - Lead guitar on "Get Up"
 
Lead vocals
    
- John Elefante on "This Is The Day", "Islands In The Sky", "Get Up", bonus tracks
 - Dave Amato on "Glorybound", "Right Hand", "Love That Will Survive"
 - Perry Lee on "Innocent Girl", "Love Inhalation"
 - Dave Robbins on "It's A Jungle Out There"
 - Dave Pack (guest vocalist) on "Shine On"
 
Additional lead vocals
    
- Coni Gayle, Michelle Lynn on "Shine On"
 
Background vocals
    
- John Elefante, Dave Amato, Dino Elefante
 
Production details
    
- Executive producers: David Malme and John Moore
 - Engineered and mixed by Mike Mireau, John and Dino Elefante
 - Additional recording on "Shine On" at "Packs Place"
 - Additional engineering: Ben Rodgers
 - Assistant engineer: Jeff Simmons
 - Mastering at Future Disc: Steve Hall
 - Illustration: Robert Fischer
 
Album notes
    
- The vocals on this album were processed through the Eventide H-3000SE with special thanks to Gil Griffith
 - Perry Lee appears courtesy of Tracer Fox
 - This album is dedicated to the legend of "Uncle Pitts" Elefante who brought joy to all our lives.
 - The album is also dedicated to Amande Elefante who is recovering from a severe brain aneurysm, thanks to your prayers.
 - Mas'te'don: Any of various, large extinct animals resembling the elephant but larger, much larger
 - "Innocent Girl" was dedicated to Shauna Grant.[4][5]
 
References
    
- "Mastedon, Soldier, Emerald, Ransom, Vision, Judea, Recon - California Metal Volume II". Amazon.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
 -  "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Stef Burns - Roots & Wings". Stefburns.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
 - "Mastedon - It's A Jungle Out There!". Discogs.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
 - "Petraspective - Solo Discography: Bob Hartman - MASTEDON - it's a JUN…". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013.
 
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