Endangered Species (Klaatu album) explained

Endangered Species is the fourth and penultimate album by the Canadian rock band Klaatu, released in 1980.

Reception

The album was a commercial and critical failure. As a result, the band was dropped shortly afterwards by Capitol, though Capitol's Canadian division picked up the band and released their final album Magentalane in Canada only.

AllMusic described Endangered Species as a "downright ghastly pop-rock affair",^[1] and deemed its songs "dismal".^[2]

Track listing

Side 2

Personnel

Klaatu

• Dee Long – vocals, guitar solo on "Sell Out, Sell Out"
• John Woloschuk – vocals, bass, keyboard, guitar
• Terry Draper – vocals

Additional musicians

• Chris Bond – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ARP Avatar synth guitar, backing vocals^{[3] [4]}
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar^[3]
• Ed Greene – drums^[3]
• Jeff Porcaro – drums^{[3] [4]}
• Gary Coleman – percussion^{[3] [4]}
• Bobbye Hall – percussion^{[3] [4]}
• Tom Hensley – keyboards^{[3] [4]}
• Clarence McDonald – keyboards^{[3] [4]}
• Richard Kerr – keyboards^{[3] [4]}
• Tom Scott – saxophone and solo on "Hot Box City"^[3]
• Ernie Watts – sax^{[3] [4]}
• Jim Horn – sax^[4]
• Chuck Findley – trumpet^{[3] [4]}
• Sir Rupert Perry – spoken vocals on "Sell Out, Sell Out"^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Klaatu/Hope - Klaatu - Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. 28 April 2019.
2. Web site: Endangered Species - Klaatu - Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. 28 April 2019.
3. Web site: 890. Klaatu - Leland Sklar talks about Endangered Species. www.youtube.com. 7 March 2022.
4. Web site: 1980 Klaatu – Endangered Species. www.sessiondays.com. 7 March 2022.