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In 1983 the music label Atco records persuaded Blackfoot to steer away from their southern rock influences as it felt out of time. Atco saw that the bands sales were decreasing and wanted them to try something new (meaning something mellower and more radio friendly) so the band tried to record an album going into the AOR territory. The first recording of ‘Vertical Smiles’ was rejected by the record company so the band had to re-recorded the album. Blackfoot was also aware of that they needed a minor hit to keep their label contract and included no less than three cover versions. Chestnuts 'Morning Dew', Peter Ceteras 'Livin' In The Limelight' and RPMs 'A Legend Never Dies' was chosen for the album. One of the cover tunes was also chosen to be released as the first single from the album. ‘Morning Dew’ or ‘(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew’ as its originally known as was written by Bonnie Dobson in 1962 who got inspired after seeing the movie ‘On The Beach’ from 1959. The track have been done by countless of artists like Episode Six, Grateful Dead, Nazareth, Jeff Beck , Lee Hazelwood, Salena Jones, Devo, Robert Plant just to name a few. This single feels more interesting for the B-side ‘Livin In The City’ that were written by Medlocke, Spires and Hensley but didn’t make it onto the album Track listing: 1. Morning Dew 2. Livin In The City