Max Carl The Circle Tracks: 1. Radical Prodigal 2. The Lion Kills The Sparrow 3. The Circle 4. A Cold Shot 5. Strategic Land (A Soldier's Song) 6. Night Train Roll 7. A Thousand Nights 8. Tell Me Where Your Sister's Hiding 9. Curves 10. Timing Line up: Backing Vocals – Tony Carey Bass, Synthesizer – Jimmy Haslip Drums, Percussion – Eddie Zyne Drums, Percussion – Otto Fuss Guitar – Andreas Becker Guitar – Helmut Bibi Guitar – Reinhard Besser Saxophone – Christian Selke Saxophone – Eddie Taylor Synthesizer – Volcker Barber Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Max Carl Record Label / Year of Release: MCA 1985 Notes: Max Carl Gronenthal (born January 29, 1950 in Humphrey, Nebraska) is an American rock singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter. He is the current lead singer of the classic rock band Grand Funk Railroad. In addition, he spent several years as the keyboardist and lead singer for the mainstream rock band 38 Special In 1985 Max Carl recorded his third solo album. Unlike the first two solo albums released as Max Gronenthal, The Circle would be released under his stage name "Max Carl." The album's title track would be included on the soundtrack for the John Hughes film Weird Science. Later that same year, Carl was invited to join .38 Special, a request that he eventually accepted.