Big Ric

Big Ric was a short-lived rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 1982 by lead singer Joel Porter. Keyboardist Kevin DiSimone previously did work on some of Barry Manilow's albums such as co-writing the song "Stay" from Manilow's album "Here Comes the Night". Guitarist John Pondel also worked with Manilow as he played guitar on Manilow's album "If I Should Love Again". The band would release one self-titled album in 1983. A single from the album, "Take Away" would chart at number 91 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in late 1983. The band additionally released two more singles, "Diana" and "How Does She Do It" the latter of which was released as a promotional single. "Take Away" was also accompanied by a music video which was played on MTV and later MTV2.