[1] Led by singer/guitarist and former Eddie Boy Band member Mark Goldenberg (who also wrote the bulk of The Cretones' material), the group had a strong sense of melody and a lyrical wit that placed them a cut above most of their new wave peers.
They are perhaps best known as the band that provided three of the songs on Linda Ronstadt's new wave rock album Mad Love.
Ronstadt's enormous success served to introduce and highlight Goldenberg's aggressive compositions.
After the band broke up, Goldenberg wrote the song "Automatic" for the Pointer Sisters, which was a top 10 hit in 1984.
Cretones members Steve Beers and Peter Bernstein helped produce and compose the score to the TV show 21 Jump Street.