On the Prowl (album)
| On the Prowl | ||||
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 Cover art by Jim Warren | ||||
| Studio album by Loudness | ||||
| Released |
 February 25, 1991 May 24, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 at Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal | |||
| Length | 51:14 | |||
| Label |
ATCO WEA Japan | |||
| Producer | Loudness, Mark Dearnley | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
On the Prowl is the ninth studio album of Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It is also their second and last album with American vocalist Mike Vescera, before his leaving to join Yngwie Malmsteen's band for the album The Seventh Sign. On the Prowl is mainly a compilation of self-covers of songs from early Loudness' albums, containing only three new songs written by the band (♠). However, Mike Vescera translated and adapted the lyrics of the old songs written by former vocalist Minoru Niihara, to be sung in English.[2]
Track listing
- "Down 'n' Dirty" ♠ - 4:36
- "Playin' Games" ♠ - 3:47
- "Love Toys" ♠ - 4:02
- "Never Again" - 5:01 (cover of "Silent Sword", b-side of the single "Risky Woman")
- "Deadly Player" - 4:47 (cover of "Lonely Player", from the album Devil Soldier)
- "Take It or Leave It" - 4:31 (cover of "Milky Way", from the album Disillusion)
- "Girl" - 4:20 (cover of "Girl", from the album Devil Soldier)
- "Long Distance" - 4:15 (cover of "Long Distance Love", from the EP Jealousy)
- "In the Mirror" - 3:34 (cover of "In the Mirror", from the album The Law of Devil's Land)
- "Sleepless Nights" - 4:39 (cover of "Sleepless Night", from the album The Law of Devil's Land)
- "Find a Way" - 7:31 (cover of "To Be Demon", from the album The Birthday Eve)
All music by Akira Takasaki. The lyrics for all the new songs written by Mike Vescera, except for "Love Toys" by Vescera/Dearnley. Other lyrics by Niihara.
Personnel
Band members
- Michael Vescera - vocals
- Akira Takasaki - guitars
- Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
- Munetaka Higuchi - drums
Additional musicians
- Jim Wilkas - keyboards
- Nat, Gary and Chris Vescera, Marty Earley - backing vocals
Production
- Mark Dearnley - producer, engineer, mixing
- Charles Paakkari, Chris Rich, Jesse Henderson - assistant engineers
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- George Azuma - supervisor
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Loudness On the Prowl review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ↑ "Loudness - On the Prowl". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
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