Released February 10, 1998 Length 41:40 Release date 10 February 1998 Label CNR Records | Recorded 1997 Artist Mike Tramp Producer Mike Tramp Genre Hard rock | |
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Capricorn
(1998) Recovering the Wasted Years
(2002) Similar Mike Tramp albums, Hard rock albums | ||
Mike tramp better off
Capricorn is the debut solo album by former White Lion and Freak of Nature lead singer, Mike Tramp.
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Tramp started working on the album following the split of Freak of Nature and the album features former Freak of Nature bandmates, guitarist Kenny Korade and bass player Jerry Best. Former White Lion bass guitarist James LoMenzo performed backing vocals on the album.
Background
First released in France on the CNR Music label in November 1997, the album was subsequently given a much wider distribution with the North American release on the 10th of February 1998 through CMC International, at which point Tramp commenced a solo tour in support of it. The album was also picked up in Britain by Music for Nations.
The song "Better Off" was released as Tramp's debut solo single and features his first solo music video."Already Gone" was also released as a single for the album and "If I Live Tomorrow" was released as a promo single. "Take a Little Time" was released as an EP/Single titled "Leftovers" which included "Fears of Yesterday" and "Just a Dream" as B-sides.
It would be five years before Tramp returned to the studio to record his follow-up album, Recovering the Wasted Years, during which time he would move to Australia, with the aim of raising his son away from the rigors of big city life and to plan his next career move.
Credits
Songs
1Already Gone3:50
2If I Live Tomorrow3:37
3Here I Don't Belong4:48