Corridors of Power (album)

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Released September 1982 Release date September 1982 Label Mirage		Artist Gary Moore Producer Jeff Glixman Genres Hard rock, Heavy metal

Recorded March - May 1982 at Townhouse Studios Length 43:10 (Original LP)55:50 (2002 CD reissue) Corridors of Power(1982) Rockin' Every Night – Live in Japan(1983) Similar Gary Moore albums, Blues rock albums

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Corridors of Power is the third studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1982.

The album contains a cover of the Free song "Wishing Well". The track "End of the World" features Jack Bruce of Cream sharing lead vocals with Moore. Moore would later join with Bruce again on the Bruce-Baker-Moore project in 1993.

The first 25,000 vinyl copies of Corridors of Power came with a bonus EP featuring three live tracks recorded at the Marquee, London on 25 August 1982.

Personnel

Gary Moore - lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals

Ian Paice - drums, percussion (all but 6)

Neil Murray - bass guitar (all but 5)

Tommy Eyre - keyboards (all but 5)

Additional personnel

John Sloman - backing vocals

Jack Bruce - co-lead vocals (6)

Bobby Chouinard - drums (6)

Mo Foster - bass guitar (5)

Don Airey - keyboards (5)

Trivia

Mari Hamada covered "Love Can Make a Fool of You" (Retitled as "Love, Love, Love") on her 1985 album Rainbow Dream.

As a nod to Corridors of Power, American guitarist Jeff Kollman named his 2012 solo album Silence in the Corridor, the title track of which is a tribute to Moore.

Songs

1Don't Take Me for a Loser5:25
2Always Gonna Love You3:56
3Wishing Well4:07

References

Corridors of Power (album) Wikipedia

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