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Gorky Park (album)

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Genre
  
Glam metal

Language
  
English

Length
  
51:21

Label
  
Mercury

Released
  
1989 (1989) (see release history)

Recorded
  
Kajem/Victory Studios, Gladwyne; Kajem/Victory East Studios, Philadelphia. Track #5 The Warehouse/J.E.M. Studios, Philadelphia & Sanctuary Sound Studios, New Jersey

Gorky Park is the debut album by Russian hard rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Mercury, Bon Jovi's label. It features the band's first hit single, "Bang", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on MTV.

Contents

Track listing

  • All music composed by Gorky Park, except where noted.
  • Lyrics by M.Berardi & G.Schwartz (1, 3, 8, 11), A.Grigoriev (2, 4), Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora (5), Pete Townshend (6), J. Zocchi (7, 10), K.Kavalerian & Irina Antonian (9)
    1. "Bang" – 4:47
    2. "Try to Find Me" – 5:08
    3. "Hit Me with the News" – 3:52
    4. "Sometimes at Night" – 5:08
    5. "Peace in Our Time" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) – 5:56
    6. "My Generation" (Pete Townshend, includes Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky") – 4:44
    7. "Within Your Eyes" – 4:55
    8. "Child of the Wind" – 5:22
    9. "Fortress" – 4:04
    10. "Danger" – 3:30
    11. "Action" – 3:55 (Bonus track on the CD and Cassette)

    Personnel

    Band members
  • Alexei Belov: lead guitar, balalaika, all keyboards, background vocals
  • Nikolai Noskov: lead vocals, background vocals
  • Big Sasha Minkov: bass, background vocals
  • Jan Ianenkov: lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Sasha Lvov: drums, percussion, background vocals
    • Additional musicians
  • Annette Hardeman, Gabriel Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Paula Holloway: choir on "Try to Find Me"
  • Jon Bon Jovi: vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
  • Richie Sambora: electric guitar and background vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
  • Tico Torres: drums on "Peace in Our Time"

    • Clips

    1. "Fortress" - the first video of the group, shot in Moscow in the autumn of 1988, the video combines staged scenes footage from the recording Studio and documentary Chronicles.
    2. "Bang" (1989) - staging clip, place of conduct surveys - New York.
    3. "My Generation" (1989) - clip combining staged scene, concert records and documentary historical Chronicles.
    4. "Peace In Our Time" (1990) - concert video.

    Release history

    European copies of the album were also imported to Australia.

    Production

  • All songs arranged by Gorky Park.
  • Tracks 4, 6, 7, & 10 produced by Bruce Fairbairn. Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Fairbairn & Mike Fraser, with recording assistance by Ken Lomas.
  • Track 5 produced by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora. Recorded & Mixed by Obie O'Brien, with recording assistance by John "Joy Boy" Moyer & Nick "The Pig" DiDia.
  • All other tracks produced, recorded & mixed by Mitch Goldfarb & Gorky Park, with recording assistance by Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, and Mike Cohn.

    • References

    Gorky Park (album) Wikipedia
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