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Heavy Hitters

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Released
  
12 July 2005

Label
  
Deadline/Cleopatra

Genre
  
Hard Rock

Length
  
49:38 74:33 (2007 re-release)

Producer
  
Bob Kulick, Brett Chassen, Brian Perera

Heavy Hitters (2005)
  
Tales of Rock'n'Roll (2006)

Heavy Hitters is a 2005 album of cover songs by the Michael Schenker Group. Originally planned by Schenker as a collection of covers featuring himself and a "revolving all-star cast of guest musicians," the album was labeled and marketed as an MSG album, with the result that Schenker received only a flat fee. In 2007, it was re-released as a Michael Schenker solo album under the title Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions and included 4 additional tracks (1-2 and 13-14). The album was re-issued again in 2011 with the title By Invitation Only by the Store For Music label, including the song "Run to the Hills", which Schenker and McAuley had recorded for the Iron Maiden tribute album Numbers from the Beast.

Contents

Track listing and instrumental contributions

  1. "All Shook Up" (Otis Blackwell; Elvis Presley) - 4:21 (Elvis Presley cover)
  2. Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
  3. Michael Schenker - guitars
  4. Bob Kulick - guitars
  5. Jeff Pilson - bass
  6. Aynsley Dunbar - drums
  7. "Blood of the Sun" (Felix Pappalardi; Gail Collins Pappalardi; Leslie West) - 3:52 (Leslie West/Mountain cover)
  8. Leslie West - vocals
  9. Michael Schenker - guitars
  10. Bob Kulick - guitars
  11. Rudy Sarzo - bass
  12. Simon Wright - drums
  13. "Doctor Doctor" (Michael Schenker; Phil Mogg) - 6:07 (UFO cover)
  14. Jeff Scott Soto - vocals
  15. Michael Schenker - guitars
  16. Bob Kulick - guitars
  17. Jeremy Rubolino - keyboards, strings arrangements
  18. Marco Mendoza - bass
  19. Brent Chassen - drums
  20. "War Pigs" (Bill Ward; Geezer Butler; Ozzy Osbourne; Tony Iommi) - 7:24 (Black Sabbath cover)
  21. Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals
  22. Michael Schenker - guitars
  23. Bob Kulick - guitars
  24. Mike Inez - bass
  25. Aynsley Dunbar - drums
  26. "I'm Not Talking" (Mose Allison) - 4:10 (Mose Allison cover)
  27. Mark Slaughter - vocals
  28. Michael Schenker - guitars
  29. Bob Kulick - guitars
  30. Jeff Pilson - bass
  31. Aynsley Dunbar - drums
  32. "Money" (Roger Waters) - 6:04 (Pink Floyd cover)
  33. Tommy Shaw - vocals
  34. Michael Schenker - guitars
  35. Edgar Winter - sax
  36. Tony Levin - bass
  37. Mike Baird - drums
  38. "Out in the Fields" (Gary Moore) - 4:25 (Gary Moore cover)
  39. Gary Barden - vocals
  40. Michael Schenker - guitars
  41. Bob Kulick - guitars
  42. Chuck Wright - bass
  43. Brent Chassen - drums
  44. "Hair of the Dog" (Dan McCafferty; Darrell Sweet; Manny Charlton; Pete Agnew) - 4:11 (Nazareth cover)
  45. Paul Di'Anno - vocals
  46. Michael Schenker - guitars
  47. Bob Kulick - guitars
  48. Phil Soussan - bass
  49. Vinny Appice - drums
  50. "I Don't Live Today" (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:54 (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
  51. Sebastian Bach - vocals
  52. Michael Schenker - guitars
  53. Bob Kulick - guitars
  54. Tony Franklin - bass
  55. Eric Singer - drums
  56. "Politician" (Jack Bruce; Pete Brown) - 5:10 (Cream cover)
  57. Jeff Pilson - vocals, bass
  58. Michael Schenker - guitars
  59. Brent Chassen - drums

Track Listing from Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions (2007 re-release)

  1. "Save Yourself" (Robin McAuley; Michael Schenker) - 5:55 (with Robin McAuley)
  2. "Finding My Way" (Alex Lifeson; Geddy Lee) - 5:19 (Rush cover)
  3. Sebastian Bach - vocals
  4. Michael Schenker - guitars
  5. Bob Kulick - guitars
  6. Tony Franklin - bass
  7. Eric Singer - drums
  8. "All Shook Up"
  9. "Blood of the Sun"
  10. "Doctor Doctor"
  11. "War Pigs"
  12. "I'm Not Talking"
  13. "Money"
  14. "Out in the Fields"
  15. "Hair of the Dog"
  16. "I Don't Live Today"
  17. "Politician"
  18. "Doctor Doctor" - 6:16 (instrumental version)
  19. "War Pigs" - 7:25 (instrumental version)

Track Listing from By Invitation Only (2011 re-release)

  1. "Run to the Hills" (Steve Harris) - 4:05 (Iron Maiden cover)
  2. Robin McAuley – lead vocals
  3. Michael Schenker – lead guitar
  4. Pete Fletcher – rhythm guitar
  5. Tony Franklin – bass
  6. Brian Tichy – drums
  7. "Save Yourself"
  8. "Finding My Way"
  9. "All Shook Up"
  10. "Blood of the Sun"
  11. "Doctor Doctor"
  12. "War Pigs"
  13. "I'm Not Talking"
  14. "Money"
  15. "Out in the Fields"
  16. "Hair of the Dog"
  17. "I Don't Live Today"
  18. "Politician"

Credits

  • Bob Kulick - producer, arrangements, mixing
  • Brett Chassen - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Jeremy Rubolino - keyboards, strings production, digital editing
  • Bruce Bouillet, Bob Held, Billy Sherwood - engineers
  • Kris Solem - mastering
  • Brian Perera - executive producer

    • References

    Heavy Hitters Wikipedia
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