Ready to Strike

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Released November 9, 1985 Artist King Kobra Label Capitol Records		Length 39:18 Release date 9 November 1985 Genres Heavy metal, Glam metal

Ready to Strike (1985) Thrill of a Lifetime (1986) Producers Spencer Proffer, Carmine Appice Similar Thrill of a Lifetime, King Kobra III, King Kobra, The Right to Rock, Welcome to the Club

King kobra ready to strike full album 1985

Ready to Strike is the first album by the band King Kobra. It was released on November 9, 1985.

The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band Kick Axe and was released by them in 1986 in The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack album, under the made-up name of Spectre General.

King kobra 01 ready to strike

Track listing

"Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
"Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Christon, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
"Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
"Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
"Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
"Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
"Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
"Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
"Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
"Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, Gillstrom, Gillstrom, Langen, Christon, Harvey) - 3:33

Personnel

Band members

Mark Free - lead and backing vocals

David Michael-Philips - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, synthesizers

Mick Sweda - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, synthesizers

Johnny Rod - bass, backing vocals

Carmine Appice - drums, backing vocals, percussion, associate producer

Production

Spencer Proffer - producer (for Pasha), engineer

Duane Baron - engineer

Alex Woltman - assistant engineer

George Marino - mastering

Songs

1Ready to Strike5:21
2Hunger3:27
3Shadow Rider4:05

References

Ready to Strike Wikipedia

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