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Thunder in the East (album)

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Recorded
  
September–October 1984

Artist
  
Loudness

Label
  
Denon

Length
  
41:26

Release date
  
21 January 1985

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Glam metal

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Released
  
21 January 1985 (Japan) 9 June 1985 (US)

Studio
  
Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA

Producer
  
Max Norman, Paul Cooper

Thunder in the East (1985)
  
Lightning Strikes (1986)

Similar
  
Loudness albums, Heavy metal albums

Loudness thunder in the east full album


Thunder in the East is the fifth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, and the first released by a major American label after the contract signed with Atco Records, then a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. Aside from being the band's first all-English release, it is the first Loudness album produced by Max Norman, who also produced Lightning Strikes in 1986 and Soldier of Fortune in 1989. Thunder in the East features the single "Crazy Nights", the band's biggest hit in America, and the power ballad "Never Change Your Mind". This album marked the first time a Japanese band entered the US Top 100 chart, where it remained for 23 weeks, peaking at No. 74.

Contents

The album cover introduced the band's signature logo, which would be used in majority of their discography. The Rising Sun background would also be used in the band's albums Breaking the Taboo and The Sun Will Rise Again. The 2005 remastered version includes the bonus tracks "Gotta Fight" and "Odin", which were originally released as singles for the 1985 anime film Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight.

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Track listing

All lyrics by Minoru Niihara and all music by Akira Takasaki, except "Heavy Chains" lyrics and music by Masayoshi Yamashita

Side one
  1. "Crazy Nights" - 4:04
  2. "Like Hell" - 3:44
  3. "Heavy Chains" - 4:18
  4. "Get Away" - 3:53
  5. "We Could Be Together" - 4:35
Side two
  1. "Run for Your Life" - 3:59
  2. "Clockwork Toy" - 3:55
  3. "No Way Out" - 4:01
  4. "The Lines Are Down" - 4:57
  5. "Never Change Your Mind" - 4:09
2005 remastered CD edition bonus tracks
  1. "Gotta Fight" - 3:46
  2. "Odin" - 5:16

Personnel

Band members
  • Minoru Niihara - vocals
  • Akira Takasaki - guitars
  • Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
  • Munetaka Higuchi - drums
  • Production
  • Max Norman - producer
  • Bill Freesh - engineer
  • Ray Leonard - assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman - mastering
  • Paul Cooper - executive producer
  • George Azuma - supervisor
  • Hiroyuki Munekiyo, Mikio Shimizu - coordinators
  • Songs

    1Crazy Night4:06
    2Like Hell3:46
    3HEAVY CHAINS4:20

    References

    Thunder in the East (album) Wikipedia