Red Hot and Heavy
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Studio album by Pretty Maids | ||||
Released | October 1984 | |||
Recorded | Puk Studios, 1984 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 36:17 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Producer | Billy Cross and Tommy Hansen | |||
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Rock Hard (de) | 9/10[2] |
Red, Hot and Heavy is the debut album of the Danish Hard rock/heavy metal band Pretty Maids produced by Billy Cross and released in 1984.
Reception[edit]
In 2005, Red, Hot and Heavy was ranked number 437 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Carmina Burana)" – 0:22
- "Back to Back" – 3:34
- "Red, Hot and Heavy" – 3:58
- "Waitin´ for the Time" – 4:45
- "Cold Killer" – 4:42
- "Battle of Pride" – 3:14
- "Night Danger" – 3:52
- "A Place in the Night" – 3:58
- "Queen of Dreams" – 4:45
- "Little Darling" – 2:59
All music and lyrics written by Ronnie Atkins & Ken Hammer except track 1 by Carl Orff and track 10 by Phil Lynott. Track 2, 7 and 8 by Ronnie Atkins, Ken Hammer and Alan Owen.
"Night Danger" Was featured in the film soundtrack for "Demons"(1985) by Lamberto Bava & Dario Argento
Personnel[edit]
- Ronnie Atkins - lead vocals
- Ken Hammer - lead guitar
- Rick Hanson - lead guitar
- Phil Moorhead - drums
- John Darrow - bass
- Alan Owen - keyboards
- Additional musician
- Billy Cross - guitar on "Little Darling"
References[edit]
- ^ "Pretty Maids Red, Hot & Heavy review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ Lerch, Uwe. "Rock Hard". issue 9. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 34. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.