Streets of Fire (Place Vendome album)
| Streets of Fire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Piranha Studios, Karlsdorf and The Track Shack, Germany | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, AOR | |||
| Length | 52:56 | |||
| Label | Frontiers | |||
| Producer | Dennis Ward | |||
| Place Vendome chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Heavy Paradise |   [1] |
| Metal Express Radio | [2] |
| Metal Temple |  [3] |
Streets of Fire is the second album of the hard rock project Place Vendome. The songwriting for this album was provided by Torsti Spoof (Leverage), Ronny Milianowicz (Saint Deamon), Robert Säll (Work of Art) and Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear).[4][5]
A music video was filmed for the song My Guardian Angel on YouTube, marking the visual return of vocalist Michael Kiske since 1996.[5]
It was released on 20 February 2009 with cover art credited to Carl André Beckston.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Streets of Fire" | Torsti Spoof/Tuomas Heikkinen | 5:52 |
| 2. | "My Guardian Angel" | Magnus Karlsson | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Completely Breathless" | Johan Fransson/Ronny Milianowicz/Tim Larsson/Tobias Lundgren | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Follow Me" | Robert Säll | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Set Me Free" (Casting Crowns cover) | Mark Hall/Bernie Herms | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Believer" | Spoof/Pekka Heino | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Valerie (The Truth Is in Your Eyes)" | Säll | 3:42 |
| 8. | "A Scene in Replay" | Millianowicz/Andreas Johansson/Jan Thore Grefstad | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Changes" | Spoof/Heino | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Surrender Your Soul" | Milianowicz/Johansson/Joacim Cans/Thomas Ohlsson | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Dancer" | Spoof/Heikkinen | 4:22 |
| 12. | "I'd Die for You" (Soleil Moon cover) | Larry King/Sandy Forman | 5:00 |
Japanese Bonus Track[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "My Guardian Angel" (acoustic version) | Karlsson | 3:38 |
Credits[edit]
Band members[edit]
- Michael Kiske – vocals
- Uwe Reitenauer – guitars
- Dennis Ward – bass guitar, producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Kosta Zafiriou – drums
- Gunther Werno - keyboards
References[edit]
- ^ Heavy Paradise. "Place Vendome / Streets of Fire (2009)".
- ^ Lior Stein. "PLACE VENDOME – Streets Of Fire".
- ^ Grigoris Chronis. "Place Vendome - Streets Of Fire (CD)".
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PLACE VENDOME: 'Streets Of Fire' Audio Samples Available". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ a b "Official Michael Kiske Website - News". Michael-kiske.de. Retrieved 2012-08-15.