On the Prowl is the ninth studio album released by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It is also their second and last album with American vocalist Michael Vescera, before his leaving to join Yngwie Malmsteen's band. On the Prowl is mainly a compilation of self-covers of songs from early Loudness' albums, containing only three new songs written by the band (♠). However, Mike Vescera translated and adapted the lyrics of the old songs written by former vocalist Minoru Niihara, to be sung in English.[3]
| On the Prowl | ||||
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 Cover art by Jim Warren | ||||
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| Released | February 25, 1991 (Japan) May 24, 1991 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California, US | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal | |||
| Length | 51:14 | |||
| Label | ATCO, WEA Japan | |||
| Producer | Loudness, Mark Dearnley, Tokugen Yamamoto | |||
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| Singles from On the Prowl | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara, except where noted; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down 'n' Dirty" | Michael Vescera | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Playin' Games" | Vescera | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Love Toys" |
| 4:02 |
| 4. | "Never Again[fn 1]" | 5:01 | |
| 5. | "Deadly Player[fn 2]" | 4:47 | |
| 6. | "Take It or Leave It[fn 3]" | 4:31 |
Personnel
edit- Loudness
- Michael Vescera - vocals
- Akira Takasaki - guitars
- Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
- Munetaka Higuchi - drums
- Additional musicians
- Jim Wilkas - keyboards
- Nat, Gary and Chris Vescera, Marty Earley - backing vocals
- Production
- Mark Dearnley - producer, engineer, mixing at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
- Charles Paakkari, Chris Rich, Jesse Henderson - assistant engineers
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- George Azuma - supervisor
- Tokugen Yamamoto - executive producer
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Loudness On the Prowl review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Loudness - On the Prowl". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Cover of "Silent Sword", the B-side of the single "Risky Woman"
- ^ Cover of "Lonely Player", from the album Devil Soldier
- ^ Cover of "Milky Way", from the album Disillusion
- ^ Cover of the song from the album Devil Soldier
- ^ Cover of "Long Distance Love", from the EP Jealousy
- ^ Cover of the song from the album The Law of Devil's Land
- ^ Cover of the song from the album The Law of Devil's Land
- ^ Cover of "To Be Demon", from the album The Birthday Eve