Firefly (TNT album)
Firefly is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. It was released in 1997.
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Studio Studio, Norway | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 51:26 | |||
| Label | Norske Gram, Victor Entertainment | |||
| Producer | TNT | |||
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The album was a comeback for TNT who split up in 1992 after the release of Realized Fantasies. It also marked a significant change in TNT's sound and is still heavily debated among the fans of the band. The music is more heavy and modern, reflecting the changes in the music business in the first half of the 1990s. It is also Tony Harnell's favorite album. New singer Tony Mills was told by Le Tekrø in 2007 to not even bother listening to it as they would not play anything from the album live.
The album was not as successful as some of TNT's previous albums, but still achieved some success in Norway and Japan. The band toured those countries in support of the album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Firefly" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell, Morty Black | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Angels Ride" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Trippin'" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Daisy Jane" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Somebody Told You" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Month of Sundays" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Only the Thief (Whistles at Night)" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Heaven's Gone" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Moonflower" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell, Embee Normann | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Sunless Star" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell, Morty Black | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Cool It" | Ronni Le Tekrø | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Soldier of the Light" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell | 5:26 |
The song "Soldier of the Light" was never meant for the album. It was a demo from the Realized Fantasies sessions and was put on Firefly because the Japanese record company liked it so much.
They opened their live shows with "Only the Thief" as an intro before launching into "Somebody Told You" with Tony Harnell doing the first lines of the song's lyrics before Le Tekrø opened with the song's riff.
Rumour has it that the vocals for "Heaven's Gone" is "off beat" or not in "tempo" with the song as they had originally planned it.
"Angels Ride" has previously been reported as Tony Harnell's favorite TNT song, or one of them..
Personnel
Band
- Tony Harnell – vocals
- Ronni Le Tekrø – guitars, lead vocals on "Moonflower"
- Morty Black – bass guitar
Associated members
- Dag Stokke – keyboards
- Frode Lamøy – drums, percussion (credited as Frode Hansen)
Additional personnel
- Embee Normann – flute, background vocals on "Moonflower"
- John Macaluso – drums, percussion on "Soldier of the Light"
Album credits
- Produced by TNT
- "Soldier of the Light" produced by Bob Icon.
- Recorded in StudioStudio, Norway
- Engineered by Dag Stokke
- Second engineers: Kjartan Hesthagen, Erland Hvalby, Ronni Le Tekrø
- Programming assistance: Dag Overlie.
- "Only the Thief" was recorded outdoors on alternative instruments
- Vocals for "Heaven's Gone" recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios, NY, by Paul Orofino
- Mixed and mastered by Chris Tsangarides
- Morty now uses handmade Listerud basses.
- All amps Ampeg.
- Vocal effects on "Firefly" and "Sunless Star" created with guitar pedals hooked up to microphone..