Gorky Park (album)
Gorky Park is the debut album by Russian hard rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Mercury, Bon Jovi's label. It features the band's first hit single, "Bang", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on MTV.
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Little Mountain Studios (Room B), Vancouver; Kajem/Victory Studios, Gladwyne; Kajem/Victory East Studios, Philadelphia. Track #5 The Warehouse/J.E.M. Studios, Philadelphia & Sanctuary Sound Studios, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 51:21 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn (tracks 4, 6, 7 & 10), Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora (track 5), Mitch Goldfarb & Gorky Park (all others) | |||
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| Singles from Gorky Park | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
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Track listing
- All music composed by Gorky Park, except where noted.
- Lyrics by Michael Berardi & Gregory Schwartz (1, 3, 8, 11), A.Grigoriev (2, 4), Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora (5), Pete Townshend (6), J. Zocchi (7, 10), Karen Kavaleryan & Irina Antonian (9)
- "Bang" – 4:47
- "Try to Find Me" – 5:08
- "Hit Me with the News" – 3:52
- "Sometimes at Night" – 5:08
- "Peace in Our Time" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) – 5:56
- "My Generation" (Pete Townshend, includes Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky") – 4:44
- "Within Your Eyes" – 4:55
- "Child of the Wind" – 5:22
- "Fortress" – 4:04
- "Danger" – 3:30
- "Action" – 3:55 (Bonus track on the CD and Cassette)
Personnel
- Band members
- Alexei Belov: lead guitar, balalaika, all keyboards, background vocals
- Nikolai Noskov: lead vocals, background vocals
- Alexander Minkov: bass, background vocals
- Yan Yanenkov: lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Alexander Lvov: drums, percussion, background vocals
- Additional musicians
- Annette Hardeman, Gabriel Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Paula Holloway: choir on "Try to Find Me"
- Jon Bon Jovi: vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
- Richie Sambora: electric guitar and background vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
- Tico Torres: drums on "Peace in Our Time"
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Billboard 200 (North America)[2] | 80 |
| Norwegian Albums Charts | 9[3] |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Bang" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[4] | 41 |
| Norwegian Albums Charts | 5 | ||
| 1990 | "Try to Find Me" | Billboard Hot 100 | 81[2] |
Clips
- "Fortress" - the first video of the group, shot in Moscow in the autumn of 1988, the video combines staged scenes footage from the recording Studio and documentary Chronicles.
- "Bang" (1989) - staging clip, place of conduct surveys - New York.
- "My Generation" (1989) - clip combining staged scene, concert records and documentary historical Chronicles.
- "Peace In Our Time" (1990) - concert video.
Release history
| Region | Date |
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| United States | 1989 |
| United Kingdom | 1989 |
| Japan | 1989 |
| South Korea | 1989 |
| South Africa | 1989 |
| Mexico | 1989 |
| Netherlands | 1989 |
| West Germany | 1989 |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 1990 |
| The Soviet Union | 1990 |
European copies of the album were also imported to Australia.
Production[5]
- All songs arranged by Gorky Park.
- Tracks 4, 6, 7, & 10 produced by Bruce Fairbairn. Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Fairbairn & Mike Fraser, with recording assistance by Ken Lomas.
- Track 5 produced by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora. Recorded & Mixed by Obie O'Brien, with recording assistance by John "Joy Boy" Moyer & Nick "The Pig" DiDia.
- All other tracks produced, recorded & mixed by Mitch Goldfarb & Gorky Park, with recording assistance by Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, and Mike Cohn.
gollark: Great!
gollark: It's over there.
gollark: Apart from the part which takes time it's instant, yes.
gollark: Still O(n) because of the sortedness check.
gollark: Not instantly. It's still O(n) due to the shuffle sadly.
References
- Zimmermann, Curtis. Gorky Park at AllMusic
- The group on the site Billboard.com
- "Gorky Park - Gorky Park (album)". NorwegianCharts.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- "Gorky Park - Bang". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
- Production information at discogs
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