The Final Frontier (Keel album)

The Final Frontier is a 1986 album by the American glam metal band Keel. It was the band's second album to be produced by KISS bassist Gene Simmons. Videos were filmed for the tracks "Because the Night" (a Patti Smith Group cover) and "Tears of Fire".[3]

This article is about the heavy metal album by Keel. For the Star Trek film, see Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. For the heavy metal album by Iron Maiden, see The Final Frontier.
The Final Frontier
Studio album by
Keel
ReleasedApril 30, 1986
Recorded1986
StudioElectric Lady Studios, New York City,
Baby-O Studios and Village Recorders, Los Angeles
GenreGlam metal, heavy metal
Length35:34
LabelGold Mountain/MCA (US)
Vertigo (Europe)
ProducerGene Simmons
Keel chronology
The Right to Rock
(1985)		 The Final Frontier
(1986)		 Keel
(1987)
Singles from The Final Frontier
  1. "Tears of fire"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Because the Night"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[2]

Track listing
Side one
  1. "The Final Frontier" (Ron Keel, Greg Chaisson) - 3.20
  2. "Rock and Roll Animal" (Marc Ferrari) - 4.47
  3. "Because the Night" (Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith) - 3.47
  4. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (R. Keel) - 4.06
  5. "Arm and a Leg" (R. Keel, Ferrari, Bryan Jay, Chaisson) - 3.08
Side two
  1. "Raised on Rock" (Ferrari) - 3.10
  2. "Just Another Girl" (R. Keel) - 3.16
  3. "Tears of Fire" (Ferrari) - 4.20
  4. "Nightfall" (Ferrari) - 1.56
  5. "No Pain No Gain" (R. Keel) - 3.44

Personnel
Band members
  • Ron Keel – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Marc Ferrari – guitars, backing vocals
  • Bryan Jay – guitars, backing vocals
  • Kenny Chaisson – bass, backing vocals
  • Dwain Miller – drums, backing vocals
Guest musicians
Production
  • Gene Simmons - producer
  • Dave Wittman - engineer, mixing
  • Bruce Buchhalter, Tom Nist, Kevin Smith - assistant engineers
  • George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • John Taylor Dismukes - art direction
  • Neil Zlozower - photography

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Keel The Final Frontier review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. "History". Keelband.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
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