Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz
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| Released | 5 October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | Kick Music / Sony Music dk | |||
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Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz is a studio album by former Freak of Nature and current White Lion lead vocalist Mike Tramp, released on 5 October 2009.[1] The album is Tramp's fifth solo album and the first since 2004's Songs I Left Behind.
Background and Recording
Following White Lion’s first album in 16 years Return of the Pride in 2008, Tramp faced a tumultuous time of professional indecision as he tried to decide between continuing his solo career or pouring his energy into White Lion.[2] The new album was co-produced in Copenhagen, Denmark with guitar player Søren Andersen, and both band and album were named after the atmosphere in the studio. "(The recording experience) made us visualize this old fallen apart circus," said Tramp. "From there we built certain things into the songs and into the album". During the making of the album, Tramp appeared on the Danish reality music TV show "All Stars".[3]
Release and Promotion
Released only in Denmark via Kick Music/Sony Music, the album was also made available via MikeTramp.com and hit the IFPI, Denmark's official top 40 hitlist albums' at number 16[4] on November 13, 2010.
The songs "All Of My Life" and "Come On" were both released as the album's singles with "Come On" also featuring a teaser music video.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Enter The Circuz" | 1:03 |
| 2. | "All Of My Life" | 6:46 |
| 3. | "Back To You" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Come On" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Anymore" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Highway" | 5:17 |
| 7. | "No Tomorrow" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "The Road" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Sunshine" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Between Good 'N' Bad" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Wiseman" | 3:52 |
| 12. | "When She Cries" | 4:46 |
| 13. | "Lay Down Your Guns" | 6:13 |
Credits
- Mike Tramp - vocals, guitar
- Claus Langeskov - Bass Guitar
- Søren Andersen - Guitar
- Morten Hellborn - Drums
- Emily Garriock - Keyboards, Vocals
Second Time Around
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| Released | 1 May 2020 | |||
| Studio | Medley Studios | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, Melodic rock | |||
| Label | Target Records | |||
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"Second Time Around" is the twelfth solo album by former White Lion and Freak of Nature lead singer, Mike Tramp,[6] released on May 1, 2020 through Target Records. “Second Time Around”, consists of ten brand new re-recordings from his 2009 album, “The Rock ‘N’ Roll Circuz”.[7][8] The new versions were produced by Mike Tramp and Soren Anderson at Medley studios in Copenhagen.
Further singles were released to promote this new release with "The Road" which also features a new music video [9] and the radio single "Between Good and Bad", both being released in advance. The new version of "When She Cries" was also released as a single following the album's official release, the song was dedicated to his daughter.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Of My Life" | |
| 2. | "The Road" | |
| 3. | "Anymore" | |
| 4. | "Come On" | |
| 5. | "Between Good And Bad" | |
| 6. | "Lay Down Your Guns" | |
| 7. | "Highway" | |
| 8. | "No Tomorrow" | |
| 9. | "Back To You" | |
| 10. | "When She Cries" |
Personnel
- Mike Tramp: Vocal, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano
- Oliver Steffensen: Guitar
- Soren Andersen: Additional Guitar
- Claus Langeskov: Bass
- Morten Hellborn: Drums
Additional
- Marcus Nand: 12 String Acoustic Guitar
- Jay Boe: Hammond B-3
- Emily Garriock Langeskov: Backing Vocals
- Lars Rahbek Andresen: Piano on "Highway"
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- Jakob Muxoll: Photos
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 66 |
References
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MIKE TRAMP's 'Rock 'N' Roll Circuz': Audio Samples Of Entire Album Available". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Second Time Around". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Mike Tramp & The Rock N' Roll Circuz". 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ "Denmark charts:Mike Tramp". Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "Mike Tramp Second Time Around". THE ROCKPIT. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Mike Tramp solo discography". miketramp.dk. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Mike Tramp – Second Time Around". Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Mike Tramp – Second Time Around". Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Mike Tramp release new single and video". THE ROCKPIT. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Mike Tramp- When She Cries". Rock media UK. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 18, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Tramp – Second Time Around". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2020.