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Firebirth
Studio album by
Released2012
Recorded2011-2012
StudioYellow House Studio 13, Lugano, Switzerland
GenreHard rock
Length44:15
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPaul Lani, Leo Leoni
Gotthard chronology
Need to Believe
(2009)
Firebirth
(2012)
Bang!
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(favourable)[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7[3]
Rock Hard8.5/10[4]

Firebirth is the tenth studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It is the first album with singer Nic Maeder after Steve Lee's death.

Track listing

All songs written by Leo Leoni, Freddy Scherer and Nic Maeder, except where indicated

  1. "Starlight" - 4:27
  2. "Give Me Real" - 3:38
  3. "Remember It's Me" - 3:27
  4. "Fight" - 3:25
  5. "Yppie Aye Yay" (Leoni, Scherer, Maeder, Marc Lynn, Paul Lani) - 4:37
  6. "Tell Me" (Leoni, Maeder) - 3:15
  7. "Shine" - 3:48
  8. "The Story's Over" - 4:09
  9. "Right On" - 3:52
  10. "S.O.S" - 3:22
  11. "Take It All Back" - 3:16
  12. "I Can" - 3:10
  13. "Where Are You?" (Leoni) - 4:19
  14. "I Love You Honey" - 3:04 (bonus track)
  15. "Starlight" (acoustic version) - 3:56 (bonus track)
  16. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) - 5:35 (bonus track)

Personnel

Gotthard
  • Nic Maeder – vocals
  • Leo Leoni – guitars, keyboards on track 13, producer, engineer, mixing on track 15
  • Freddy Scherer – guitars
  • Marc Lynn – bass guitar
  • Hena Habegger – drums and percussion
Additional musicians
  • Matthias Ulmer - keyboards
Production
  • Paul Lani - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Davide Pagano - engineer, mixing on track 15
  • Charlie Bauerfeind - mastering

References

  1. ^ Genzel, Christian. "Gotthard - Firebirth review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ Ling, Dave (July 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 101. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ Mineur, Matthias (4 June 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ Rönnebeck, Jenny (2012). "Review Dynamit: Gotthard - Firebirth". Rock Hard (in German). No. 301. Retrieved 30 September 2017.