Warrior (Scandal album)
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C[2] |
Warrior is the debut and the only full-length album by American rock band Scandal (billed on the album as "Scandal featuring Patty Smyth"). The album reached a high of #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 200 album charts on the strength of the lead single "The Warrior".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Warrior" | Holly Knight, Nick Gilder | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Beat of a Heart" | Zack Smith, Patty Smyth, Keith Mack | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Hands Tied" | Knight, Chapman | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Less Than Half" | Smith, Smyth, Mack | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Only the Young" | Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon | 4:29 |
| 6. | "All I Want" | Smith, Smyth, Benjy King | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Talk to Me" | Doug Lubahn | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Say What You Will" | Smith, Smyth | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Tonight" | Smith, Smyth | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Maybe We Went Too Far" | Smith, Smyth, Mack | 4:50 |
Personnel
Scandal
- Patty Smyth - lead vocals
- Zack Smith - guitar, background vocals
- Ivan Elias - bass guitar
- Keith Mack - guitar, background vocals
- Thommy Price - drums, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Peter Wood - synthesizer
- Pat Mastelotto - drums ("Only the Young")
- Andy Newmark - drums ("Hands Tied" or "Less than Half") +
- Franke Previte - background vocals ("Hands Tied")
- Norman Mershon - background vocals ("Hands Tied")
+ On the album, it states that Andy Newmark played drums on the song "Hands Tied"; however, drum aficionados believe he actually plays on the song after, "Less Than Half" instead, since the complicated rhythm pattern replicates a technique/style that he commonly uses.
Production
- Mike Chapman - producer
- John Agnello, David Alhert, Carol Cafiero, John Davenport, Eddie Garcia, Dave Hernandez, Greg Mack, William Wittman, Gene Wooley - engineering
- John Davenport, William Wittman, Dave Alhert, Gene Wooley - mixing
- LP dead-wax reads "A Disgusting Pile Of Guts" on the A-side. The B-side reads "I Like That About Myself"
Chart performance
The album spent 41 weeks on the U.S. Billboard album charts and reached its peak position of #17 in early October 1984.[3]
References
- ^ Warrior at AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Billboard 200: Scandal". Billboard.com. Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
External links
- Discogs.com - The Warrior entry