Corridors of Power (album)
| Corridors of Power | ||||
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| Studio album by Gary Moore | ||||
| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March - May 1982 | |||
| Studio | Townhouse Studios and Air Studios, London, UK | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 43:10 | |||
| Label |
Virgin Mirage (US only) | |||
| Producer | Jeff Glixman | |||
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| Singles from Corridors of Power | ||||
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| US LP cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
Corridors of Power is the second solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1982.
The album contains a cover of the Free song "Wishing Well". The track "End of the World" features Jack Bruce of Cream sharing lead vocals with Moore. Moore would later join with Bruce again on the Bruce-Baker-Moore project in 1993.
The first 25,000 vinyl copies of Corridors of Power came with a bonus EP featuring three live tracks recorded at the Marquee, London on 25 August 1982.
Japanese rock singer Mari Hamada covered "Love Can Make a Fool of You" (Retitled as "Love, Love, Love") on her 1985 album Rainbow Dream. As a nod to Corridors of Power, American guitarist Jeff Kollman named his 2012 solo album Silence in the Corridor, the title track of which is a tribute to Moore.
Track listing
All tracks written by Gary Moore, except where indicated.
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Don't Take Me for a Loser" | 4:17 | |
| 2. | "Always Gonna Love You" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "Wishing Well" (Free cover) | Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Paul Kossoff | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Gonna Break My Heart Again" | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "Falling in Love with You" | 4:52 | |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 6. | "End of the World" | 6:53 | |
| 7. | "Rockin' Every Night" | Moore, Ian Paice | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Cold Hearted" | 5:12 | |
| 9. | "I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow" | 7:47 | |
| 2002 remastered CD bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Falling in Love with You" (Remix) | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Falling in Love with You" (Remix instrumental) | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Love Can Make a Fool of You" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 55:50 | |
Personnel
- Gary Moore – lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
- Tommy Eyre – keyboards (all but 5)
- Neil Murray – bass guitar (all but 5)
- Ian Paice – drums, percussion (all but 6)
- Additional musicians
- John Sloman – backing vocals
- Jack Bruce – co-lead vocals on track 6
- Bobby Chouinard – drums on track 6
- Mo Foster – bass guitar on track 5
- Don Airey – keyboards track 5
- Production
- Jeff Glixman – producer
- Steve Prestage – engineer, mixing
- Nigel Walker – engineer
- Ian Cooper – mastering
Charts
Album
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Singles
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References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Corridors of Power at AllMusic
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ "Gary Moore Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Gary Moore Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Gary Moore Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.