Dangerous Games (album)
Dangerous Games was the third and final studio album released by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz. This album marked a drastic departure from the band's two previous albums with its heavily Japanese influenced style. This album was also the first and only appearance for new guitarist Danny Johnson who replaced Steve Vai, after he left the band to join The David Lee Roth Band in 1986.
| Dangerous Games | ||||
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| Released | September 1986 | |||
| Studio | American Recording Studios, Woodland Hills, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:04 | |||
| Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
| Producer | Richie Podolor | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Kerrang! |  |
Track listing
- Side one
- "It's My Life" (Carl D'Erico, Roger Atkins) - 4:10
- "Undercover" (Danny Johnson, Jimmy Waldo, Jo Eime, Graham Bonnet) - 3:41
- "That Ain't Nothin'" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet, Gary Shea, Jan Uvena) - 3:53
- "No Imagination" (Eime, Bonnet) - 3:16
- "Ohayo Tokyo" (Eime, Bonnet) - 2:59
- Side two
- "Dangerous Games" (Johnson) - 3:26
- "Blue Boar" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet) - 3:14
- "Only One Woman" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 3:43 (The Marbles cover)
- "The Witchwood" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet) - 4:00
- "Double Man" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet, Shea, Uvena) - 4:30
- "Night of the Shooting Star" (Eime, Bonnet) - 1:04
Personnel
- Band members
- Graham Bonnet - vocals
- Danny Johnson - guitar, backing vocals
- Jimmy Waldo - keyboards, backing vocals
- Gary Shea - bass
- Jan Uvena - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Jay Davis - vocals
- Jimmy Haslip - bass
- Production
- Richard Podolor - producer
- Bill Cooper - engineer
- Mike Reese - mastering
- Wendy Dio \ Niji Management Inc. - management
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Alcatrazz Dangerous Games review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- Sutton, Maura (18 September 1986). "Alcatrazz 'Dangerous Games'". Kerrang!. 129. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 18.
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