''Gorky Park'' is the debut album by Russian
hard rock
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band
Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of
Bon Jovi
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expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Mercury, Bon Jovi's label. It features the band's first hit single, "
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", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on
MTV
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.
Track listing
*All music composed by Gorky Park, except where noted.
*Lyrics by Michael Berardi & Gregory Schwartz (1, 3, 8, 11), A.Grigoriev (2, 4),
Jon Bon Jovi &
Richie Sambora (5),
Pete Townshend
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(6), J. Zocchi (7, 10),
Karen Kavaleryan & Irina Antonian (9)
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Products
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* Bang, a model car brand
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" – 4:47
#"
Try to Find Me" – 5:08
#"Hit Me with the News" – 3:52
#"Sometimes at Night" – 5:08
#"Peace in Our Time" (
Jon Bon Jovi,
Richie Sambora) – 5:56
#"
My Generation" (
Pete Townshend
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, includes
Prokofiev's "
Alexander Nevsky") – 4:44
#"Within Your Eyes" – 4:55
#"Child of the Wind" – 5:22
#"Fortress" – 4:04
#"Danger" – 3:30
#"Action" – 3:55 (Bonus track on the
CD and
Cassette)
Personnel
;Band members
* Alexei Belov: lead guitar,
balalaika, all keyboards, background vocals
*
Nikolai Noskov
Nikolai Ivanovich Noskov (russian: Николай Иванович Носков) is a Russian singer and former vocalist of the hard rock band Gorky Park (between 1987–1990). Five-time winner of the ''Golden Gramophone''. He was also a member o ...
: lead vocals, background vocals
*
Alexander Minkov: bass, background vocals
* Yan Yanenkov: lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
* Alexander Lvov: drums, percussion, background vocals
;Additional musicians
*Annette Hardeman, Gabriel Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Paula Holloway: choir on "
Try to Find Me"
*
Jon Bon Jovi: vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
*
Richie Sambora: electric guitar and background vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
*
Tico Torres
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: drums on "Peace in Our Time"
Charts
Album
Singles
Clips
# "Fortress" - the first video of the group, shot in Moscow in the autumn of 1988, the video combines staged scenes footage from the recording Studio and documentary Chronicles.
# "
Bang
Bang or bangs may refer to:
Products
* M1922 Bang rifle, a US semi-automatic rifle designed by Søren Hansen Bang
* Bang, a model car brand
* Bang (beverage), an energy drink
Geography
* Bang, Lorestan, a village in Iran
* Bangs, Ohio, Unite ...
" (1989) - staging clip, place of conduct surveys - New York.
# "My Generation" (1989) - clip combining staged scene, concert records and documentary historical Chronicles.
# "Peace In Our Time" (1990) - concert video.
Release history
European copies of the album were also imported to Australia.
ProductionProduction information at discogs
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*All songs arranged by Gorky Park.
*Tracks 4, 6, 7, & 10 produced by Bruce Fairbairn. Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Fairbairn & Mike Fraser, with recording assistance by Ken Lomas.
*Track 5 produced by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora. Recorded & Mixed by Obie O'Brien, with recording assistance by John "Joy Boy" Moyer & Nick "The Pig" DiDia.
*All other tracks produced, recorded & mixed by Mitch Goldfarb & Gorky Park, with recording assistance by Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, and Mike Cohn.
References
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1989 debut albums
Gorky Park (band) albums
Mercury Records albums
Albums produced by Bruce Fairbairn