''Gorky Park'' is the debut album by Russian

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band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of

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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, " Bang", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on

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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),

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(6), J. Zocchi (7, 10), Karen Kavaleryan & Irina Antonian (9) #" Bang" – 4:47 #" Try to Find Me" – 5:08 #"Hit Me with the News" – 3:52 #"Sometimes at Night" – 5:08 #"Peace in Our Time" (

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") – 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,

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, all keyboards, background vocals * Nikolai Noskov: 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" *

: vocals on "Peace in Our Time" *

: electric guitar and background vocals on "Peace in Our Time" * Tico Torres: 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" (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.

Production

Source:Production information at discogs
/ref> *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

{{Authority control 1989 debut albums Gorky Park (band) albums Mercury Records albums Albums produced by Bruce Fairbairn