''Rip It Up'' is the eleventh studio album by
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
band
Thunder
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and the follow-up to their 2015 album ''
Wonder Days''. The album was released in the UK on 10 February 2017 and entered the UK album chart at number three, giving the band their highest placing since their 1992 album
Laughing on Judgement Day
''Laughing on Judgement Day'' is the second studio album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded between February and June 1992 at Outside Studios in Checkendon, it was produced the band's lead guitarist Luke Morley and Andy Taylor (who had ...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Luke Morley.
#"No One Gets Out Alive" – 4:21
#"Rip It Up – 4:43
#"She Likes the Cocaine" – 4:34
#"Right from the Start" – 5:23
#"Shakedown" – 4:08
#"Heartbreak Hurricane" – 4:46
#"In Another Life" – 4:57
#"The Chosen One" – 5:09
#"The Enemy Inside" – 3:10
#"Tumbling Down" – 5:25
#"There's Always a Loser" – 4:38
Personnel
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Danny Bowes
Daniel John 'Danny' Bowes (born 14 April 1960, West Ham, Essex, England) is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Thunder.
Education
Bowes was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College.
Life and career
B ...
– lead and backing vocals
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Luke Morley
Luke Morley (born 19 June 1960 in Camberwell, London, England) is the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder from 1989 to present (with a break from 1999–2002, and 2009–2011). Previous to that he was a memb ...
– guitars, keyboards and backing vocals
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Gary James
Gary Harry James (born 14 December 1960), popularly known as 'Harry' James, is an English drummer best known for his work with hard rock bands Thunder (band), Thunder and Magnum (band), Magnum.
James began playing drums at age eight, following ...
– drums and percussion
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Ben Matthews – guitars and keyboard
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Chris Childs – bass guitar
*Lynne Jackaman – backing vocals, tambourine and featured vocals on "She Likes the Cocaine"
*Heather Findlay – backing vocals
*Susie Webb – backing vocals
Production
*Josh Tyrell – studio assistance
*Jon Constantine – studio assistance
*Joe Coghlan-Allen – studio assistance
[Album sleeve notes]
Charts
References
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2017 albums
Thunder (band) albums
Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios