"Sword and Stone" is a single released by the German hard rock band
Bonfire
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Etymology
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. It was recorded during the session recordings for their third studio album, ''
Point Blank
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''. This song appeared in the
Wes Craven
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movie, ''
Shocker''. Included on the single are songs by
Saraya and Voodoo X. "Sword and Stone" was written by
Paul Stanley
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and
Bruce Kulick
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of
KISS
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together with producer Desmond Child and was originally a demo for the KISS album ''
Crazy Nights
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''.
Track listing
Band members
*
Claus Lessmann - lead vocals
*Angel Schleifer - guitar
*
Joerg Deisinger
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Early life and Bonfire
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- bass
*Edgar Patrik - drums
Covers
Paul Dean (guitarist for
Loverboy
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) released a version of the song in 1989, which appears on his solo album, ''
Hard Core''.
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1989 singles
Songs written by Desmond Child
Songs written by Paul Stanley
Bonfire (band) songs
Kiss (band) songs
EMI Records singles
Song recordings produced by Desmond Child
1989 songs