''Taste of Heaven'' is the second studio album by hard rock band

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released in May 1995 on Long Island Records. Upon its release, the album was selling so well that Long Island Records brought the band to Germany for a promo tour. After one week in Germany they returned home to find that their new album had broken into the ''Billboard'' chart in Japan at number 96.

Track listing

# "When Darkness Falls" # "Days of Dawn" # "Your Love" # "December" # "Last Mistake" # "Taste of Heaven" # "Sacred Pleasure" # "2 Late" # "Save Me" # "Lonely Shade of Blue" # "Again Your Love Is Mine" (Acoustic) # "Restless Heart" (Acoustic)

Personnel

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, acoustic

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, keyboards,

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*Carl Demarco –

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*Robert Duda –

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on tracks 3,4

External links

* Allmusic.com* 1995 albums Takara (band) albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub