Dangerous Attraction

Dangerous Attraction is the debut album released by heavy metal band Lion.

Dangerous Attraction
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 1987 (1987-07-21)
Recorded1986
StudioSanta Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica, California
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length44:13
LabelScotti Brothers
ProducerLion
Lion chronology
Power Love
(1986)
Dangerous Attraction
(1987)
Trouble in Angel City
(1989)
Singles from Dangerous Attraction
  1. "The Transformers (Theme)"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Powerlove"
    Released: July 1987

The original album was released in Japan as an import. A remastered edition was released in 2017 and included "The Transformers (Theme)" single as a bonus track.[1]

Critical reception

American magazine Cashbox reacted positively on the album's music with the comment "Fairly melodic, beat-heavy metal pop with hooky anthemic choruses to burn. Sets no new standards, but fits well in the genre."[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fatal Attraction"Kal Swan, Doug Aldrich4:16
2."Armed and Dangerous"Swan, Aldrich, Mark Hansen Holden3:42
3."Hard and Heavy"Swan4:36
4."Never Surrender"Swan, Aldrich3:33
5."Death on Legs"Swan, Aldrich, Holden4:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Powerlove"Swan, Aldrich3:56
7."In the Name of Love"Swan6:19
8."After the Fire"Swan4:44
9."Shout It Out"Swan5:22
Remastered CD edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."The Transformers (Theme)"Ford Kinder, Anne Bryant, Aldrich, Swan3:36

Personnel

Lion

  • Kal Swan – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Doug Aldrich – guitars, backing vocals
  • Jerry Best – bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Edwards – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Pat Regan – keyboards
  • Gary Falcone – additional backing vocals
  • Scott MacLachlan – additional backing vocals
  • Vicki Seeger – additional backing vocals

Production

  • Lion – producers
  • Bill Freesh – engineer
  • Jamey Dell – assistant engineer
  • Jim Isaacs – production coordination
  • Julia Melanie Goode – creative direction
  • Kal Swan – logo design
  • Andy Rosen – photography
  • Glen La Ferman – back cover photography
  • Bill Silby – lettering

References

  1. "LION 'Dangerous Attraction' CD Reissue Due". Melodirock.com. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. "Album Releases: Lion – Dangerous Attraction" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 51, no. 13. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. 19 September 1987. p. 7. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 via World Radio History.
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