Kingdom Come (Kingdom Come album)

Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
Studio album by Kingdom Come
Released	February 29, 1988[1]
Recorded	August 1987[2]
Studio	Little Mountain Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal
Length	48:25
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bob Rock, Lenny Wolf
Kingdom Come chronology
Singles from Kingdom Come
	"Get It On"; Released: 1988; "What Love Can Be"; Released: 1988; "Loving You"; Released: 1988 (Japan only);

Kingdom Come is the debut album by American/German hard rock band Kingdom Come.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[4]
Kerrang!	[5]

The album reached Number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200[6] and obtained Gold certification from the RIAA.[7]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Living Out of Touch"	Marty Wolff, Lenny Wolf	Wolf	4:17
2.	"Pushin' Hard"	Wolff, Wolf	Wolf	4:47
3.	"What Love Can Be"	Wolff, Wolf	Wolf, Bruce Gowdy	5:14
4.	"17"	Wolff, Wolf	Wolf	5:26
5.	"The Shuffle"	Danny Stag, Wolff	Wolf	3:40

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
6.	"Get It On"	Wolff, Wolf	Wolf	4:21
7.	"Now Forever After"	James Kottak, Wolf, Wolff	Wolf	5:36
8.	"Hideaway"	Johnny B. Frank, Wolff	Wolf	5:38
9.	"Loving You"	Wolff, Wolf	Wolf, Stag	4:46
10.	"Shout It Out"	Wolff, Wolf	Wolf	3:37

2004 remaster bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Get It On (12" promo mix)"	Wolf, Wolff	Wolf	4:24

Personnel

Kingdom Come

Production

Bob Rock – producer, engineer, mixing at Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Tim Crich – engineer
Ken Steiger – mixing assistant
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City,
Hugh Syme – art direction, design

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1988	Billboard 200 (US)[6]	12
	Norwegian Albums Chart[8]	13
	Finnish Albums Chart[9]	22
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)[10]	23
	New Zealand Charts[11]	40
	Dutch MegaCharts[12]	41
	UK Albums Chart[13]	43
	Swedish Albums Chart[14]	45
	Australian Albums Chart[15]	50
	German Albums Chart[16]	65

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Get It On"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[6]	4
		New Zealand Charts[17]	37
		Billboard Hot 100 (US)[6]	69
		UK Singles Chart[13]	75
	"What Love Can Be"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[6]	26
		Dutch MegaCharts[18]	53
		UK Singles Chart[13]	78
	"Living Out of Touch"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[6]	27

Certifications

Certifications for *Kingdom Come*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[20]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Morris, Chris (March 19, 1988). "Kingdom Come Gets Royal Welcome". Billboard. 100 (12): 29.
Steigerwald, Bill (June 5, 1988). "My Brother the Rock Star". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
Hill, Gary. Kingdom Come at AllMusic
Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
Wall, Mick (March 5, 1988). "Kingdom Come - 'Kingdom Come'". Kerrang!. No. 177.
"Kingdom Come Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"RIAA Gold & Platinum Certification". riaa.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
"Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: K > Kingdom Come" (in Finnish). Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Top Albums/CDs - Volume 47, No. 26, April 16, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. April 16, 1988. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (Album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Kingdom Come Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Album – Kingdom Come, Kingdom Come". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Kingdom Come - Get It On (Song)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Kingdom Come - What Love Can Be". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
"Canadian album certifications – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
"American album certifications – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

External links

Kingdom Come lyrics

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[1] Morris, Chris (March 19, 1988). "Kingdom Come Gets Royal Welcome". Billboard. 100 (12): 29.

[2] Steigerwald, Bill (June 5, 1988). "My Brother the Rock Star". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[3] Hill, Gary. Kingdom Come at AllMusic

[martin-4] Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

[kerrang-5] Wall, Mick (March 5, 1988). "Kingdom Come - 'Kingdom Come'". Kerrang!. No. 177.

[Billboard-6] "Kingdom Come Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[RIAA-7] "RIAA Gold & Platinum Certification". riaa.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.

[8] "Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[FIN-9] "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: K > Kingdom Come" (in Finnish). Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[10] "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 47, No. 26, April 16, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. April 16, 1988. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[11] "Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (Album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[12] "Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[GB-13] "Kingdom Come Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[14] "Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[aus-15] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[16] "Album – Kingdom Come, Kingdom Come". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[17] "Kingdom Come - Get It On (Song)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[18] "Kingdom Come - What Love Can Be". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[CanadaKingdom_ComeKingdom_ComealbumCertRef-19] "Canadian album certifications – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[United_StatesKingdom_ComeKingdom_ComealbumCertRef-20] "American album certifications – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

Kingdom Come
Rick Steier Danny Stag James Kottak Johnny B. Frank Keith St. John Lenny Wolf Yenz Leonhardt Eric Förster Frank Binke Nader Rahy
Studio albums	Kingdom Come (1988) In Your Face (1989) Hands of Time (1991) Bad Image (1993) Master Seven (1997) Too (2000) Ain't Crying for the Moon (2006) Rendered Waters (2011)
Compilations	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kingdom Come (2003)
Singles	"Get It On"