Stray from the Flock

Stray from the Flock is the eleventh solo album by former White Lion and Freak of Nature lead singer, Mike Tramp,[1] released on March 1, 2019 through Mighty Music/Target Records. The album was released on CD, double gatefold LP on black 140G vinyl, LTD double gatefold LP on orange colour LP 180G (500 copies only) digital, and cassette.

Stray from the Flock
Studio album by
Mike Tramp
ReleasedMarch 1, 2019
Recorded2018
Genre
Length53:44
LabelTarget Records
Mike Tramp chronology
Maybe Tomorrow
(2017)		 Stray from the Flock
(2019)		 Second Time Around
(2020)
Singles from Stray from the Flock
  1. "Dead End Ride"
    Released: 2019
  2. "Homesick"
    Released: 2019
  3. "Best Days of My Life"
    Released: 2019

Background and recording

Stray from the Flock was recorded at Ark Studio in Denmark and mixed in Sweden by Peter Masson and essentially takes the 2013 release Cobblestone Street template one step further. The album follows on from Maybe Tomorrow from 2017 and according to Tramp the new album wrote itself.[2]

Release and promotion

On January 25, 2019, Tramp released the song/video, "Dead End Ride", as the first single from the album.[3] A second single, "Homesick", was released on March 29, 2019.

Tramp went on tour in 2019 to support the album with over 100 shows planned, starting off in the US with 22 shows.[4][5]

Tramp released a third single "Best Days of My Life". The song, also available as a lyric video, was released in connection with his extensive European tour in the late 2019.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."No End to War"8:37
2."Dead End Ride"4:07
3."Homesick"5:01
4."You Ain't Free No More"4:32
5."No Closure"5:39
6."One Last Mission"5:40
7."Live It Out"3:42
8."Messiah"5:50
9."Best Days of My Life"5:33
10."Die with a Smile on Your Face"5:03
11."The Way It Was Before (Japanese bonus track)"3:35

[7]

Personnel
  • Mike Tramp – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Søren Andersen – guitar, piano
  • Claus Langeskov – bass guitar
  • Kenny Andy – drums
  • Morten Buchholz – keyboards

Additional personnel
  • Oliver Steffenson – guitar (tracks 3 and 5)
  • Kenny Korade – guitar (track 9)
  • Marcus Nand – guitar (tracks 1 and 10)
  • Henrik Berger – guitar (tracks 4 and 7)
  • Emily Garriock – backing vocals

Artwork

Photographer/album art - Jakob Muxoll

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 26

References
  1. "Mike Tramp solo discography". miketramp.dk. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. "Mike Tramp Mighty Music". Mighty Music. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  3. "Ex-WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP: 'Dead End Ride' Video". 25 January 2019.
  4. "Target Records website".
  5. "Mike Tramp Official Facebook page".
  6. "Mike Tramp release "Best Days Of My Life" lyric video". 30 August 2019.
  7. "Mike Tramp Official Facebook page".
  8. "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 9, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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