Gorky Park 2 (or Moscow Calling ) is the second studio album of the Russian (Soviet) glam rock band Gorky Park 1993.
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| Date of issue | March 29, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Glam Metal , Hard Rock | ||||||||||||
| Producers | Kevin beamish Erwin musper Steve diamond Fee waybill | ||||||||||||
| A country | USA | ||||||||||||
| Language of songs | English | ||||||||||||
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In many countries, including Russia, he came out under the name Gorky Park 2 . The album did not hit the American charts, but gained considerable popularity, having sold in the world with a circulation of half a million copies [1] . The drive got wildly popular in Denmark, having received platinum status there [2] .
Content
Create an album
After the departure of vocalist Nikolai Noskov , the bass player Alexander Marshal becomes the soloist of the group, and the group starts recording the album with renewed vigor. In addition to the group itself, the album was attended by vocalists Richard Marx and Fi Weibil from The Tubes , guitarists Steve Lukater from Toto , Steve Farris from Whitesnake , Dvizil Zappa and Pink Floyd saxophonist Scott Page, the mixing was led by Erwin Masper.
According to Alexei Belov, “We recorded our second album“ Moscow Calling ”, like the first one, like soldiers, from under a stick. Studio time is very expensive, and you had to fit into a tight time frame. Nobody would have paid us even an extra minute in the studio if we had not met the deadline. ”
The album was officially released on March 29, 1993. In many countries, including Russia, he saw the light under the name Gorky Park II . Not getting into the American chart, the disc still managed to gain considerable popularity, having sold in the world with a circulation of half a million copies. The disc received great popularity in Denmark , having received platinum status there. In Europe, this disc was represented by BMG , in Scandinavia - by CNR, in Japan - by Crown, in Southeast Asia - by Pony Cennen, in Russia - "SOYUZ".
The international success of Moscow Calling allowed Gorky Park to gain financial independence and equip its own studio in Los Angeles . Alexander Marshall: "From now on, we ourselves will manage our honestly earned money."
List of Songs
| No. | Title | The words | Music | Duration |
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| one. | Moscow Calling | Alexey Belov | Alexey Belov | 5:09 |
| 2. | "All Roads" | Steve Dimon | Alexey Belov | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Politics Of Love" | Alexey Belov | Alexey Belov | 4:03 |
| four. | "Tomorrow" | Alexey Belov , Struan Oglanbai | Alexey Belov | 5:55 |
| five. | "Stranger" | Alexey Belov | Alexey Belov | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Volga Boatman (instrumental)" | Struan Oglanby | based on the Russian folk song " Dubinushki " in the processing of the group "Gorky Park" | 1:14 |
| 7. | "Strike" | Alexey Belov | Alexey Belov | 3:50 |
| eight. | Welcome To The Gorky Park | Fi cable | Alexey Belov | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Two Candles" | Alexey Belov , Andrey Grigoriev, Fi Cable | Yan Yanenkov , Alexander Minkov , Alexey Belov | 5:01 |
| ten. | "I'm Going Down" | Alexey Belov | 4:30 | |
| eleven. | “City Of Pain (bonus on CD & QC )” | Alexey Belov , Kevin Roberts | Alexey Belov | 4:57 |
| 12. | “Don't Pull The Trigger (bonus on CD & CC )” | Alexey Belov , Fi Cable | Alexey Belov | 4:55 |
| 13. | Tell Me Why | Todd Magher | Alexey Belov | 3:25 |
Album Clips
- Moscow Calling - production clip
- "Stranger" - production clip
- “I'm Going Down” - production clip
- “Tell Me Why” - a production clip imitating amateur shooting
Record Members
Group members
- Alexander Minkov - vocals , bass .
- Alexey Belov - guitar , keyboards , backing vocals .
- Jan Yanenkov is a guitar .
- Alexander Lvov - drums .
Other members
- Richard Marx - backing vocals (13).
- Steve Lucater - solo guitar (12).
- Scott Page - saxophone (4).
- Steve Farris - solo guitar (7).
- Phi Weibil - backing vocals .
- Zappa dvizil - a guitar .
Release Date
| A country | Label | Year |
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| European Union | BMG & CNR Records | 1992-1993 |
| Russia | Moroz Records MIR Records UNION " Nox Music " | 1992 ( LP and CD) 1993 ( CD ) 1994 and 1996 ( CC ) [3] . 2000 (CD) |
| Southeast Asia | Pony canyon | 1992-1993 |
| Japan | Nippon crown | 1992 |
Notes
- ↑ Biography on Allmusic.com
- ↑ Articles about the group in Soviet magazines
- ↑ Vadim Ponomarev. Interview with Nikolai Noskov to NEWSmusic.ru . NEWSmusic.ru. Date of treatment May 17, 2010. Archived May 27, 2013.
Links
- The official website of the group
- Gorky Park 2 album at allmusic.com