| Narita | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1979 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 1979 | |||
| Studio | Big Apple Recording Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:43 | |||
| Label | Victor (Japan), Capitol | |||
| Producer | Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell | |||
| Riot chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Billboard | (favourable)[2] |
Narita is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot.[3] The album was initially released in 1979. It became out of print in the late 1980s and was only being pressed in CD format in Japan in 1989 until the early 1990s. It was finally issued on CD outside Japan in 2005 by UK-based Rock Candy Records, run by former Kerrang! writers Derek Oliver and Dante Bonutto.
'Narita' was also the name of a short-lived San Antonio, Texas-based Riot offshoot, featuring guitarist Mark Reale along with former S.A. Slayer members vocalist Steve Cooper, drummer Dave McClain, and bassist Don Van Stavern, who would later appear on the Thundersteel and The Privilege of Power albums and is a member of Riot V. They recorded a three-song demo in 1985, including an early version of "Thundersteel", before Reale reformed Riot in 1986.
Track listing
All songs were written by Guy Speranza and Mark Reale except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waiting for the Taking" | Speranza, Reale, Rick Ventura | 5:01 |
| 2. | "49er" | Speranza, Reale, Lou A. Kouvaris | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Kick Down the Wall" | Lou A. Kouvaris | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover) | Mars Bonfire | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Narita" | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Here We Come Again" | 5:58 | |
| 7. | "Do It Up" | 3:44 | |
| 8. | "Hot for Love" | 5:00 | |
| 9. | "White Rock" | Speranza, Reale, Kouvaris | 2:33 |
| 10. | "Road Racin'" | 4:32 |
Personnel
Riot
- Guy Speranza – vocals
- Mark Reale – guitar
- Rick Ventura – guitar
- Jimmy Iommi – bass
- Peter Bitelli – drums
Cover versions and appearances
- American metal band Night Demon covered "Road Racin'"[4] on their 2015 album Curse of the Damned; the song is included on the CD digipak version on Century Media and the 12" vinyl version on SPV/Steamhammer.
- The songs "Narita" and "Road Racin'" are featured in the video game Brütal Legend.
- The song "Road Racin" was included on the Polydor album Castle Donnington: Monsters of Rock, from the concert August 1980.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Riot Narita review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Review: Narita – Riot" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 31. August 2, 1980. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ↑ Narita (LP Sleeve). Riot. Los Angeles, California: Capitol Records SN-16271. 1979.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Road Racin' by Night Demon".
- ↑ "Monsters of Rock . Castle Donington 1980".