| Red, Hot and Heavy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 October 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Puk Studios, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Billy Cross, Tommy Hansen | |||
| Pretty Maids chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Red, Hot and Heavy | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Hit Parader |  [2] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[3] |
Red, Hot and Heavy is the first full-length studio album by the Danish hard rock/heavy metal band Pretty Maids. It was released in 1984 by CBS Records. The song "Night Danger" was used on the soundtrack for the horror film Demons (1985) by Lamberto Bava. Red, Hot and Heavy was ranked number 437 in Rock Hard magazine's The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time in 2005.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Carmina Burana)" | Carl Orff | 0:22 | |
| 2. | "Back to Back" | Ronnie Atkins | Ken Hammer, Alan Owen | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Red, Hot and Heavy" | Atkins | Hammer | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Waitin' for the Time" | Atkins | Hammer | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Cold Killer" | Atkins | Hammer | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Battle of Pride" | Atkins | Hammer | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Night Danger" | Atkins | Hammer, Owen | 3:52 |
| 8. | "A Place in the Night" | Atkins | Hammer, Owen | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Queen of Dreams" | Atkins | Hammer | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Little Darling" | Phil Lynott | Lynott | 2:59 |
Personnel
- Ronnie Atkins – vocals
- Ken Hammer – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Rick Hanson – lead and rhythm guitars
- Allan Delong – bass
- Phil Moorhead – drums
- Alan Owen – keyboards
- Guest musicians
- Billy Cross – lead guitar (track 10), lead introduction (track 8)
- Tommy Hansen – organs (track 10)
- Knud Lindhard – backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10)
- Other staff
- Billy Cross – producer
- Tommy Hansen – producer, Fairlight CMI programming, organ (track 10)
References
- ↑ "Pretty Maids – Red, Hot & Heavy review". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ Secher, Andy (July 1985). "Import Albums: Pretty Maids – Red, Hot & Heavy". Hit Parader. No. 250. Derby, Connecticut: Charlton Publications, Inc. p. 58. ISSN 0162-0266. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ Lerch, Uwe. "Album review". Rock Hard, issue 9 (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 34. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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