Lightning Strikes is the sixth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. The album, which was released on July 25, 1986, remained 15 weeks in the U.S. charts, peaking at #64 (Billboard 200). The album was produced by Max Norman. Lyrics for the album are credited to Loudness, even though producer Max Norman did a lot of uncredited work on them.
The album is known as Shadows of War in Japan, where it was released on March 24, 1986. The tracks are in a different order, and the song "Ashes in the Sky" is known as "Shadows of War." There is also a slight difference in some vocal melodies and arrangements, most notably an extended musical outro to "One Thousand Eyes".
Track listings Shadows of War (Japanese release)
Lightning Strikes (U.S. release)
Personnel Loudness Minoru Niihara - vocals Akira Takasaki - guitars Masayoshi Yamashita - bass Munetaka Higuchi - drums
Additional musicians Masanori Sasaji - keyboards
Production Max Norman - producer, mixing at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY, USA Bill Freesh - engineer Masachi Goto - assistant engineer Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York Paul Cooper - executive producer George Azuma - supervisor Mikio Shimizu, Sam Nagashima - coordinators
See also 1986 in Japanese music
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