Gorky Park is the debut album by Russian hard rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Mercury, Bon Jovi's label. It features the band's first hit single, "Bang", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on MTV.
Track listing All music composed by Gorky Park, except where noted. Lyrics by Michael Berardi & Gregory Schwartz (1, 3, 8, 11), A.Grigoriev (2, 4), Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora (5), Pete Townshend (6), J. Zocchi (7, 10), Karen Kavaleryan & Irina Antonian (9) "Bang" – 4:47 "Try to Find Me" – 5:08 "Hit Me with the News" – 3:52 "Sometimes at Night" – 5:08 "Peace in Our Time" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) – 5:56 "My Generation" (Pete Townshend, includes Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky") – 4:44 "Within Your Eyes" – 4:55 "Child of the Wind" – 5:22 "Fortress" – 4:04 "Danger" – 3:30 "Action" – 3:55 (Bonus track on the CD and Cassette)
Personnel Band members Alexei Belov: lead guitar, balalaika, all keyboards, background vocals Nikolai Noskov: lead vocals, background vocals Alexander Minkov: bass, background vocals Yan Yanenkov: lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals Alexander Lvov: drums, percussion, background vocals
Additional musicians Annette Hardeman, Gabriel Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Paula Holloway: choir on "Try to Find Me" Jon Bon Jovi: vocals on "Peace in Our Time" Richie Sambora: electric guitar and background vocals on "Peace in Our Time" Tico Torres: drums on "Peace in Our Time"
Charts
Album YearChartPosition1989Billboard 200 (North America)[ The group on the site Billboard.com]80Norwegian Albums Charts9
Singles YearTitleChartPosition1989"Bang"Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks41 Norwegian Albums Charts51990"Try to Find Me"Billboard Hot 10081
Clips "Fortress" - the first video of the group, shot in Moscow in the autumn of 1988, the video combines staged scenes footage from the recording Studio and documentary Chronicles. "Bang" (1989) - staging clip, place of conduct surveys - New York. "My Generation" (1989) - clip combining staged scene, concert records and documentary historical Chronicles. "Peace In Our Time" (1990) - concert video.
Release history RegionDate United States 1989 United Kingdom 1989 Japan 1989 South Korea 1989 South Africa 1989 Mexico 1989 Netherlands 1989 West Germany 1989 SFR Yugoslavia 1990 The Soviet Union 1990
European copies of the album were also imported to Australia.
Production
Source:Production information at discogs
All songs arranged by Gorky Park. Tracks 4, 6, 7, & 10 produced by Bruce Fairbairn. Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Fairbairn & Mike Fraser, with recording assistance by Ken Lomas. Track 5 produced by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora. Recorded & Mixed by Obie O'Brien, with recording assistance by John "Joy Boy" Moyer & Nick "The Pig" DiDia. All other tracks produced, recorded & mixed by Mitch Goldfarb & Gorky Park, with recording assistance by Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, and Mike Cohn.
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