Red, Hot and Heavy is the debut studio album by the Danish hard rock/heavy metal band Pretty Maids, released in 1984 by CBS Records. It is the only Pretty Maids album to feature Rick Hanson (ex-Shylock, later in Pentagon and Cold Drop). After the album's release, Hansen was briefly replaced by early Mercyful Fate guitarist Benny Petersen, who moved on to start the band Jackal, which released four albums.[4]
| Red, Hot and Heavy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | July and August 1984 | |||
| Studio | Puk (Gjerlev, Denmark) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Billy Cross, Tommy Hansen | |||
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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] |
The song "Night Danger" was used on the soundtrack for the horror film Demons (1985), directed by Lamberto Bava. In 2005, Red, Hot and Heavy was ranked at No. 437 in Rock Hard magazine's The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[5]
Track listing
edit| 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
editPretty Maids
- 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
References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Pretty Maids - Biography". Metal Storm. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 34. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.