Power of the Night

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This article is about the Savatage album. For the album by Metropolis, see The Power of the Night (album).
Power of the Night
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Studio album by Savatage
Released 20 May 1985
Recorded Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal
Length 38:43
Label Atlantic
Producer Max Norman
Savatage chronology
The Dungeons Are Calling
(1984)The Dungeons Are Calling1984		 Power of the Night
(1985)		 Fight for the Rock
(1986)Fight for the Rock1986
Singles from Power of the Night
  1. "In the Dream"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[1]
Martin Popoff 10/10 stars[2]

Power of the Night is the second full-length album by the American heavy metal band Savatage and was released in 1985. This record was produced by the hot producer of the time, Max Norman, who became better known as the producer of Megadeth's 1992 hit album Countdown to Extinction.[3]

The record was not originally pressed with a Parental Advisory sticker on the cover. However, Atlantic Records did have a problem with some of the sexual metaphors mentioned in "Hard for Love" and "Skull Session." It was also a marketing ploy to encourage more people to buy the record as a result of it being "banned" by some outlets.[3]

This was bassist Keith Collins's last album with the band. Jon and Criss Oliva were not completely happy with Collins' playing and corrected some of his mistakes for the final version. Collins was replaced by Johnny Lee Middleton in 1986.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Power of the Night"   Jon Oliva Criss Oliva 5:13
2. "Unusual"   J. Oliva, Keith Collins C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Collins 4:27
3. "Warriors"   J. Oliva, Collins C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Collins 4:03
4. "Necrophilia"   J. Oliva, Collins C. Oliva 3:36
5. "Washed Out"   J. Oliva C. Oliva, J. Oliva 2:13
Side two
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
6. "Hard for Love"   J. Oliva, Collins J. Oliva, C. Oliva 3:59
7. "Fountain of Youth"   J. Oliva, Collins, Steve Wacholz C. Oliva 4:31
8. "Skull Session"   J. Oliva C. Oliva, J. Oliva 3:21
9. "Stuck on You"   J. Oliva C. Oliva, Collins 3:10
10. "In the Dream"   J. Oliva C. Oliva, J. Oliva 4:15

Personnel

Band members
Production
  • Max Norman - producer, engineer
  • Ken Lonas - assistant engineer

References

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