Red Hot and Heavy
1984 studio album by Pretty Maids
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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. 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 that released four albums.[4]
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| Released | 29 October 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Puk Studios, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Billy Cross, Tommy Hansen | |||
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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.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 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)