Street Poetry
2007 studio album by Hanoi Rocks
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Street Poetry is the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks's eighth and final studio album. The album reached the top 10 on the Finnish charts, and succeeded very well elsewhere in Europe too. The first single spawned was "Fashion", and the second was an internet-only single "This One's for Rock'n'Roll". The album's release was celebrated at the Tavastia Club with three live shows, which were followed by a tour across Scandinavia, England and Japan.
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| Released | 5 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 2007 | |||
| Genre | Glam punk, hard rock | |||
| Label | Backstage Alliance | |||
| Producer | Hanoi Productions | |||
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The album's title comes from a time when the original Hanoi Rocks were living in London. A drifter was living in the London Underground Ladbroke Grove-station, where he wrote poems of things he saw. He was called a "Street Poet", and hence the title "Street Poetry".
Some reviews said that the album was Hanoi Rocks' first real rock record since the 1980s.
Track list
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hypermobile" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Street Poetry" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Fashion" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Highwired" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Power of Persuasion" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Teenage Revolution" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Worth Your Weight in Gold" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Transcendental Groove" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 3:03 |
| 9. | "This One's for Rock'n'Roll" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Powertrip" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Walkin' Away" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom, DJ Alimo | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Tootin' Star" | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom, Andy Christell | 2:40 |
| 13. | "Fumblefoot and Busy Bee" | Andy McCoy, Conny Bloom | 2:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Trouble Boys" | Billy Bremner | 2:49 |
| 15. | "Fashion" (Music video + Making of) | Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 7:35 |
| 16. | "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" (Live video) | Andy McCoy, Bob Ezrin, Ian Hunter | 3:48 |
| 17. | "Highschool" (Live video) | Andy McCoy, Bob Ezrin | 4:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Self Destruction Blues" | Andy McCoy | 2:44 |
| 15. | "Worldshaker" | Tumppi Varonen, Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe | 2:57 |
Personnel
- Hanoi Rocks
- Michael Monroe – lead vocals, saxophone, harmonica, piano
- Andy McCoy – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Conny Bloom – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Andy Christell – bass, backing vocals
- Lacu – drums
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 6 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 41 |