The Revölution by Night
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The Revölution by Night
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Released | November 1983 |
| Recorded | May–June 1983 at Boogie Hotel, Port Jefferson, NY Kingdom Sound, Syosset, NY The Automatt – Studio C, San Francisco, CA |
| Length | 41:44 |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn |
The Revölution by Night is the ninth studio album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released in November 1983 by Columbia Records, peaking at No. 93 on the Billboard 200 on February 11, 1984. It is the first album to not feature the original band lineup, as Albert Bouchard was replaced by Rick Downey during the Fire of Unknown Origin tour.
This album spawned one single in the United States, "Shooting Shark" / "Dragon Lady", which peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Blue Öyster Cult[edit | edit source]
- Eric Bloom – lead vocals, guitar
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, vocals, keyboards, mixing
- Allen Lanier – piano, keyboards
- Joe Bouchard – bass, guitar, vocals
- Rick Downey – drums
Additional musicians[edit | edit source]
- Larry Fast – synthesizers, programming
- Aldo Nova – guitar, synthesizers ("Take Me Away")
- Gregg Winter – backing vocals ("Eyes on Fire")
- Randy Jackson – bass ("Shooting Shark")
- Marc Baum – saxophone ("Shooting Shark")
Production[edit | edit source]
- Bruce Fairbairn – producer, mixing
- Dave Wittman – engineer
- Ken Kessie – engineer
- Chris Isca – assistant engineer
- Ron Coté – assistant engineer
- Ray Pyle – assistant engineer
- George Geranios – pre-production engineer
- Tony Cedrone – logistics
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Sandy Pearlman – management, mixing
- Steve Schenck – management
- Greg Scott – illustration
- John Berg – design
- Special thanks to Spitzer Music S.F., Richie Cannata, Bill Ludwig III, Bruce Slayton, Fran Stoddard
- Extra special thanks to Aldo Nova
Track listing[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side one | ||||
| 1 | Take Me Away | Bloom, Aldo Nova | Bloom | 4:31 |
| 2 | Eyes on Fire | Gregg Winter | Bloom | 3:56 |
| 3 | Shooting Shark | Roeser, Smith | Roeser | 7:09 |
| 4 | Veins | Roeser, Meltzer | Roeser | 3:59 |
| Side two | ||||
| 5 | Shadow of California | J. Bouchard, Neal Smith, Pearlman | Bloom | 5:10 |
| 6 | Feel the Thunder | Bloom | Bloom | 5:48 |
| 7 | Let Go | Bloom, Roeser, Ian Hunter | Bloom | 3:28 |
| 8 | Dragon Lady | Roeser, Broadway Blotto | Roeser | 4:08 |
| 9 | Light Years of Love | J. Bouchard, Helen Robbins | J. Bouchard | 4:05 |