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'''''Club Ninja''''' is the tenth studio album by [[Blue Öyster Cult]]. It was released on December 10, 1985 by [[Columbia Records]], peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard 200 on April 5, 1986 and holding for two weeks. It is their only studio album to not feature [[Allen Lanier]] before his death, as [[Tommy Zvonchek]] replaced him prior to the album's recording.
'''''Club Ninja''''' is the tenth studio album by [[Blue Öyster Cult]]. It was released on December 10, 1985 by [[Columbia Records]], peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard 200 on April 5, 1986 and holding for two weeks. It is their only studio album to not feature [[Allen Lanier]] before his death, as [[Tommy Zvonchek]] replaced him prior to the album's recording.


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Club Ninja
Club ninja cover.jpg
Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Released December 10, 1985
Recorded February–March 1985 at Bearsville Studio, Woodstock, NY
Boogie Hotel, Port Jefferson, NY
Tallysin Studios, Syosset, NY
The Warehouse, New York City
Length 44:26
Label Columbia Records
Producer Sandy Pearlman

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Club Ninja is the tenth studio album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on December 10, 1985 by Columbia Records, peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard 200 on April 5, 1986 and holding for two weeks. It is their only studio album to not feature Allen Lanier before his death, as Tommy Zvonchek replaced him prior to the album's recording.

This album spawned two singles in the United States. The first, "Dancin' in the Ruins" / "Shadow Warrior", peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart on March 8, 1986 and held for three weeks. The second, "Perfect Water" / "Spy in the House of the Night", did not chart.

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Blue Öyster Cult[edit | edit source]

Additional musicians[edit | edit source]

  • Thommy Price – drums
  • Phil Grande – guitar
  • Kenny Aaronson – bass
  • David Lucas – background vocals
  • Joni Peltz – background vocals
  • Dave Immer – background vocals
  • Joe Caro – background vocals
  • Howard Stern – spoken introduction ("When the War Comes")

Production[edit | edit source]

  • Sandy Pearlman – producer, management
  • Paul Mandl – engineer, overdubs editor, programming, electronic wizardry
  • Toby Scott – engineer
  • John Devlin – engineer
  • David Lucas – aiding and abetting pre-production and background vocal arrangements
  • Brian McGee – mixing
  • Corey Davidson – keyboard consultant
  • Special thanks to Bruce Slayton, Don DeVito, Denise Gatto, Lisa Kramer, Andrea Finkelstein, George Geranios, Robin Scott, Marsha Vlasic, Bell Elson, Neil Warnock, Huw Price, Del Furano, ESP guitars and basses (Stephen Kaufman, Toshi Hayakawa), Sam Ash Music, Bruno Engl and Engl Digital Amps, St. Blues Guitars (Norwalk, CN), Veneman Music Training by Karate Center of Champions New York, Sensei Tokey Hill, Sensei Howard Frydman
  • Don Ivan Puntchaz – cover illustration
  • Frank Lovelace – logo design

Track listing[edit | edit source]

# Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
Side one
1 White Flags Hugh Leggatt, Gordon Leggatt Bloom 4:41
2 Dancin' in the Ruins Larry Gottlieb, Justin Scanlon Roeser 4:00
3 Make Rock Not War Bob Halligan, Jr. Bloom 3:58
4 Perfect Water Roeser, Jim Carroll Roeser 5:31
5 Spy in the House of the Night Roeser, Meltzer Roeser 4:23
Side two
6 Beat 'Em Up Bob Halligan, Jr. Bloom 3:24
7 When the War Comes J. Bouchard, Pearlman Bouchard/Roeser 6:02
8 Shadow Warrior Bloom, Roeser, Eric van Lustbader Bloom 5:42
9 Madness to the Method Roeser, Dick Trismen Roeser 7:25

Discography

Blue Öyster Cult

Studio albums

Blue Öyster CultTyranny and MutationSecret TreatiesAgents of FortuneSpectresMirrorsCultösaurus ErectusFire of Unknown OriginThe Revölution by NightClub NinjaImaginosCult ClassicHeaven ForbidCurse of the Hidden MirrorThe Symbol RemainsGhost Stories

Live albums

On Your Feet or on Your KneesSome Enchanted EveningExtraterrestrial LiveA Long Day's NightHard Rock Live Cleveland 201440th Anniversary - Agents of Fortune - Live 2016iHeart Radio Theater N.Y.C. 201245th Anniversary Live in LondonLive at Rock of Ages Festival 201650th Anniversary Live - First Night50th Anniversary Live - Second Night50th Anniversary Live - Third Night

Compilations

Bad ChannelsSt. Cecilia: The Elektra RecordingsThe Columbia Albums Collectiön (SamplerRaritiesRadios Appear: The Best of the BroadcastsHarvester of Lives)

Live videos

Black and BlueLive 1976Some OTHER Enchanted EveningOn Tape Forever (Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3Vol. 4Vol. 5Vol. 6Vol. 7Vol. 8Vol. 9Vol. 10)

Solo albums

Buck Dharma

Flat OutBuck Dharma Archive Series (Volume IVolume IIVolume III)

Joe Bouchard

Jukebox in My HeadTales from the IslandNew Solid BlackThe Power of MusicPlayin' HistoryStrange LegendsAmerican Rocker

Albert Bouchard

IncantationSurrealistRe ImaginosImaginos II: Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)Imaginos III: Mutant Reformation