Dangerous Games (album)

This article is about the album by Alcatrazz. For the Mary Weiss' album, see Dangerous Game (album).

Dangerous Games
Studio album by
Alcatrazz
ReleasedAugust 21, 1986[1]
StudioAmerican Recording Co., Calabasas, California
GenreHeavy metal
Length38:04
LabelCapitol
ProducerRichie Podolor
Alcatrazz chronology
Disturbing the Peace
(1985) 		Dangerous Games
(1986) 		The Best of Alcatrazz
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]
Kerrang![4]

Dangerous Games is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Alcatrazz. It marked a drastic departure from the band's two previous albums with its heavily Japanese-influenced style. It was also the first and only appearance for new guitarist Danny Johnson who replaced Steve Vai after he left the band to join The David Lee Roth Band in 1986, and the last studio album that Alcatrazz had released for 34 years, until the release of Born Innocent in 2020.

Track listing

(Songwriters listed in parentheses.)

Side one
  1. "It's My Life" (Carl D'Erico, Roger Atkins) – 4:10
  2. "Undercover" (Danny Johnson, Jimmy Waldo, Jo Eime, Graham Bonnet) – 3:41
  3. "That Ain't Nothin'" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet, Gary Shea, Jan Uvena) – 3:53
  4. "No Imagination" (Eime, Bonnet) – 3:16
  5. "Ohayo Tokyo" (Eime, Bonnet) – 2:59
Side two
  2. "Dangerous Games" (Johnson) – 3:26
  3. "Blue Boar" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet) – 3:14
  4. "Only One Woman" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:43 (The Marbles cover)
  5. "The Witchwood" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet) – 4:00
  6. "Double Man" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet, Shea, Uvena) – 4:30
  7. "Night of the Shooting Star" (Eime, Bonnet) – 1:04

Personnel

Band members
  • Graham Bonnet – vocals, backing vocals
  • Danny Johnson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Waldo – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Gary Shea – bass
  • Jan Uvena – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Production
  • Richard Podolor – producer
  • Bill Cooper – engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Jo Eime - lyricist
  • Roy Kohara – art direction
  • Wendy Dio, Niji Management Inc. – management

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Alcatrazz Dangerous Games review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ Sutton, Maura (September 18, 1986). "Alcatrazz 'Dangerous Games'". Kerrang!. Vol. 129. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 18.