Behind Closed Doors is the third album

Studio album

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 by English band Thunder

Thunder (band)

Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...

. The follow-up to the Top 5 album Laughing on Judgement Day

Laughing on Judgement Day

Laughing On Judgement Day is the second studio album by English Hard rock band Thunder. Released in August 1992, the album remains the band's most successful in terms of chart position, reaching number 2 on the UK Album Chart in September of that year and later being certified 'Silver' by the BPI...

, the album was released in 1995. It reached number 5 on the UK Album Chart upon release, but the three singles released from it only enjoyed moderate success (two of the three peaking outside the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, although "Stand Up" reached number 23). A remastered & expanded 2-CD version of the album was released by EMI

EMI

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 in 2010, with the second CD containing a variety of live tracks, demos and B-sides.

Track listing

Songs written by Luke Morley

Luke Morley

Luke Morley is the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for the rock band The Union. From 1989 to 2009 he was the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder...

, except where noted :

1. "Moth To The Flame" (Luke Morley, Andy Taylor, Mikael Hoglund) - 5:28
2. "Fly On The Wall" - 4:22
3. "I'll Be Waiting" - 4:24
4. "River Of Pain" - 3:41
5. "Future Train" (Luke Morley, Gary James, Ben Matthews, Mikael Hoglund) - 5:27
6. "'Til The River Runs Dry" (Luke Morley, Gary James) - 4:20
7. "Stand Up" (Luke Morley, Gary James) - 4:00
8. "Preaching From A Chair" - 6:18
9. "Castles In The Sand" - 4:44
10. "Too Scared To Live" - 4:26
11. "Ball and Chain" (Luke Morley, Gary James, Ben Matthews, Danny Bowes) - 4:48
12. "It Happened In This Town" (Luke Morley, Gary James) - 5:55

2 additional tracks were included on the Japanese versions of the album - "Low Life In High Places (Live)" & "Sweet Pain" (Demo version - 2004 version only).

2010 Remastered Edition track listing

Disc 1:

1. Moth To The Flame
2. Fly On The Wall
3. I'll Be Waiting
4. River Of Pain
5. Future Train
6. 'Til The River Runs Dry
7. Stand Up
8. Preaching From A Chair
9. Castles In The Sand
10. Too Scared To Live
11. Ball And Chain
12. It Happened In This Town

Disc 2:

1. Low Life In High Places (Live)
2. Move On
3. Everybody Wants Her (Live)
4. Does It Feel Like Love (Live)
5. You Don't Know What Love Is (Demo)
6. River Of Pain (Live Acoustic Version)
7. Stand Up (Live Acoustic Version)
8. Castles In The Sand (Live Acoustic Version)
9. Move Over (Live)
10. One Pretty Woman
11. The Fire Is Gone
12. Life In A Day
13. In A Broken Dream
14. Love Walked In (Live)
15. Dirty Love (Demo)
16. Stay With Me

Personnel

• Gary James
  Gary James
  Gary Milton James, popularly known as 'Harry' James is the drummer for themelodic rock band Magnum,although he is best known as the drummer for the now defunct hard rock band Thunder....
  
   - drums, percussion
• Mikael Hoglund
  Mikael Höglund
  Mikael Höglund is a Swedish bass player, previously of the bands Tryckvåg, Great King Rat and Thunder, appearing on the 1995 album Behind Closed Doors, Live Circuit and Their Finest Hour...and a bit....
  
   - bass guitar
• Luke Morley - guitars
• Ben Matthews
  Ben Matthews
  Ben Matthews was the guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock band Thunder. He is also an experienced studio engineer and mixer; he worked with progressive rock act Mostly Autumn as studio engineer on their 2005 album Storms Over Still Water. He also guested on their 2006 live album...
  
   - guitars, keyboards
• Danny Bowes
  Danny Bowes
  Danny Bowes was the lead singer with the rock act, Thunder. Previously, he was a member of Nuthin' Fancy, 1980s group Terraplane, as well as occasionally playing the odd gig or two with his group Danny and the Doowops...
  
   - vocals

Additional musicians

• Peter Lockett - percussion
• Hazza Ling Hoi - percussion
• Suzie Katayama - cello
• Denyse Naseau Buffum - viola
• Bruce Dukov, Sheldon Sanov - violins
• Christopher Roze - string arrangement (on "'Til The River Runs Dry")
• Derry Byrne, Paul Baron - trumpets
• Bill Runge - baritone saxophone
• Tom Keenlyside - tenor saxophone, horn arrangements (on "Fly on the Wall")
• Tessa Niles
  Tessa Niles
  Tessa Niles is an English singer, best known as a backing singer for a wide variety of artists.-Early life and career:Born in Kent, Niles began her professional singing career, as both a lead and a backing vocalist, in 1979...
  
  , Katie Kissoon - backing vocals (On "Too Scared To Live")
• The Suntan Sisters - backing vocals (all other tracks)

Credits

• Producers - Mike Fraser
  Mike Fraser
  Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani...
  
   and Luke Morley
• Recording and mixing - Mike Fraser
• Mastering - George Marino
• Assistant engineers - Kyle Bess, Luke Morley, Delwyn Brooks, Ben Matthews, Brian Pollack, Dick Kaneshiro, Ross Stieglitz, Ben Stark
• Album art - Storm Thorgerson
  Storm Thorgerson
  Storm Thorgerson is an English graphic designer, known for his work for rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, 10cc, Dream Theater, The Mars Volta, Muse, The Cranberries, and Biffy Clyro.-Biography:...
  
   and Peter Curzon
• Art assistant - Julien Mills
• Photography - Tony May
• Set design - Robert Danton-Rees
• Band photos - Catherine Wessel
• John Kalodner - John Kalodner
  John Kalodner
  John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R executive. His achievements included signing Foreigner, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins to Atlantic Records in the seventies....
  
  

External links

• Album Page at Thunder Online