Frozen Ghost is the debut album of the band Frozen Ghost

Frozen Ghost

Frōzen Ghōst was a Canadian rock band formed in 1985 by Arnold Lanni and Wolf Hassel who were previously with the band Sheriff. The band received a Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1987....

, released in 1987. Its first single, "Should I See" (a song about censorship

Censorship

thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile...

) reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100

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The run-out groove of side two on the LP

LP album

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 contains unintelligible speech. When played backwards

Backmasking

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, a voice (presumably Arnold Lanni's) says, "You are ruining your needle

Magnetic cartridge

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!" The cover picture was taking in Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough, Ontario

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, a suburb of Toronto

Toronto

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 at the foot of the Scarborough Bluffs.

Track listing

All songs written by Arnold Lanni.

1. "Should I See" - 3:48
2. "Promises" - 3:50
3. "Beware the Masque" - 4:00
4. "Yum Bai Ya" - 3:55
5. "Love Like a Fire" - 4:07
6. "End of the Line" - 3:32
7. "Time is the Answer" - 4:01
8. "Love Without Lies" - 4:11
9. "Soldiers Cry" - 3:36
10. "Truth in Lies" - 4:20

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

#	Title	Release Date	CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
1.	"Should I See"	April 1987	27	69
2.	"Promises"	1987		-

• The b-side of the "Should I See" single was the song "Suspended Humanation". It would later appear on their second album Nice Place to Visit
  Nice Place to Visit
  Nice Place to Visit is the second album by Frozen Ghost.-Track listing:All songs written by Arnold Lanni.#"Better to Try" - 4:42#"Pauper in Paradise" - 4:45#"Selling Salvation" - 4:57#"Step By Step"* - 3:50#"Mother Nature" - 3:48...
  
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Personnel

• Arnold Lanni - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming
• Wolf Hassel - bass, background vocals
• Derry Grehan
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   - additional guitar
• Tony Moretta - additional guitar
• Lenny Mizzoni - saxophone, background vocals
• Manu Silvani - female vocal on "Promises"
• The Chianti Square singers - Gabe Piersanti, Lenny Mizzoni, Bryan Gagnon, Wolf Hassel, Eric Lawrence, Reeb, Sam

Production

• Arnold Lanni - producer
• Joe Primeau - engineer
• Mixed at the Farmyard Studios, Bucks, England
  Buckinghamshire
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   by Stephen W. Tayler
• Mastering - George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC