Return of the Pride
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Return of the Pride is the fifth studio album
by White Lion
. The album was released in 2008 on March 14 (Europe
), April 9 (Japan
), April 29 (North America
). This is the first original White Lion studio album since their 1991 album Mane Attraction
and is the first studio album with the new line up which still features original lead singer Mike Tramp
and a sequel to the band's 1987 album Pride
.
Following the release of the compilation album The Best of White Lion
the band was known as Tramp's White Lion or White Lion 2 due to legal reasons with former members but is now once again simply known as White Lion.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by White Lion
White Lion
White Lion is an American/Danish hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band achieved double platinum status with their #8 hit "Wait" and #3 hit "When the...
. The album was released in 2008 on March 14 (Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
), April 9 (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
), April 29 (North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
). This is the first original White Lion studio album since their 1991 album Mane Attraction
Mane Attraction
Mane Attraction was the fourth studio album by the hard rock band White Lion. It was released in 1991 by Atlantic Records, and reached #61 on The Billboard 200.- Overview :...
and is the first studio album with the new line up which still features original lead singer Mike Tramp
Mike Tramp
Mike Tramp is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for his work with the hard rock bands White Lion and Freak of Nature...
and a sequel to the band's 1987 album Pride
Pride (album)
Pride was the second studio album by the American/Danish hard rock band White Lion, released on June 21, 1987, by Atlantic Records. The album featured the two top ten hits "Wait" and "When the Children Cry"...
.
Following the release of the compilation album The Best of White Lion
The Best of White Lion
The Best of White Lion is the first greatest hits compilation album from the Hard rock band White Lion, released in September of 1992...
the band was known as Tramp's White Lion or White Lion 2 due to legal reasons with former members but is now once again simply known as White Lion.
Tour
The band did a world tour to support the album. White Lion toured India and played to 42,000 at Shillong, Meghalaya, and a 30,000 plus crowd at the Dimapur stadium in Nagaland. The band was invited to India by the head of the Tripura Royal Family Maharaja Kirit Pradyot Deb Burman.Track listing
- "Sangre de Cristo" - 8:44
- "Dream" - 5:08
- "Live Your Life" - 4:52
- "Set Me Free" - 4:59
- "I Will" - 4:13
- "Battle at Little Big Horn" - 7:32
- "Never Let You Go" - 4:50
- "Gonna Do It My Way" - 4:24
- "Finally See the Light" - 4:55
- "Let Me Be Me" - 4:00
Bonus tracks
- "Take Me Home" (European bonus track) - 3:50
- "Dream" (Acoustic) (Japanese bonus track)
- "WaitWait (White Lion song)"Wait" is a song recorded by White Lion and written by White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp and guitarist Vito Bratta. It was the lead single from their second album, Pride. It is well known for its guitar solo at the 2:15 mark....
" (Live) (North American bonus track) - "When the Children CryWhen the Children Cry"When the Children Cry" is a power ballad, performed by the rock group White Lion on their 1987 album Pride. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #53 in Canada, and #88 in the UK in early 1989....
" (Live) (North American bonus track)
Band members
- Mike TrampMike TrampMike Tramp is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for his work with the hard rock bands White Lion and Freak of Nature...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jamie Law - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Claus Langeskov - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Henning Wanner - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Troy Patrick FarrellTroy Patrick FarrellTroy Patrick Farrell is an American drummer who has played in bands including White Lion, Pretty Boy Floyd, John Corabi and Michael Aston's Gene Love Jezebel....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....