Silver Missiles And Nightingales is the first and only album by the collaboration between Andy McCoy

Andy McCoy

Antti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop....

 and Nasty Suicide

Nasty Suicide

Nasty Suicide is the ex-rhythm and lead guitarist for Hanoi Rocks between 1979-1985. Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band that combined elements of punk, glam rock, rock and roll, and blues. Before his tenure in Hanoi Rocks, Suicide played guitar in a Finnish punk band called Briard in the late...

 (under the moniker "The Suicide Twins"). The name of the album was originally supposed to be the title of Hanoi Rocks' (McCoy and Suicide's former band) 1984 album Two Steps From The Move

Two Steps from the Move

Two Steps From The Move is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1984. The album was their last before disbanding after drummer Razzle's death in a car accident on December 8, 1984.-Album information:...

, but the name was changed at the last minute.

When it was first released, Silver Missiles And Nightingales didn't fair too well, because acoustic rock wasn't "in" at the time, but the album's reception has since grown. The album is hailed as a great showcase of McCoy and Suicide's playing style and McCoy's writing talent. After the album's release, McCoy and Suicide (then known as Nasty Superstar) toured in Finland under the moniker "The Suicide Twins", until disbanding that same year (1986).

The song "The Best Is Yet to Come" was later covered by Samantha Fox

Samantha Fox

Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...

.

Track listing

All track written by Andy McCoy

Andy McCoy

Antti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop....

, except where noted.

1. "Dance" - 4:26
2. "Heaven Made You" - 4:25 (McCoy, Dave Tregunna)
3. "Declaration" - 4:28 (McCoy, Anita Chellamah)
4. "Mainline Service" - 2:17
5. "What a Price to Pay" - 3:59
6. "Silver Missiles and Nightingales" - 3:59
7. "Coming Down Slow" - 3:23
8. "The Best Is Yet to Come" - 3:39
9. "Sweet Pretending" - 3:44 (McCoy, Dave Tregunna)
10. "Countryfield Inner City Blues" - 4:17

Personnel

• Andy McCoy
  Andy McCoy
  Antti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop....
  
   - Vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Nasty Suicide
  Nasty Suicide
  Nasty Suicide is the ex-rhythm and lead guitarist for Hanoi Rocks between 1979-1985. Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band that combined elements of punk, glam rock, rock and roll, and blues. Before his tenure in Hanoi Rocks, Suicide played guitar in a Finnish punk band called Briard in the late...
  
   (credited as Nasty Superstar) - Vocals, guitar
• René Berg
  René Berg
  René Berg was an English musician, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who recorded and performed in a number of bands starting in the late 70's until his death in 2003...
  
   - Vocals
• Ross Elder - Drums