Doro (Album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Doro Pesch
- Guitars: Tommy Thayer, Lanny Cordola
- Bass: Chuck Wright, E. J. Curse, Todd Jensen
- Keyboards: Paul Morris, Pat Regan, Karen Childs
- Drums: Kevin Valentine, Tommy Amato, Chris Frazier
Doro is the title of the first album, which, published in 1990, the former singer of Warlock, Doro Pesch entirely under his own name. It was produced by Gene Simmons, who was also involved in the songwriting of some titles. The album contained several cover versions. The limited first edition of the record contained a poster with the Cover; Furthermore, the album was also sold as a picture disc.
Background
Pesch recalled that in 1989 the album Force Majeure published its first edition was indeed published under the name Doro, whose cover was, however, provided with a sticker labeled " Warlock". The members of the band were Tommy Henriksen ( bass), Jon Devin ( guitars) and Bobby Rondinelli (drums ); However, by the cover design and explicit use of the name of the singer gave the impression that the group was only the notes for Doro Pesch.
Doros Manager, Alex Grob, had originally imagined that Mike Chapman should produce the next album, however due to other commitments was unable to accept this mission. Finally coarse made contact with Simmons, and although this had recently recorded a new album with his band Kiss, he said. Simmons took his job seriously, among other things, he showed Jon Devin how he should play the guitar parts of individual pieces. Bobby Rondinelli probably had opportunities to the producer items to be initially estimated, or at least had the hope, co-producer of the album, but that was not to Simmons. So the band broke up at the beginning of the recordings, which were held in Los Angeles at Fortress Studio.
Since they possessed no more about its own volume numerous well-known and lesser-known American musicians came to the course, which the album was recorded. Producer Simmons grabbed overwhelmingly on musicians at back, with whom he had worked, among other things, Tommy Thayer of Black 'n Blue, whose albums had Nasty Nasty and In Heat Simmons produced. Thayer acted alongside Pat Regan, who had worked as a sound engineer for Kiss ( Hot in the Shade ), Silent Rage (Do not Touch Me There), and Keel ( The Right to Rock ), as a producer of the album, Regan played keyboards in addition. Furthermore, Lanny Cordola and Chuck Wright, who at the time were the under contract with Simmons Records band House of Lords belonged took part in the recordings.
The recordings of the songs were done in 16 - and 24-track tapes, 1990, this is technically a relapse in about 1983 the same. Pesch stated in an interview that Simmons took over the function of a singing teacher for them. They have some songs three or four times and added gegelaubt she was finished, and Simmons have her then shown what everything is still wrong. They were then gone through word for word the whole text again until all have voted. At Mirage they had worked for days.
On the singer Doro interpreted three new titles, which had already been published by other musicians. On the one hand, these were to the song I Had Too Much To Dream by The Electric Prunes, the original version was published in 1966 and in the U.S. # 11 in the Billboard Hot 100 and number 49 in the UK single charts had reached. Rock On, the second cover version included on the album, was written by Tommy Thayer and published in 1988 by Black 'n Blue on In Heat. The 1981 Music from the Elder by Kiss published and written by Gene Simmons song Only You is the last song that was not written for this album.
As a single, the song Unholy Love was coupled, on the back there was Broken. The maxi-single contained next to the songs Save My Soul ( from the album Force Majeure ) and Make Time For Love ( from Warlock album Triumph and Agony. Both single versions appeared exclusively on vinyl. In the U.S., Unholy Love, however, was released as a promo single on CD and contained no further songs.
On April 22, 1990, the music video was shot to Unholy Love at Mono Lake. Director was Jeff Stein, who had also worked for Tom Petty and The Cars, cinematographer was Michael Chapman ( The Lost Boys, Raging Bull). The resulting footage was edited together later with black-and- white photographs and Super 8 material. Although the occupation of the new band was not known, were for the video, the musicians EJ Curse ( bass), Brian Jennings ( guitar) and Anthony Fox (drums ) are used.
Doro was released after five months of production time on 28 May 1990.
Title list
Reception
Doro reached number 9 in the German album music charts, Switzerland Place 22 The album was not listed despite international release in the U.S..
The magazine Metal Hammer wrote in a 1990 review of the album, it possesses " good prospects ", with Triumph and Agony " ever mastered Gold hurdle to jump again, especially since the song material of Duesseldorf still hardly weak points " having. The album would offer " straighte Metal attacks, " " worn ponderous mid-tempo songs " and nice ballads, it was " represented everything a broad hard rock spectrum" making up. Pesch's voice had " won audible to expression. " Titles such as I Had Too Much To Dream, I'll Be Holding On or Live - Hammer Rock On were " small beads to re- cranking of the turntable after the first listen " animated. Doro was " without doubt a considerable leap forward. "
Trivia
2013 Pesch took the song Only You on again. It was intended for use on the compilation A World With Heroes, a tribute album to the forty year anniversary of Kiss.