Behind Closed Doors (Thunder album)

Behind Closed Doors
Studio album by Thunder
Released	23 January 1995
Recorded	May–August 1994
Genre	Hard rock
Length	57:45
Label	EMI
Thunder chronology
Laughing on Judgement Day (1992) Behind Closed Doors (1995) The Thrill of It All (1997)

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Behind Closed Doors is the third album by English band Thunder.^[2] The follow-up to the Top 5 album Laughing on Judgement Day, the album was released in 1995.^[3][4] 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, although "Stand Up" reached number 23). A remastered & expanded 2-CD version of the album was released by EMI in 2010, with the second CD containing a variety of live tracks, demos and B-sides.

Track listing

Songs written by Luke Morley, except where noted:^[5]

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: Length 57:52

1. "Moth to the Flame" - 5:28
2. "Fly on the Wall" - 4:22
3. "I'll Be Waiting" - 4:34
4. "River of Pain" - 3:41
5. "Future Train" - 5:27
6. "'Til the River Runs Dry" - 4:40
7. "Stand Up" - 4:01
8. "Preaching from a Chair" - 6:37
9. "Castles in the Sand" - 4:43
10. "Too Scared to Live" - 4:36
11. "Ball and Chain" - 4:48
12. "It Happened in This Town" - 5:49

Disc 2: Length 74:14

1. "Low Life in High Places" (Live) - 5:10
2. "Move On" 4:04
3. "Everybody Wants Her" (Live) - 4:48
4. "Does It Feel Like Love?" (Live) - 5:11
5. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Demo) - 5:21
6. "River of Pain" (Live Acoustic Version) - 3:28
7. "Stand Up" (Live Acoustic Version) - 3:20
8. "Castles in the Sand" (Live Acoustic Version) - 4:05
9. "Move Over" (Live) - 4:46
10. "One Pretty Woman" - 3:34
11. "The Fire Is Gone" - 4:34
12. "Life in a Day" (Demo) - 3:35
13. "In a Broken Dream" - 4:05
14. "Love Walked In" (Live) - 7:30
15. "Dirty Love" (Demo) - 5:10
16. "Stay with Me" (Faces cover) - 5:26

Personnel

• Gary James – drums, percussion
• Mikael Hoglund – bass guitar
• Luke Morley – guitars
• Ben Matthews – guitars, keyboards
• Danny Bowes – 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, Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (On "Too Scared To Live")
• The Suntan Sisters – backing vocals (all other tracks)

Credits

• Producers – Mike Fraser 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 and Peter Curzon
• Art assistant – Julien Mills
• Photography – Tony May
• Set design – Robert Danton-Rees
• Band photos – Catherine Wessel
• John Kalodner – John Kalodner

References

1. Behind Closed Doors at AllMusic
2. Behind Closed Doors Thunder Online. Accessed 28 November 2008
3. Thunder Discography Accessed 28 November 2008
4. Allmusic Thunder – Behind Closed DoorsAllmusic.com; Retrieved 2010-03-05
5. Album sleeve notes

External links

• Album Page at Thunder Online