Maximum Security (Tony MacAlpine album)

Maximum Security
Studio album by Tony MacAlpine
Released	1987
Recorded	Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California
Genre	Instrumental rock, neo-classical metal
Length	38:53
Label	PolyGram
Producer	Mike Varney
Tony MacAlpine chronology
Edge of Insanity (1986) Maximum Security (1987) Eyes of the World (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Maximum Security is the second studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1987 through PolyGram Records. According to MacAlpine, Racer X were rehearsing "next door" in the studios whilst the album was being recorded.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Autumn Lords"	3:26
2.	"Hundreds of Thousands"	3:15
3.	"Tears of Sahara"	3:46
4.	"Key to the City"	4:38
5.	"The Time and the Test"	2:39
6.	"The King's Cup"	3:27
7.	"Sacred Wonder"	4:13
8.	"Etude #4 Opus #10" (Frédéric Chopin)	2:05
9.	"The Vision"	3:30
10.	"Dreamstate"	3:28
11.	"Porcelain Doll"	4:26
Total length:		38:53

Personnel

• Tony MacAlpine – electric guitar, keyboard, bass guitar
• George Lynch – additional guitar solos (tracks 3, 9)
• Jeff Watson – additional guitar solos (track 6)
• Mike Mani – keyboard programming
• Deen Castronovo – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–6)
• Atma Anur – drums (tracks 4, 7, 9–11)
• Steve Fontano – engineering
• Dino Alden – engineering
• George Horn – mastering
• Mike Varney – production

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1987	Billboard 200	146

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ MacAlpine, Tony. "Session notes: Maximum Security". tonymacalpine. Retrieved 2011-02-07.