- Nightmare at Maple Cross
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Nightmare at Maple Cross Studio album by Girlschool Released May 1986 Recorded Jackson's Studio, Rickmansworth, England Genre Heavy metal Length 34:47 Label GWR Producer Vic Maile Girlschool chronology Running Wild
(1985)Nightmare at Maple Cross
(1986)Take a Bite
(1988)Singles from Nightmare at Maple Cross - "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) / Never Too Late"
Released: April 1986 - "All Day All Night / Play with Fire"
Released: April 1987
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (B+)[2] Kerrang! [3]
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Nightmare at Maple Cross is the sixth studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool, released on GWR Records in 1986. Under the direction of producer Vic Maile, this album marks the return of the band to the sound of their earlier works and to a four-piece formation. All tracks were composed by the four musicians, except for the cover of Mud's "Tiger Feet". The US version of the album included a duet with Gary Glitter covering his song, "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)".[4]
Contents
Track listing
All tracks by Girlschool, except where noted
- "All Day, All Night" – 3:32
- "Play with Fire" – 2:43
- "Danger Sign" – 3:19
- "Never Too Late" – 3:23
- "Tiger Feet" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) – 4:33
- "Back for More" – 3:32
- "Let's Go Crazy" – 3:27
- "You Got Me (Under Your Spell)" – 3:57
- "Let's Break Out" – 3:01
- "Turn It Up" – 3:20
- Track 6, in the USA, was "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", re-numbering the tracks for a total of eleven in that region.
Credits
- Kim McAulliffe – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Cris Bonacci – lead guitar
- Gil Weston-Jones – bass
- Denise Dufort – drums
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Girlschool Nightmare at Maple Cross review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/nightmare-at-maple-cross-r38943/review. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1987). "Girlschool Nightmare at Maple Cross review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=girlschool. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Dome, Malcom (1986-10-02). "Girlschool - Nightmare At Maple Cross". Kerrang! (no. 130): p. 21.
- ^ "Girlschool - Nightmare at Maple Cross". Encyclopaedia Metallum. http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=23813. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
External links
Kim McAuliffe · Enid Williams · Jackie Chambers · Denise Dufort Former members Studio albums Demolition · Hit and Run · Screaming Blue Murder · Play Dirty · Running Wild · Nightmare at Maple Cross · Take a Bite · Girlschool · 21st Anniversary: Not That Innocent · Believe · Legacy · Hit and Run – RevisitedEPs Live albums Girlschool Live · King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Girlschool · Race with the Devil Live · Race with the DevilCompilations Cheers You Lot! · C'mon Let's Go · The Collection · The Best of Girlschool · From the Vaults · Emergency · The Collection (2 CD) · Can't Keep a Good Girl Down · The Very Best of Girlschool · Wild at Heart · The SinglesVideo albums Play Dirty Live · Live from London · Around the WorldRelated articles List of Girlschool band members • Girlschool discography • Motörhead • Headgirl • Rock Goddess • Toyah Willcox • New Wave of British Heavy Metal • The Second Wave: 25 Years of NWOBHMCategories:- 1986 albums
- Girlschool albums
- Albums produced by Vic Maile
- "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) / Never Too Late"
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