Firefly (TNT album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Firefly
Type = Album
Artist = TNT


Released = 1997
Recorded = StudioStudio, Norway
Genre = Hard rock, Alternative metal
Length = 51:26
Label = Norske Gram
Producer = TNT
Reviews =

Last album = "Till Next Time"
(1996)
This album = "Firefly"
(1997)
Next album = "Firefly and Live!"
(1997)

"Firefly" is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. It was released in 1997.

The album was a comeback for TNT who split up in 1992 after the release of "Realized Fantasies". It also marked a significant change in TNT's sound and is still heavily debated among the fans of the band. The music is more heavy and modern, reflecting the changes in the music business in the first half of the 1990s. It is also Tony Harnell's favorite album. New singer Tony Mills was told by Le Tekrø in 2007 to not even bother listening to it as they would not play anything from the album live.

The album was not as successful as some of TNT's previous albums, but still achieved some success in Norway and Japan. The band also toured those countries in support of the album.

Track listing

# "Firefly" (Ronni Lè Tekrö, Tony Harnell, Morty Black) – 4:27
# "Angels Ride" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 4:26
# "Trippin'" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 4:39
# "Daisy Jane" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 4:42
# "Somebody Told You" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 3:56
# "Month of Sundays" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 3:59
# "Only the Thief (Whistles at Night)" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 2:11
# "Heaven's Gone" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 4:09
# "Moonflower" (Tekrö, Harnell, Embee Normann) – 4:47
# "Sunless Star" (Tekrö, Harnell, Black) – 4:58
# "Cool It" (Tekrö) – 3:40
# "Soldier of the Light" (Tekrö, Harnell) – 5:26

Personnel

Band

* Tony Harnell – Vocals
* Ronni Le Tekro – Guitars, lead vocals on "Moonflower"
* Morty Black – Bass guitar

Associated members

* Dag Stokke – Keyboards
* Frode Lamøy – Drums, percussion (credited as Frode Hansen)

Additional personnel

* Embee Normann – Flute, background vocals on "Moonflower"
* John Macaluso – Drums, percussion on "Soldier of the Light"

Album credits

* Produced by TNT
* "Soldier of the Light" produced by Bob Icon
* Recorded in StudioStudio, Norway
* Engineered by Dag Stokke
* Second engineers: Kjartan Hesthagen, Erland Hvalby, Ronni Lè Tekrö
* Programming assistance: Dag Overlie
* "Only the Thief" was recorded outdoors on alternative instruments
* Vocals for "Heaven's Gone" recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios, NY, by Paul Orofino
* Mixed and mastered by Chris Tsangarides
* Morty now uses handmade Listerud basses
* All amps Ampeg
* Vocal effects on "Firefly" and "Sunless Star" created with guitar pedals hooked up to microphone.

Miscellanea

*The song "Soldier of the Light" was never meant for the album. It was a demo from the "Realized Fantasies" sessions and was put on "Firefly" because the Japanese record company liked it so much.
*They opened their live shows with "Only the Thief" as an intro before lanching into "Somebody Told You" with Tony Harnell doing the first lines of the songs lyrics before Le Tekro opened with the songs riff.
*Rumour has it that the vocals for "Heavens Gone" is "off beat" or not in "tempo" with the song as they had originally planned it.
*Angels Ride has previously been reported as Tony Harnell's favorite TNT song, or one of them.

ources

* [http://www.ronniletekro.com/discography-album-19.html http://www.ronniletekro.com/discography-album-19.html]