Badlands is the first album by the band of the same name

Badlands (band)

Badlands was a short-lived rock band founded by former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee and former Black Sabbath members Ray Gillen and Eric Singer. Badlands also featured bassist Greg Chaisson. After the first Badlands album, Eric Singer was replaced by Jeff Martin...

. This album features Ray Gillen

Ray Gillen

Raymond A. "Ray" Gillen was an American rock singer, best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and recording most of the vocals on Phenomena's classic Dreamrunner album....

 and Eric Singer

Eric Singer

Eric Doyle Mensinger , better known as Eric Singer, is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer for the rock band Kiss and formerly for singer Alice Cooper...

, who previously played together in Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

. This album also features guitarist Jake E. Lee

Jake E. Lee

Jakey Lou Williams , commonly known as Jake E. Lee, is an American guitarist best known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne in the mid-1980s and later in his own band Badlands.- Musical education :...

 and bassist Greg Chaisson

Greg Chaisson

Greg Chaisson is a bass guitarist who has been in various bands including Badlands, Surgical Steel , Legs Diamond, Blindside Blues Band, Die Happy, and Red Sea. He was also involved with the band Steeler, which was Yngwie Malmsteen's first American band and was started by Ron Keel. He currently...

. (Eric Singer later played on the Greg Chaisson solo album It's About Time.) The album had sold 400,000 copies by 1990, according to Greg Chaisson, in a "Hit Parader" interview from that year.

Track listing

All songs written by Jake E. Lee

Jake E. Lee

Jakey Lou Williams , commonly known as Jake E. Lee, is an American guitarist best known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne in the mid-1980s and later in his own band Badlands.- Musical education :...

, Ray Gillen

Ray Gillen

Raymond A. "Ray" Gillen was an American rock singer, best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and recording most of the vocals on Phenomena's classic Dreamrunner album....

 and Paul O´Neill

Paul O'Neill (rock producer)

Paul O'Neill is an American music composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter.-Early years:A New York City native, O'Neill began playing guitar with a number of rock bands in high school and quickly graduated to folk guitar gigs at downtown clubs...

, except where noted.

1. "High Wire" (Jake E. Lee, Ray Gillen) - 3:45
2. "Dreams in the Dark" - 3:29
3. "Jade's Song" (Jake E. Lee) - 1:23
4. "Winter's Call" (Jake E. Lee, Ray Gillen) - 5:35
5. "Dancing on the Edge" - 3:27
6. "Streets Cry Freedom" - 6:10
7. "Hard Driver" - 4:50
8. "Rumblin' Train" - 5:46
9. "Devil's Stomp" - 4:54
10. "Seasons" - 6:20
11. "Ball & Chain" (Jake E. Lee, Ray Gillen) - 4:13

Track listing (Vinyl Release 1989, Atlantic 81966-1)

East Side

1. "High Wire"
2. "Dreams in the Dark"
3. "Jade's Song"
4. "Winter's Call"
5. "Dancing on the Edge"
6. "Streets Cry Freedom"

West Side

1. "Hard Driver"
2. "Rumblin' Train"
3. "Devil's Stomp"
4. "Seasons"

Personnel

• Ray Gillen
  Ray Gillen
  Raymond A. "Ray" Gillen was an American rock singer, best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and recording most of the vocals on Phenomena's classic Dreamrunner album....
  
  : Lead Vocals, Blues Harp
• Jake E. Lee
  Jake E. Lee
  Jakey Lou Williams , commonly known as Jake E. Lee, is an American guitarist best known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne in the mid-1980s and later in his own band Badlands.- Musical education :...
  
  : Guitar, Keyboards
• Greg Chaisson
  Greg Chaisson
  Greg Chaisson is a bass guitarist who has been in various bands including Badlands, Surgical Steel , Legs Diamond, Blindside Blues Band, Die Happy, and Red Sea. He was also involved with the band Steeler, which was Yngwie Malmsteen's first American band and was started by Ron Keel. He currently...
  
  : Bass
• Eric Singer
  Eric Singer
  Eric Doyle Mensinger , better known as Eric Singer, is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer for the rock band Kiss and formerly for singer Alice Cooper...
  
  : Drums

External links

• Album information at Black Sabbath
  Black Sabbath
  Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
  
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