The Pack Is Back is the fifth full-length album by the English heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Raven

Raven (band)

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, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music

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). It was recorded in the USA with renowned producer Eddie Kramer

Eddie Kramer

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 and features a sound more FM-friendly and commercial than any other Raven album. Despite the pressure of the label to produce a commercially successful album, The Pack Is Back did not have any relevant chart entry.

Track listing

All songs by John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher and Rob Hunter, except where indicated.

1. "The Pack Is Back" – 3:43
2. "Gimme Some Lovin'
   Gimme Some Lovin'
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   " (Spencer Davis
   Spencer Davis
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   , Steve Winwood
   Steve Winwood
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   , Muff Winwood
   Muff Winwood
   Mervyn "Muff" Winwood is an English songwriter and record producer, and the older brother of Steve Winwood. Both were formerly members of the Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s, in which Muff Winwood played bass guitar...
   
   ) – 3:14
3. "Screamin' Down the House" – 4:00
4. "Young Blood" – 3:24
5. "Hyperactive" – 3:41
6. "Rock Dogs" – 4:00
7. "Don't Let It Die" – 3:47
8. "Get into Your Car and Drive" – 3:54
9. "All I Need" – 3:34
10. "Nightmare Ride" – 3:38

CD reissue bonus tracks

11. "How Did You Get So Crazy" - 3:49
12. "Seen It on the T.V." - 4:06

Band members

• John Gallagher - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
• Mark Gallagher - guitar
  Guitar
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  , guitar synthesizers, synthesizers, vocals
• Rob Hunter - drums
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Production

• Eddie Kramer
  Eddie Kramer
  Edwin H. Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with, among others, Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss , Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon, Loudness, and Robin Trower.-1960s:Eddie...
  
   - producer, engineer, mixing, piano
• Chris Isca - engineer
• Larry Swisp - mixing
• Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig
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   - mastering

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	121