Category 5 | ||||
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Released | September 2, 1998 (Japan) | |||
Recorded | Leverty Sound Studios | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 54:45 | |||
Label | Pony Canyon (Japan) Lightyear Entertainment (USA) | |||
Producer | FireHouse | |||
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Category 5 is the fifth album of the rock band FireHouse. It was originally released in 1998 in Japan and in 1999 in the United States by Lightyear Records.
The album featured a more direct contribution from bassist Perry Richardson and ironically, it was his last studio album with the band. It features a different, more experimental sound when compared to the band's previous hard rock albums, while still featuring some signature ballads.
All songs written by Snare and Leverty, except where noted.
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