China (China album)

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China
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Studio album by
Released1988
Studio Musicland, Munich, Germany
Genre Hard rock
Label Vertigo
Producer Dirk Steffens
China chronology
China
(1988)
Sign in the Sky
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hi-Fi News & Record Review A:2 [1]

China is the debut studio album by hard rock band China, released in 1988, through record label Vertigo. The singles of this album were "Hot Lovin' Night", [2] "Shout It Out" [3] and "Wild Jealousy". [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:59
2."Shout It Out"4:11
3."Back to You"3:42
4."The Fight Is On"4:19
5."Wild Jealousy"4:26
6."Rock City"4:44
7."Hot Lovin' Night"3:08
8."Living on the Stage"4:11
9."I Need Your Love"4:15
10."When Passion Burns"4:32
11."Staying Alive"3:22
12."One Shot to the Heart"3:26
13."Don't Look Back"3:29

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 6

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References

  1. "Review: China — China" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 33, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. August 1988. p. 97. ISSN   0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022 via World Radio History.
  2. "China (6) – Hot Lovin' Night (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. "China (6) – Shout It Out (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. "China (6) – Wild Jealousy (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  5. https://www.discogs.com/China-China/release/9074711 Original release, per Discogs.
  6. https://www.discogs.com/China-China/release/11831683 Re-release with bonus tracks, per Discogs
  7. "Swisscharts.com – China – China". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.