Emotional Fire

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Emotional Fire
Emotional Fire front cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Genre Pop rock, [1] arena rock
Label Frontiers
Producer Dennis Ward, Serafino Perugino
Sunstorm chronology
House of Dreams
(2009)
Emotional Fire
(2012)
Edge of Tomorrow
(2016)

Emotional Fire is the third album from Sunstorm, an AOR project formed by former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner and featuring members of German rock band Pink Cream 69. On Emotional Fire, Turner pays tribute to his 1980's sessions as a backing vocalist for the likes of Michael Bolton and Cher. The album was released on February 28, 2012, by Frontiers Records.

Contents

Track list

  1. Never Give Up (3:44) (Robert Säll, Sören Kronqvist)
  2. Emotional Fire (3:52) (Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Desmond Child)
  3. Lay Down Your Arms (3:47) (Johan Stentorp)
  4. You Wouldn't Know Love (3:51) (Michael Bolton, Diane Warren)
  5. Wish You Were Here (3:35) (Daniel Palmqvist)
  6. Torn In Half (3:51) (Sören Kronqvist)
  7. Gina (4:00) (Michael Bolton, Keith Diamond, Bob Halligan Jr.)
  8. The Higher You Raise (3:59) (Robert Säll, Daniel Palmqvist, Sören Kronqvist)
  9. Emily (3:45) (Sören Kronqvist)
  10. Follow Your Heart (4:03) (Sören Kronqvist)
  11. All I Am (4:00) (James Martin, Mikey Wilson, Tom Martin, Isabell Oversveen)
  12. The Silence (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)

Personnel

[2]

Production notes

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References

  1. "Emotional Fire - Sunstorm - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. "SUNSTORM EMOTIONAL FIRE". Frontiers Music Srl Record Label.