Empires (Jimi Jamison album)

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Empires
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 1999 (re-released in 2003)
VenueBossa Nova Hotel Studios, San Fernando, California
StudioBlue Danube Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre Hard rock
Length68:03
Label USG Records Germany exec. producer = Stephan Bayerlein
Producer Klay Shroedel
Jimi Jamison chronology
When Love Comes Down
(1991)
Empires
(1999)
Crossroads Moment
(2008)
Singles from Empires
  1. "I'm Always Here"
    Released: 1996 (originally from 1993)
  2. "Have Mercy"
    Released: 1996
  3. "A Dream too Far"
    Released: 1999
  4. "Keep it Evergreen"
    Released: 1999

Empires is the second solo album from American rock singer-songwriter Jimi Jamison, released under the name Jimi Jamison's Survivor on October 17, 1999 [1] for Scotti Brothers, was distributed in Germany by Soulfood Music and produced by Klay Shroedel.

Contents

In 2003, after a battle in court over access to the name Survivor, this album would be re-released under his own name for Frontiers Records. The album highlight is the Baywatch hit theme song; [2] as bonus tracks, it includes three live versions of previous Survivor songs ("Burning Heart", "Rebel Son" and "Too Hot to Sleep") plus the Christmas song "Keep It Evergreen" and a cover of the 1976 hit song "Love Is Alive" by Gary Wright. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry Tough"Carl Curtis3:58
2."Run from the Thunder"Kenny Mims4:25
3."I'm Always Here"Jimi Jamison, Cory Lerios & John d'Andrea4:03
4."Empires"Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan6:40
5."First Day of Love"Mike Lawler & Kenny Mims3:55
6."Have Mercy"Jimi Jamison, Kenny Mims & Kevin Stewart4:23
7."Just Beyond the Clouds"Kenny Mims5:13
8."A Dream Too Far"Kenny Mims4:16
9."Love Is Alive"Kent Robbins4:16
10."November Rain"Jimi Jamison & Kenny Mims3:42
11."Calling America" 4:11
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Keep It Evergreen"Bobby Hart & Jimi Jamison4:19
13."Too Hot to Sleep (live)"Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan5:29
14."Burning Heart (live)"Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan4:20
15."Rebel Son (live)"Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan4:57
Total length:68:03

Personnel

Additional musicians

Production

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