Epic Obsession

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Epic Obsession
Burning Rain Epic Obsession front cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 17, 2013 (standard and digipack edition)
April 24, 2013 (Japanese edition)
StudioCasa Dala Studio and Starmakers Studio, Woodland Hills, California
Genre
Length59:22(standard edition)
71:44 (digipack edition)
72:18 (Japanese edition)
Label
Producer
Burning Rain chronology
Pleasure to Burn
(2000)
Epic Obsession
(2013)
Face the Music
(2019)
Singles from Epic Obsession
  1. "My Lust You Fate"
    Released: April 4, 2013

Epic Obsession is the third album of the hard rock and metal band Burning Rain featuring guitar player Doug Aldrich (Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies) and vocalist Keith St. John. They produced the album that was released on March 17, 2013. The line-up is completed by Sean McNabb (Lynch Mob, Resurrection Kings) on bass and Matt Starr (Mr. Big) on drums. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Doug Aldrich and Keith St. John except where noted. [2] [3] [4]

No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Little Baby Thing"3:49
2."The Cure"4:18
3."Til You Die"3:58
4."Heaven Gets Me By"4:47
5."Pray Out Loud"4:22
6."Out Time is Gonna Come"5:24
7."Too Hard to Break"5:38
8."My Lust Your Fate"5:11
9."Made for Your Heart"6:33
10."Ride the Monkey"4:12
11."Out in the Cold Again"5:42
12."When Can I Believe in Love"5:32
Total length:59:22
Digipack edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Kashmir" (originally performed by Led Zeppelin) John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant 7:32
14."Heaven Gets Me By" (acoustic version) 4:46
Japanese edition Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Fell Outta Love" (demo-unreleased track)2:41
14."Made for Your Heart" (Candlelight version)6:01
15."When Can I Believe in Love" (acoustic version)4:14
Japanese special limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Making - Behind the Scenes" 
2."Bonus scenes" 

Personnel

[5]

Additional personnel

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