| Games People Play | ||||
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| Released | 3 May 1993 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 51:57 (56:39) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Dirk Steffens & Pink Cream 69 | |||
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Games People Play is the third studio album by Pink Cream 69. It was the final album with Andi Deris on vocals.
All tracks are written by Pink Cream 69
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Face in the Mirror" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Way Down" | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Keep Your Eye on the Twisted" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Somedays I Sail" | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Shattered" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Monday Again" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Dyin' Century" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Till You're Mine" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Still Alive" | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Down on Your Luck" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Backflash" (Instrumental) | 0:59 |
| 12. | "Condemnation" | 4:28 |
| 13. | "Don't Let It All Come Down" | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "A Good Waste of Time" | 4:42 |
The artwork by W. A. Motzek is based on the painting Etude de 35 têtes d'expression by French artist Louis-Leopold Boilly.
In a contemporary review for the german edition of Metal Hammer, Jörg Staude stated the album would be "interesting, rich in variety and very sophisticated" evaluating it as their best album by then, grading it with six of seven possiple points. [1]
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