Howling (The Angels album)

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Howling
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1986
Recorded1986
StudioRhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre Hard rock
Length48:25
Label Mushroom
Producer Steve Brown
The Angels chronology
The Angels' Greatest Vol. II
(1985)
Howling
(1986)
Live Line
(1987)
Singles from Howling
  1. "Nature of the Beast"
    Released: July 1986
  2. "Don't Waste My Time"
    Released: 20 October 1986 [1]
  3. "We Gotta Get out of This Place"
    Released: December 1986
  4. "Can't Take Any More"
    Released: April 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [2]

Howling is the eighth studio album by Australian hard rock band The Angels, released in October 1986. [3] The album charted at number 6 in Australia and it peaked at number 10 in New Zealand. [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original LP release. [6]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Did You Hurt Somebody" Doc Neeson, Richard Brewster, Bob Spencer, Brent Eccles, Jim Hilbun, Steve Brown 3:59
2."When the Time Comes"Neeson, John Brewster, R. Brewster2:56
3."Don't Waste My Time"Spencer, R. Brewster3:55
4."Can't Take Any More"R. Brewster, Eccles3:22
5."Where Do You Run"Neeson, R. Brewster, Brown3:21
6."Man There"R. Brewster5:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Hide Your Face"R. Brewster3:54
8."We Gotta Get Out of This Place" ( The Animals cover) Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 4:43
9."Standing over You"R. Brewster, Eccles3:09
10."Stonewall"J. Brewster, Eccles, R. Brewster4:14
11."All Night for You"Neeson, Geoffrey Leib 3:15
12."Nature of the Beast"Neeson, Leib4:22

Personnel

The Angels
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

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References

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