In the Line of Fire (Robin Trower album)

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In the Line of Fire
IntheLineofFirecover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1990
StudioDreamland Recording Studios, Hurley, New York
Genre Rock, Blues rock
Length45:16
Label Atlantic
Producer Eddie Kramer
Robin Trower chronology
Take What You Need
(1988)
In the Line of Fire
(1990)
20th Century Blues
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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In the Line of Fire is the twelfth (solo) studio album by Robin Trower, and the third to feature Davey Pattison on lead vocals.

Contents

The song "Isn't It Time" was originally recorded by the English group The Babys in 1977 and released on their album Broken Heart . The front cover captures Trower at Cherry Street, Two Bridges, Manhattan, New York City. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sea of Love" Robin Trower 4:02
2."Under the Gun"Matt Noble, Keith Reid 3:54
3."Turn the Volume Up"Trower, Matt Noble, Keith Reid3:48
4."Natural Fact"Trower4:44
5."If You Really Want to Find Love"Trower4:25
6."Ev'ry Body's Watching You Now"Trower, Dave Bronze4:28
7."Isn't It Time"Jack Conrad, Ray Kennedy 3:27
8."(I Would) Still Be Here for You"Trower, Bronze3:56
9."All That I Want"S. Bryant, Susanne Jerome-Taylor, Clifford T. Ward 4:32
10."(Let's) Turn This Fight into a Brawl"Trower3:46
11."Climb Above the Rooftops"Trower4:14

The album was re-released as part of a 2-disc set called The Complete Atlantic Recordings in 2020 by Wounded Bird Records. [3]

Personnel

Robin Trower Band
Guests

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References

  1. Robin Trower - In the Line of Fire (1990) album rating, user reviews, credits & releases at AllMusic
  2. "Musical Maps".
  3. physical CD, purch 2022

Source – Album cover and liner notes.