My Religion (album)

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My Religion
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Studio album by
TNT
Released8 March 2004
RecordedStudio Studio, Nyhagen, Norway
Genre Heavy metal, glam metal
Length44:50
Label MTM
Producer Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø
TNT chronology
The Big Bang – The Essential Collection
(2003)
My Religion
(2004)
All the Way to the Sun
(2005)
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My Religion is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT, released on 8 March 2004. It marked a return to the glam metal direction that ended with Realized Fantasies . It was said to be a "breath of fresh air" by most fans[ citation needed ] and received excellent reviews worldwide when it was released.[ citation needed ] It is regarded by a large part of TNT's fanbase to be their best album ever, including more known albums such as Tell No Tales and Intuition.[ citation needed ] Sid Ringsby joined the band to finish the rest of the touring for My Religion and to record the follow-up album, All The Way To The Sun.[ citation needed ]

Contents

This was the final TNT album on which Morty Black played the bass guitar. He left in late 2004 to join Åge Aleksandersen's band.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Invisible Noise" Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø 4:07
2."She Needs Me"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:16
3."Lonely Nights"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø, Amy Anderson3:57
4."My Religion"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:37
5."Give Me a Sign"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø4:22
6."Perfectly"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø5:15
7."You'll Be There"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:33
8."Flow" (instrumental)Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø0:52
9."Live Today"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:40
10."Everybody's Got a Secret"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:52
11."Everything U R"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:53
12."Song 4 Dianne"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:44
13."The Last Word" (instrumental)Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø0:42
14."When I'm Away" (Japanese Bonus Track)Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø2:58

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