Night of the Crime | ||||
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Released | September 20, 1985 | |||
Studio | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York and Chaton Studios, Phoenix, Arizona | |||
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Length | 41:00 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Eddie Kramer | |||
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10 [2] |
Kerrang! | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Night of the Crime is the second album by American rock band Icon. It was far more polished than their self-titled debut and forayed into areas of glam only previously alluded to on their debut. It was produced and engineered by Eddie Kramer.
Around 30 songs were demoed for the album, and Kramer's version included one more finished track, "Hang Tough" (later covered by Pretty Maids). Ron Nevison mixed the album and "Hang Tough" did not make it to the final release. The band collaborated with Bob Halligan Jr. to complete three of their own songs and recorded three more that he wrote. [4]
The album has, like the debut, been remastered and re-released several times on CD. Night of the Crime was voted third best AOR album of all time by Kerrang! magazine readers in 1988, behind multimillion-selling classic albums by Journey and Michael Bolton. [5]