| Phantom Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 [1] | |||
| Studio | Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 31:11 | |||
| Label | Shrapnel | |||
| Producer | Steve Fontano, Marty Friedman, Peter Marrino | |||
| Phantom Blue chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Phantom Blue | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 [2] |
| Rock Hard | 6.5/10 [3] |
Phantom Blue is the self-titled first studio album by all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue,released in 1989 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe and Japan). Guitarist Marty Friedman,at the time a member of the band Cacophony,and later of Megadeth,is credited as a co-producer. According to drummer Linda McDonald,the music video for "Why Call It Love?" was filmed within a maximum security prison in Carson City,Nevada. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Going Mad" | Nicole Couch | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Last Shot" | Michelle Meldrum | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Why Call It Love?" | Steve Fontano, Jerry Marquez | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Frantic Zone" | Couch | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Slow It Down" | Couch | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Walking Away" | Couch, Fontano | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Fought It Out" | Couch | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Never Too Late" | Fontano, Marty Friedman, Couch, Meldrum | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Out of Control" | Meldrum, Friedman | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 31:11 | ||