Power of the Night

This article is about the Savatage album. For the album by Metropolis, see The Power of the Night.

Power of the Night
Studio album by Savatage
Released	April 15, 1985 (1985-04-15) [1]
Studio	Bearsville (Bearsville, New York)
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal [2]
Length	38:43
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Max Norman
Savatage chronology
The Dungeons Are Calling (1984) Power of the Night (1985) Fight for the Rock (1986)
Singles from Power of the Night
"Hard for Love" Released: 1985 [3] "In the Dream" Released: 1985 [4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10 [6]
Metal.de	6/10 [2]

Power of the Night is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Savatage, released in 1985. This record was produced by Max Norman, who later went on to produce Megadeth's 1992 hit album Countdown to Extinction . ^[7]

The record was not originally pressed with a Parental Advisory sticker on the cover. However, Atlantic Records did have a problem with some of the sexual metaphors mentioned in "Hard for Love" and "Skull Session." It was also a marketing ploy to encourage more people to buy the record as a result of it being "banned" by some outlets. ^[7]

This was bassist Keith Collins's last album with the band. Jon and Criss Oliva were not completely happy with Collins' playing and corrected some of his mistakes for the final version. Collins was replaced by Johnny Lee Middleton in 1986. ^[8]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Power of the Night"	Jon Oliva	Criss Oliva	5:13
2.	"Unusual"	J. Oliva, Keith Collins	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Collins	4:27
3.	"Warriors"	J. Oliva, Collins	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Collins	4:03
4.	"Necrophilia"	J. Oliva, Collins	C. Oliva	3:36
5.	"Washed Out"	J. Oliva	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	2:13

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
6.	"Hard for Love"	J. Oliva, Collins	J. Oliva, C. Oliva	3:59
7.	"Fountain of Youth"	J. Oliva, Collins, Steve Wacholz	C. Oliva	4:31
8.	"Skull Session"	J. Oliva	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	3:21
9.	"Stuck on You"	J. Oliva	C. Oliva, Collins	3:10
10.	"In the Dream"	J. Oliva	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	4:15

1997 Edel Music CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Sleep" (Piano version)	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Paul O'Neill	4:16

2002 SPV CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Power of the Night" (live)	J. Oliva	3:45
12.	"Sirens" (live)	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	3:02

2011 EarMusic reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"City Beneath the Surface" (live)	J. Oliva, C. Oliva	5:01
12.	"Hounds" (live)	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	7:20

Personnel

Savatage

• Jon Oliva – vocals, keyboards
• Criss Oliva – guitars
• Keith Collins – bass
• Steve Wacholz – drums

Production

• Max Norman – producer, engineer
• Ken Lonas – assistant engineer
• Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Chart performance for Power of the Night

Chart (2021)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9]	61

References

1. "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB . March 29, 1985. p. 31. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
2. "Savatage - Power Of The Night". Metal.de . Retrieved May 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
3. Hard for Love (track listing). Savatage. Atlantic Records. 1985. PR 722.
4. Power of the Night (track listing). Savatage. Atlantic Records. 1985. PR 748.
5. Orens, Geoff. "Savatage – Power of the Night review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved May 7, 2013.
6. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 312. ISBN   978-1894959315.
7. "Savatage FAQ, Section 2 The Albums, Part 1". Savatage.com. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
8. "Savatage – Power of the Night". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved April 16, 2011.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Savatage – Power of the Night" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2021.