Power of the Night

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Power of the Night
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 1985 (1985-04-15) [1]
Studio Bearsville (Bearsville, New York)
Genre Heavy metal
Length38:43
Label Atlantic
Producer Max Norman
Savatage chronology
The Dungeons Are Calling
(1985)
Power of the Night
(1985)
Fight for the Rock
(1986)
Singles from Power of the Night
  1. "Hard for Love"
    Released: 1985 [2]
  2. "In the Dream"
    Released: 1985 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 10/10 [5]

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 . [6]

Contents

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. [6]

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. [7]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Power of the Night" Jon Oliva Criss Oliva 5:13
2."Unusual"J. Oliva, Keith CollinsC. Oliva, J. Oliva, Collins4:27
3."Warriors"J. Oliva, CollinsC. Oliva, J. Oliva, Collins4:03
4."Necrophilia"J. Oliva, CollinsC. Oliva3:36
5."Washed Out"J. OlivaC. Oliva, J. Oliva2:13
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
6."Hard for Love"J. Oliva, CollinsJ. Oliva, C. Oliva3:59
7."Fountain of Youth"J. Oliva, Collins, Steve WacholzC. Oliva4:31
8."Skull Session"J. OlivaC. Oliva, J. Oliva3:21
9."Stuck on You"J. OlivaC. Oliva, Collins3:10
10."In the Dream"J. OlivaC. Oliva, J. Oliva4:15
1997 Edel Music CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Sleep" (Piano version)C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Paul O'Neill 4:16
2002 SPV CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Power of the Night" (live)J. Oliva3:45
12."Sirens" (live)C. Oliva, J. Oliva3:02
2011 EarMusic reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."City Beneath the Surface" (live)J. Oliva, C. Oliva5:01
12."Hounds" (live)C. Oliva, J. Oliva7:20

Personnel

Savatage
Production

Charts

Chart performance for Power of the Night
Chart (2021)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 61

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