Siren's Song (album)

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Siren's Song
The Union Siren's Song album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2011 [1]
Recorded2011 at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales; Walton Castle, Clevedon, North Somerset; Tackle Out, London; Air Lyndhurst, London
Genre Rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length47:01
Label Payola Records [1]
Producer Luke Morley, Peter Shoulder
The Union chronology
The Union
(2010)
Siren's Song
(2011)
The World Is Yours
(2013)
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Siren's Song is the second studio album by The Union, the English rock band formed by ex-Thunder guitarist Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder (formerly of Winterville). It was released on 3 October 2011. [3]

The Union are a British rock band formed in 2009 by Luke Morley, guitarist for Thunder, and Peter Shoulder, formerly of Winterville.

Thunder (band) English hard rock band

Thunder are an English hard rock band from London. Formed in 1989, the group was founded by former Terraplane members Danny Bowes, Luke Morley and Gary "Harry" James (drums), along with second guitarist and keyboardist Ben Matthews and bassist Mark "Snake" Luckhurst. Originally signed to EMI Records in the UK, the band released their debut album Backstreet Symphony in 1990, which reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart and number 114 on the US Billboard 200. The 1992 follow-up Laughing on Judgement Day reached number 2, while both albums were certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). All nine singles released from the two albums reached the UK Singles Chart top 40.

Luke Morley is the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder from 1989 to Present. Previous to that he was a member of 1980s group, Terraplane who subsequently became Thunder.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks produced, written and arranged by Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder.

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Siren's Song"4:40
2."Blame It On Tupelo"4:53
3."Orion"3:20
4."Obsession"4:41
5."Make Up Your Mind"4:51
6."The Remedy"3:45
7."Cut The Line"4:50
8."Burning Daylight"4:19
9."Black Gold"4:06
10."Time"4:17
11."If I Could Make You Mine"3:19
Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Save Your Goodbyes (Previously Unreleased)"3:42
2."Dust To Dust (Previously Unreleased)"3:46
3."Down In The Underworld (Previously Unreleased)"4:15
4."If I Could Make You Mine (Acoustic Version)"3:09
5."Make Up Your Mind (Acoustic Version)"4:05
6."Siren's Song (Live In Holland 2011)"4:46
7."Black Monday (Live In Holland 2011)"4:46
8."Saviour (Live In Holland 2011)"4:12

Personnel

Chris Childs (bassist) British musician

Christopher James Childs is an English bass player who is a member of the hard rock band Thunder since 1996.

Additional musicians

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References

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