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| Released | 2 September 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 41:55 | |||
| Label | Universal Music, Spinefarm | |||
| Producer | Ikka Wirtanen, Reckless Love | |||
| Reckless Love chronology | ||||
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Spirit is the third album by Finnish glam metal band Reckless Love, released on 2 September 2013 through Spinefarm Records / Universal Music. The album peaked at No. 3 on Finland Albums Top 50 music chart. [1]
All tracks are written by Olli Herman, Pepe Reckless and Ikka Wirtanen [2] except "Metal Ass", written by Olli Herman, Pepe Reckless, and Jalle Verne.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night on Fire" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Bad Lovin'" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "I Love Heavy Metal" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Favorite Flavor" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Edge of Our Dreams" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Sex, Drugs & Reckless Love" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Dying to Live" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Metal Ass" | 2:21 |
| 9. | "Runaway Love" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "So Happy I Could Die" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Hot Rain" | 5:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Die Hard" | 4:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Angel Falling" | 4:15 |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Hard Rock Haven |  [3] |
| Metal Talk |   [4] |
| Metal Temple |  [5] |
| Sputnik Music | [6] |
The album received mixed reception from critics, who praised it for trying to bring the glam metal genre back to popularity, but criticized it for its poppish approach.[ citation needed ]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums Chart [7] | 3 |
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