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Released | August 1980 | |||
Recorded | May–July 1980 | |||
Studio | Wessex, London, UK | |||
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Length | 39:28 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Roger Glover | |||
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The Michael Schenker Group is the debut studio album by English hard rock band Michael Schenker Group,released in 1980. This was the first album after Schenker's departure from UFO in 1978 and brief reunion with Scorpions for the album Lovedrive .
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Billboard | (favourable) [3] [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 [5] |
The album was a commercial and critical success,entering the charts in the US,the UK and Japan,and was supported by the singles "Armed and Ready" and "Cry for the Nations". The album also topped the KTUH's charts on the week of 29 September 1980. [6]
The song "Armed and Ready" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero:Metallica .
All songs written by Michael Schenker and Gary Barden unless otherwise noted.
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7] | 59 |
UK Albums (OCC) [8] | 8 |
US Billboard 200 [9] | 100 |
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The Michael Schenker Group is an English hard rock band,formed in London in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker. After the release of their second live album,1984's Rock Will Never Die,its members began to have serious discussions that caused a two-year hiatus,and Michael ended the band in 1986. In 1986,Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group,which lasted until 1993. Afterwards,in 1996,the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.
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