The Pack Is Back

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The Pack Is Back
Raven - The Pack Is Back.jpg
Studio album by
Raven
Released10 March 1986 [1]
RecordedOctober 1985 – January 1986
Studio Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre Glam metal
Length36:55
Label Atlantic
Producer Eddie Kramer
Raven chronology
Stay Hard
(1985)		The Pack Is Back
(1986)		 Mad
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [3]

The Pack Is Back is the fifth full-length album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). It was recorded in the US with producer Eddie Kramer and features a sound more FM-friendly and commercial than any other Raven album, retaining the glam metal vein from its predecessor Stay Hard . [4] Despite the pressure of the label to produce a commercially successful album, The Pack Is Back did not have any relevant chart entry. [5]

Contents

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher, and Rob Hunter, except where stated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Pack Is Back" 3:43
2."Gimme Some Lovin'" (Spencer Davis Group cover) Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood 3:14
3."Screamin' Down the House" 4:00
4."Young Blood" 3:24
5."Hyperactive" 3:41
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Rock Dogs"4:00
7."Don't Let It Die"3:47
8."Get into Your Car and Drive"3:54
9."All I Want"3:34
10."Nightmare Ride"3:38
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."How Did You Get So Crazy"3:49
12."Seen It on the T.V."4:06

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America) [7]

YearChartPosition
1986The Billboard 200121

References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 9.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Raven – The Pack Is Back review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 285. ISBN   978-1894959315.
  4. ↑ Sleazegrinder (15 November 2015). "The album that brought Raven's flight to an end". Loudersound .
  5. ↑ "Raven (Gbr) – The Pack Is Back". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Young, Simon (9 May 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Pack Is Back – Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2011.


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