Trouble in Angel City

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Trouble in Angel City
Lion Trouble in Angel City.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 12, 1989 (1989-06-12)
Recorded1988
Studio Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California)
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length43:53
Label Grand Slamm
Producer Lion
Lion chronology
Dangerous Attraction
(1987)
Trouble in Angel City
(1989)
Singles from Trouble in Angel City
  1. "Lock Up Your Daughters"
    Released: 1989

Trouble in Angel City is the second and final studio album released by American rock band Lion. A month after this album release, Lion disbanded.

Contents

After this, ex-Lion musicians Kal Swan and Doug Aldrich co-founded Bad Moon Rising.

The album was remastered and reissued on CD in 2020 by the French label Bad Reputation. This version adds the 1986 Powerlove EP.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come On"Swan, Aldrich5:58
2."Lock Up Your Daughters" (Slade cover) Noddy Holder, Jim Lea 3:36
3."Can't Stop the Rain"Swan, Aldrich3:41
4."Love Is a Lie"Swan4:44
5."Victims of Circumstance"Swan3:52
6."Stranger in the City"Swan, Aldrich5:17
7."Hungry for Love"Swan4:25
8."Hold On"Swan4:04
9."Lonely Girl"Swan, Aldrich1:42
10."Forgotten Sons"Swan, Aldrich5:47
Total length:43:53

Personnel

Lion

Additional musicians

Production

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