Who's Foolin' Who (Bonfire album)

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Who's Foolin' Who
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Greatest hits album by
Released21 August 2000
Genre Hard rock
Length64:28
Label BMG International
Bonfire chronology
Fuel to the Flames
(1999)
Who's Foolin' Who
(2000)
Strike Ten
(2001)

Who's Foolin' Who is the second compilation by the German hard rock band Bonfire. It is a greatest hits collection that was released by BMG International in 2000. The album contains material from Bonfire's first four albums. The title is from one of the band's songs from the album Point Blank.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Stroke" Billy Squier 4:25
2."Bang Down the Door" Bob Halligan Jr., Angel Schleifer, Claus Lessmann, Hans Ziller 3:20
3."Never Surrender" Joerg Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann5:00
4."Who's Foolin' Who"Marc Ribler, Schleifer, Lessmann, Ziller3:49
5."Cold Days"Lessmann, Ziller, Horst Maier-Thorn, Deisinger4:24
6."Sweet Obsession" Jack Ponti, Joe Lynn Turner, Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger3:03
7."Hold You"Schleifer, Lessmann4:17
8."Hot to Rock"Ziller, Deisinger, Lessmann4:13
9."Hard on Me"Ponti, Seth Swirsky, Schleifer, Lessmann, Ziller, Deisinger, Edgar Patrik3:08
10."Fantasy"Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger4:36
11."Rock Me Now"Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger4:17
12."L.A."Ziller, Lessmann4:39
13."Down and Out"Schleifer, Lessmann3:37
14."Gimme Some"Ponti, Kelly Keeling, Lance Bulen, Michael Wagener, Lessmann, Deisinger, Schleifer, Patrik, Ziller3:16
15."Tony's Roulette"Ziller, Lessmann4:42
16."Say Goodbye"Ziller, Lessmann3:42

Band members

(At the time of this release)

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