Dangerous Attraction

Dangerous Attraction
Dangerous Attraction
Studio album by Lion
Released	July 21, 1987
Recorded	1986
Studio	Santa Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica, California
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length	44:13
Label	Scotti Brothers
Producer	Lion
Lion chronology
Singles from Dangerous Attraction
	"The Transformers (Theme)"; Released: 1986; "Powerlove"; Released: July 1987;

Dangerous Attraction is the debut album released by heavy metal band Lion.

The original album was released in Japan as an import. A remastered edition was released in 2017 and included "The Transformers (Theme)" single as a bonus track.^[1]

Critical reception[edit]

American magazine Cashbox reacted positively on the album's music with the comment "Fairly melodic, beat-heavy metal pop with hooky anthemic choruses to burn. Sets no new standards, but fits well in the genre."^[2]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fatal Attraction"	Kal Swan, Doug Aldrich	4:16
2.	"Armed and Dangerous"	Swan, Aldrich, Mark Hansen Holden	3:42
3.	"Hard and Heavy"	Swan	4:36
4.	"Never Surrender"	Swan, Aldrich	3:33
5.	"Death on Legs"	Swan, Aldrich, Holden	4:15

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Powerlove"	Swan, Aldrich	3:56
7.	"In the Name of Love"	Swan	6:19
8.	"After the Fire"	Swan	4:44
9.	"Shout It Out"	Swan	5:22

Remastered CD edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"The Transformers (Theme)"	Ford Kinder, Anne Bryant, Aldrich, Swan	3:36

Personnel[edit]

Lion

Kal Swan – vocals, acoustic guitar
Doug Aldrich – guitars, backing vocals
Jerry Best – bass, backing vocals
Mark Edwards – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Pat Regan – keyboards
Gary Falcone – additional backing vocals
Scott MacLachlan – additional backing vocals
Vicki Seeger – additional backing vocals

Production[edit]

Lion – producers
Bill Freesh – engineer
Jamey Dell – assistant engineer
Jim Isaacs – production coordination
Julia Melanie Goode – creative direction
Kal Swan – logo design
Andy Rosen – photography
Glen La Ferman – back cover photography
Bill Silby – lettering

References[edit]

^ "LION 'Dangerous Attraction' CD Reissue Due". Melodirock.com. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
^ "Album Releases: Lion – Dangerous Attraction" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 51, no. 13. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. 19 September 1987. p. 7. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via World Radio History.

[1] "LION 'Dangerous Attraction' CD Reissue Due". Melodirock.com. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

[2] "Album Releases: Lion – Dangerous Attraction" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 51, no. 13. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. 19 September 1987. p. 7. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via World Radio History.

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