Eye of the Tiger (album)

Eye of the Tiger
Studio album by Survivor
Released June 8, 1982
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length 37:54
Label Scotti Bros.
Producer Frankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Premonition
(1981)
Eye of the Tiger
(1982)
Caught in the Game
(1983)
Singles from Eye of the Tiger
  1. "Eye of the Tiger"
    Released: May 29, 1982
  2. "Ever Since the World Began"
    Released: 1982
  3. "American Heartbeat"
    Released: 1982
  4. "The One That Really Matters"
    Released: 1982

Eye of the Tiger is the third album by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982. It reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[1]

It features the title track, which is the theme song of the film Rocky III. The single went to #1 in both the US[1] and UK,[2] while "American Heartbeat" reached #17 in the US.[1] Both singles also made the charts in Germany.[3]

Following the temporary disbandment of Survivor in 1989, Jimi Jamison recorded a cover of "Ever Since the World Began" for the film Lock Up.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

AllMusic's brief retrospective review was dismissive of the album, declaring that "nothing here really scales the same height as the title track".[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Eye of the Tiger"  Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan 4:04
2. "Feels Like Love"  Peterik, Sullivan 4:08
3. "Hesitation Dance"  Peterik, Sullivan 3:52
4. "The One That Really Matters"  Peterik 3:32
5. "I'm Not That Man Anymore"  Peterik, Sullivan 4:49
6. "Children of the Night"  Peterik, Sullivan 4:45
7. "Ever Since the World Began"  Peterik, Sullivan 3:48
8. "American Heartbeat"  Peterik, Sullivan 4:10
9. "Silver Girl"  Peterik, Sullivan 4:52
Total length:
35:47

Publishing

Personnel

Survivor
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eye of the Tiger USA chart history, Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. Survivor UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. "Chartverfolgung / Survivor / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  4. "Jimi Jamison - "Ever Since the World Began"/"Cry Alone"". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  5. 1 2 Eye of the Tiger (album) at AllMusic

External links

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