The Thrill of It All (Thunder album)

The Thrill of It All
Studio album by Thunder
Released	2 February 1997
Recorded	April - May 1996, Rockfield Studios, Monmouth
Genre	Hard rock
Length	51:38 (original version)
Label	B Lucky Records
Producer	Luke Morley
Thunder chronology
Behind Closed Doors (1995) The Thrill of It All (1997) Live (1998)

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The Thrill of It All is the fourth studio album by British hard rock band Thunder.^[2][3] It was released in February 1997^[4] on the independent B Lucky label following their departure from EMI.

Luke Morley had to play bass as well as lead guitar on this album as regular bassist Mikael Höglund was unavailable for personal reasons - Höglund would subsequently leave the band in the summer of 1996, with former Then Jericho bassist Chris Childs joining as his replacement prior to the tour that followed the album's release.^[5] The album was moderately successful, reaching number 14 on the UK Album Chart^[6] with the single "Don't Wait Up For Me" reaching number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.
A remastered 2-CD Special Edition of the album containing various b-sides and acoustic versions of tracks from the original on the second disc was released in 2004 by Sanctuary Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Morley, except where noted:^[7]

1. "Pilot of My Dreams" - 4.31
2. "Living for Today" - 4:04
3. "Love Worth Dying For" - 4:04
4. "Don't Wait Up for Me" - 4:04
5. "Something About You" (Morley/James) - 5:03
6. "Welcome to the Party" (Morley/James) - 4:43
7. "The Thrill of It All" (Morley/James) - 5:36
8. "Hotter Than the Sun" - 4:49
9. "This Forgotten Town" (Morley/James) - 5:06
10. "Cosmetic Punk" - 3:43
11. "You Can't Live Your Life in a Day" - 5:58

Disc 2 (2004 Remastered version only)

1. "Don't Wait Up for Me" (Long Version) - 4:35
2. "Hirsuite Boogie" (Bowes/Morley/Matthews/James) - 2:16
3. "Every Word's a Lie" - 4:13
4. "Somebody to Love" - 4:08
5. "Lethal Combination" - 3:42
6. "Love Worth Dying For" (Acoustic) - 3:22
7. "Something About You" (Acoustic) - 3:54
8. "Bring It on Home" (Acoustic) (Sam Cooke)
9. "You Can't Live Your Life in a Day" (Acoustic) - 4:08
10. "Too Bad" - 4:15
11. "Love Worth Dying For (enhanced video) - 3:43

"Too Bad" was also included as a bonus track on the original Japanese edition of the album

Personnel

• Luke Morley - guitar, bass guitar
• Ben Matthews - guitar, keyboards
• Gary James - drums, percussion
• Danny Bowes - vocals

Additional musicians

• Ellie Lawson - backing vocals on "Don't Wait Up For Me" & "The Thrill of It All"
• Andy Taylor - Rhythm guitar on "Too Bad"

Credits

• Producer - Luke Morley
• Engineering & Mixing - Rupert Coulson
• Assistant Engineers - Paul Read, Nick Brine, Harry Sarrikostas
• Mastering - Mark Embleton
• Artwork & Design - Hugh Gilmore
• Photography - Kasuyuo Sandford

References

1. The Thrill of It All (Thunder album) at AllMusic
2. Thunder Online Discography Retrieved 2010-03-04
3. Allmusic Thunder - The Thrill Of It AllAllmusic; Retrieved 2010-03-04
4. Thunder Discography - The Thrill of it All Retrieved 2010-03-04
5. Thunder Online - History Retrieved 2010-03-04
6. Everyhit Search: Thunder - The Thrill Of It All Retrieved 2010-03-04
7. album sleeve notes

External links

• Album Page at Thunder Online