''Bangin' '' is the second album by the English pop rock band
the Outfield
The Outfield were an English rock band based in London, England. The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single, " Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist ...
, released in 1987. It yielded the
top 40
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hit, "
Since You've Been Gone". The album also contained two other singles, "No Surrender" and "Bangin' on My Heart". "Bangin' on My Heart" reached number 40 on the ''Billboard'' rock chart. The album was certified gold by the RIAA. The band supported the album with a North American tour.
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Critical reception
The ''St. Petersburg Times
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'' wrote: "The Outfield specializes in what you could call an early '80s American Sound... It's music by recipe: You take hyper-macho hard rock and tone it down so it will appeal to the over-17 set." ''USA Today
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'' called the band a "middleweight, pop-rock group." The ''Los Angeles Times
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'' deemed them "nice, clean Anglo popsters with plenty of teeth in their smiles but none in their music."[ '' Newsday'' opined that some songs "make Bon Jovi sound like innovators, make the Starship seem like a band on the cutting edge."]
Track listing
All songs were written by John Spinks except noted.
#"Somewhere in America" – 4:12
#"Bangin' on My Heart" – 3:57
#"No Surrender" – 4:47
#"Moving Target" – 4:18
#"Long Way Home" (John Spinks, Rick DiFonzo) – 4:22
#"Playground" – 4:59
#"Alone with You" – 3:17
#"Main Attraction" – 3:54
#"Better Than Nothing" – 4:04
#" Since You've Been Gone" – 4:46
Personnel
;The Outfield
*Tony Lewis – vocals, bass guitar
*John Spinks – guitar, vocals
*Alan Jackman – drums
;Additional personnel
*Frank Callaghan – additional vocals
*Peter Wood – synthesizers on Track 7
*The Filth Sisters – synthesizers on Track 3
*Dee Long – synthesizer programming
References
External links
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The Outfield albums
1987 albums
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