''Beyond the Pale'' is the second studio album by American singer

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. It was originally released in 1986 through

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on vinyl and

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only; a CD edition was reissued in 2004 through

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, followed by a

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in 2014 through

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Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, critic Andrew Hamlin awarded ''Beyond the Pale'' 2.5 stars out of 5, describing it as 80s pop,

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gated drums, and

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stabs punctuated with '80s metal guitar."Hamlin, Andrew
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Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Beyond the Pale'' liner notes. *

– lead vocals *

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– guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5–9) *

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– guitar (tracks 2–4, 7, 10) *

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– guitar (track 2) *

Beau Hill Beau Hill is an American record producer who is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Kix, Winger, Streets, Warrant, Fiona, Europe, and Ratt. He also played instruments and sang backing vocals for some of the artists that he produced, as ...

– keyboards,

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, drum programming (track 3), percussion (tracks 1, 3, 8),

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programming, horn

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, backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9), producer *Benjy King – keyboard (track 10) * Joe Franco – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8–10) *David Rosenberg – drums (tracks 2, 5, 7), drum programming (tracks 3, 10), percussion (tracks 3, 8, 10) *Donnie Kisselbach –

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*Harlem Katzenjammer Horns – horns *

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– backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9) *Stephen Benben – backing vocals (track 1),

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*Louis Merlino – backing vocals (tracks 4–6) *Sandy Stewart – backing vocals (track 7) *

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– mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control Fiona (singer) albums 1986 albums Atlantic Records albums Wounded Bird Records albums Albums produced by Beau Hill