''Capricorn'' is the debut solo album by former

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and Freak of Nature lead singer,

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. First released in France on the CNR Music label on October 17, 1997, the album was subsequently given a much wider distribution with the North American release on the 10th of February 1998 through

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, at which point Tramp commenced a solo tour in support of it. The album was also picked up in Britain by

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Background

Tramp started working on the album following the split of '' Freak of Nature'' and the album features former Freak of Nature bandmates, guitarist Kenny Korade and bass player Jerry Best. Former White Lion bass guitarist

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performed backing vocals on the album.

Release and promotion

The song "Better Off" was released as Tramp's debut solo single and features his first solo music video."Already Gone" was also released as a single for the album and "If I Live Tomorrow" was released as a promo single. "Take a Little Time" was released as an EP/Single titled "''Leftovers''" which included "Fears of Yesterday" and "Just a Dream" as B-sides. Following the albums release Tramp reformed White Lion with all new musicians releasing the album "

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". Tramp also moved to Australia, with the aim of raising his son away from the rigors of big city life and to plan his next career move.

Track listing

Credits

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

Electric Guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gu ...

, Acoustic Guitar * Kenny Korade -

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Jerry Best -

Bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Dorian Crozier - Drums * Kim Bullard - hammond *

Backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Capricorn (Mike Tramp album) 1997 debut albums Mike Tramp albums