''First Strike'' is the debut and sole studio album released by Swiss-American hard rock band Cobra. Originally released in 1983 by

Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...

, the record was produced by

Tom Allom Thomas James Allom is an English record producer and sound engineer. His best-known work was in the 1970s and 1980s, working with artists such as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Krokus, Loverboy, Def Leppard, Kix and Rough Cutt. Allom is a membe ...

and remastered in 2008 by Rock Candy. The album in the British music magazine

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took first place in the import charts. The single "Blood on Your Money" received

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airplay, while "Looking at You" and "Travelin' Man" received promotion at the Memphis TV Club. Swiss hard rock band Gotthard covered "Travelin' Man" on their 1994 album, ''

Dial Hard ''Dial Hard'' is the second studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard. The album peaked at #1 on the Swiss Charts and was certified as platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales. Track listing All songs written by Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chr ...

'', and "Looking at You" for '' One Life One Soul - Best of Ballads'' in 2002. Cobra guitarist Mandy Meyer was a member of Gotthard between 1996 and 2003.

Track listing

Personnel

Jimi Jamison Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1989, performing the songs " Burn ...

– Lead Vocals *

Mandy Meyer Armand "Mandy" Meyer (born August 29 1960) is a Swiss-Canadian guitarist best known for being a member of the hard rock band Gotthard, the progressive rock band Asia, and the heavy metal band Krokus. Meyer has also worked with Cobra, Stealin' H ...

– Lead Guitar * Tommy Keiser – Bass * Jack Holder – Guitar & Keyboards * Jeff Klaven – Drums

References

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