''Gotthard'' is the first studio album by the

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band Gotthard. It was released in 1992. The album peaked at #5 on the Swiss charts, and was certified as Platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales. The album art appears to be based on the

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. The original version of "Get Down" first appeared on

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's 1987 solo album, ''Hammer & Tongue'', re-issued in 1993 as ''The Good, The Bad and The Dog''.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Lee/Leo Leoni except where noted. # "Standing In the Light" – 3:54 # "Downtown" – 3:06 # "Firedance" – 6:12 (Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chris von Rohr) # "

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) # "Mean Street Rocket" – 3:53 (Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chris von Rohr) # "Get Down" – 3:22 (Chris von Rohr/Many Maurer) # "Take Me" – 3:43 # "Angel" – 5:31 # "Lonely Heartache" – 3:45 # "Hunter" – 4:15 # "All I Care For" – 3:10 # ""That's It"" (Instrumental) – 1:16 (Leo Leoni/Hena Habegger)

Personnel

* Steve Lee –

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, *

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s and vocals *

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Guests: *

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– lead guitar (Tracks 3 & 6) *Pat Regan –

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– keyboards

Production

*Mixing – Pat Regan *Assistant Mixing – Chris von Rohr and Peavy Tanner

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Heavy Harmonies page
{{Authority control Gotthard (band) albums 1992 debut albums