''Moscow Сalling'' (titled ''Gorky Park 2'' in many countries, including Russia) is the second album by

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n rock band Gorky Park. It was released between 1992 and 1993. Four music videos were made for the album: " Moscow Calling", "Stranger", "I’m Going Down" and "Tell Me Why".

Reception

After

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left the band in 1990, bassist Alexander Minkov took over as lead vocalist.

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's Jason Anderson notes his "faux

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vocals" and overall finds the album "at times extremely reminiscent of ''

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". The album went completely unnoticed in the U.S., where the band's MTV hit "

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" was long forgotten by most rock enthusiasts and the taste of the audience had changed, but was well received in other countries. It sold 500,000 copies outside the United States, notably becoming Platinum in Denmark.

Track listing

Personnel

; Band members * Alexandre "Big Sasha" Minkov — lead vocals, bass guitar * Alexei Belov — guitar, keyboards, backing vocals * Alexandre "Jan" Janenkov (Alexander "Yan" Yanenkov) — guitar * Alexandre "Little Sasha" Lvov — drums ;Additional musicians *

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— backing vocals on "Two Candles" *

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— guitar solo on "Don't Pull the Trigger" *

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— saxophone on "Tomorrow" * Steve Farris — guitar solo on "Strike" *

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— backing vocals on multiple songs *

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— additional guitar

Release dates

"Moscow Calling" (single)

"Moscow Calling" is a song by the

n rock band Gorky Park, released in 1992 as the lead single from the band's second album ''Moscow Calling''.

Track listings

Selected release dates

References

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