''On the Prowl'' is the ninth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

released by the Japanese heavy metal band

Loudness In acoustics, loudness is the subjectivity, subjective perception of sound pressure. More formally, it is defined as, "That attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud". The rel ...

. It is also their second and last album with American vocalist Mike Vescera, before his leaving to join

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

's band. ''On the Prowl'' is mainly a compilation of self-covers of songs from early Loudness' albums, containing only three new songs written by the band (♠). However, Mike Vescera translated and adapted the lyrics of the old songs written by former vocalist

Minoru Niihara is a Japanese singer. He is the original and current lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Loudness. His first band was Earthshaker, in which he played bass and sang. His vocal style was influenced by blues singers, but he adapted quickly ...

, to be sung in English.

Track listing

All music by

Akira Takasaki is a Japanese musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and sole constant member of the heavy metal band Loudness. He is also the guitarist of the band Lazy, with which he first rose to prominence in the 1970s. Career He started his ...

. The lyrics for all the new songs and "Find a Way" written by Mike Vescera, except for "Love Toys" by Vescera/Dearnley. Other lyrics by

. #"Down 'n' Dirty" ♠ - 4:36 #"Playin' Games" ♠ - 3:47 #"Love Toys" ♠ - 4:02 #"Never Again" - 5:01 (cover of "Silent Sword", b-side of the single "Risky Woman") #"Deadly Player" - 4:47 (cover of "Lonely Player", from the album '' Devil Soldier'') #"Take It or Leave It" - 4:31 (cover of "Milky Way", from the album '' Disillusion'') #"Girl" - 4:20 (cover of "Girl", from the album ''Devil Soldier'') #"Long Distance" - 4:15 (cover of "Long Distance Love", from the EP ''

Jealousy Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety. Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness or disgus ...

'') #"In the Mirror" - 3:34 (cover of "In the Mirror", from the album '' The Law of Devil's Land'') #"Sleepless Nights" - 4:39 (cover of "Sleepless Night", from the album ''The Law of Devil's Land'') #"Find a Way" - 7:31 (cover of "To Be Demon", from the album ''

The Birthday Eve ''The Birthday Eve'' is the first studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 1981 only in Japan. The 24bit digitally remastered Japanese limited edition CD includes two additional tracks not on the original release ...

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Personnel

;Loudness *

Michael Vescera Michael Vescera is an American heavy metal singer for various bands and projects like Loudness (''Soldier of Fortune'', ''On the Prowl'', ''Live at the Budokan''), Obsession (''Marshall Law'', ''Scarred for Life'', ''Methods of Madness'', '' ...

- vocals *

- guitars *Masayoshi Yamashita - bass *

Munetaka Higuchi (December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s. Career From a ...

- drums ;Additional musicians *Jim Wilkas - keyboards *Nat, Gary and Chris Vescera, Marty Earley - backing vocals ;Production *Mark Dearnley - producer, engineer, mixing at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles *Charles Paakkari, Chris Rich, Jesse Henderson - assistant engineers *

Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...

- mastering *George Azuma - supervisor *Tokugen Yamamoto - executive producer

References

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