Shadow King was an American

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. It was formed in 1990, by former Foreigner lead singer

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, future

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guitarist

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, drummer

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of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, and bass player

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who later joined Foreigner with Gramm after the split of Shadow King. Vivian Campbell and Bruce Turgon both also played with Lou Gramm as a solo artist previous to Shadow King, with Campbell playing on ''

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'', and Turgon playing on '' Ready or Not'' and ''Long Hard Look''. They released a self-titled album in 1991. Although plans were made for a tour, they performed only once, at the Astoria Theatre in

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, England, on December 13, 1991. Rick Seratte (Whitesnake, Foreigner, Poco, Rick Springfield) joined the band for this performance with backup vocals and playing keyboards. Shortly afterward, Vivian Campbell announced he was leaving Shadow King to join

. Although replacements were considered, the band members eventually went their separate ways, with Gramm rejoining Foreigner in 1992 bringing in Turgon along with him.

Discography

Shadow King only had one official studio release, their 1991 eponymous debut album. Although Gramm, Turgon, Campbell and Valentine contributed the song "One Dream" to the '' Highlander II: The Quickening'' soundtrack in 1991, the track was officially credited to The Lou Gramm Band.

''Shadow King''

Shadow King released their self-titled debut album on October 1, 1991, for

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. The album was produced by

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, who had previously worked with Gramm when he produced Foreigner's ''

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''. The album produced only one single, "I Want You", as well as a music video for the song before they disbanded. All songs written by

and

except where noted.

Band members

– lead vocals, percussion (1990–1991) *

– lead and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, keyboards (1990–1991) *

– bass, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1990–1991) *

– drums, backing vocals (1990–1991)

References

External links

Biography
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