''Steeler'' is the debut studio

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by the American heavy metal band of the same name, released in 1983. It was largely recorded at Prairie Sun Studios in

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, about fifty miles north of San Francisco. It was the only album released by the band until a 2005 compilation album released by singer

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. After the album was released the band broke up. Guitarist

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joined the band

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, bassist

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would form Sin, drummer Mark Edwards signed on with Lion, while Ron Keel would spin off Steeler into

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Track listing

All credits adapted from the original recording. ;Side one #"Cold Day in Hell" (

) - 4:17 #"Backseat Driver" (Keel, Mark Edwards) - 3:24 #"No Way Out" (Keel, Edwards,

) - 5:18 #"Hot on Your Heels" (Keel) - 6:35 ;Side two #"Abduction" (Keel, Malmsteen,

) - 1:10 #"On the Rox" (Keel, Edwards) - 2:54 #"Down to the Wire" (Keel, Edwards) - 3:52 #"Born to Rock" (Keel, Edwards) - 3:06 #"Serenade" (Keel) - 6:15 *"Hot on Your Heels", contains a three-and-a-half-minute-introduction played by

*"Abduction", is an instrumental serving as an introduction to "On the Rox".

Personnel

;Band members *

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, rhythm guitar *

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- bass * Mark Edwards - drums ;Additional musicians *Peter Marrino - additional backing vocals on tracks 3 and 8 ;Production *Steeler - arrangements *

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- producer *Allen Sudduth - engineer, mixing *Allen Isaacs, Mooka Rennick - assistant engineers *Paul Stubblebine - mastering at

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, San Francisco, California *All Songs Published By Varney Metal Music Co. ( BMI)

References

{{Authority control 1983 debut albums Steeler (American band) albums Shrapnel Records albums Albums produced by Mike Varney