''Temple of Rock'' is the debut album by the German

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Michael Schenker Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. ...

Temple of Rock ''Temple of Rock'' is the debut album by the German hard rock band Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock. Curiously, Schenker's tour for the record featured a setlist with very few tracks from the album, the setlists being primarily composed of ol ...

. Curiously, Schenker's tour for the record featured a setlist with very few tracks from the album, the setlists being primarily composed of old UFO material, as well as some older solo band material and Scorpions songs.

Track listing

All music by

, all lyrics by Michael Voss, except where indicated # "Intro" - 1:12 # "How Long" - 3:56 # "Fallen Angel" - 4:10 # "Hanging On" - 4:01 # "The End of An Era" - 3:57 # "Miss Claustrophobia" - 4:47 # "With You" (Michael Schenker) - 4:45 # "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (Michael Schenker,

Doogie White Douglas "Doogie" White (born 7 March 1960) is a Scottish rock vocalist who currently sings for La Paz and Alcatrazz. He has also notably sung for Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis and Tank. Early li ...

) - 4:39 # "Storming In" - 4:43 # "Scene of Crime" - 3:56 # "Saturday Night" - 3:28 # "Lover's Sinfony" (Michael Schenker,

Robin McAuley Robin McAuley (born 20 January 1953) is an Irish singer. He is best known as the vocalist for the rock band McAuley Schenker Group from 1986 to 1993, which saw the band release three studio albums: '' Perfect Timing'', '' Save Yourself'', '' M.S ...

) - 4:16 # "Speed" - 4:11 # "How Long (3 Generations Guitar-Battle Version)" - 5:50 # "Remember" - 2:32 (Japanese edition bonus track) # "Miss Claustrophobia (Radio Edit)" - 3:36

Personnel

Band members

- guitars * Michael Voss - vocals * Wayne Findlay - keyboards *

Pete Way Peter Frederick Way (7 August 1950 – 14 August 2020) was an English hard rock and heavy metal bassist. He was bassist for the rock band UFO from 1968 to 1982; Way rejoined the band briefly in 1988–1989, and full-time from 1991 to 2008. He ...

- bass *

Herman Rarebell Herman Rarebell (born 18 November 1949 as Hermann Josef Erbel) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1995, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rare ...

- drums

Additional musicians

;Vocals *

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on track 1 *

- track 12 *

- track 8 ;Guitars *

Rudolf Schenker Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist and founder of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and longest-serving original member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Sco ...

- tracks 4, 7 *

Michael Amott Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Amott was ranked No ...

- track 14 *

Leslie West Leslie West (born Leslie Abel Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain. Life and career Early years: 1 ...

- track 14 ;Keyboards *

Don Airey Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore ...

- track 5 * Paul Raymond - tracks 4, 7 ;Bass *

Chris Glen Christopher John Glen (born 6 November 1950), known simply as Chris Glen, is a Scottish rock musician. He is best known for playing with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band from 1972 to 1978, and Michael Schenker Group from 1980 to 1984, 2008 to 2 ...

- tracks 9, 13 * Neil Murray - tracks 2, 14 *Elliott ''Dean'' Rubinson - tracks 4, 8, 15 ;Drums *

Carmine Appice Carmine Appice ( , born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's ...

- tracks 5, 15 * Simon Phillips - tracks 2, 14 *

Chris Slade Chris Slade (born Christopher Slade Rees; 30 October 1946) is a Welsh musician, best known for playing for the Australian rock band AC/DC. He drummed for the band from 1989 to 1994, performing on their 1990 album '' The Razors Edge'' along with ...

- tracks 9, 13 *

Brian Tichy Brian Tichy (born August 18, 1968) is an American musician, best known as having been the drummer for Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner (band), Foreigner, Sass Jordan, and Ozzy Osbourne. He was the drummer of Whitesnake from 2010 to 2013. His s ...

- track 8

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2011 debut albums Michael Schenker albums King Records (Japan) albums