''The Cage'' is the fourth album by British
heavy metal band
Tygers of Pan Tang
Tygers of Pan Tang are an English heavy metal band who are part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. They formed in 1978 in Whitley Bay, England, and were active until 1987. The band reformed in 1999 and continue to record and perf ...
, released on
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...
in 1982. It marked a move in a more commercial direction, selling over 200,000 copies and giving birth to two top 50 songs in the UK, namely the covers of
Leiber & Stoller
Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog" ( ...
's "Love Potion No. 9" and the lesser known RPM song "Rendezvous". Another single charted at 63: the
Steve Thompson song "Paris by Air".
It is shortly after producing this album that the band split for the first time, due to tensions with their record company. Robb Weir and Brian Dick then formed the band Sergeant.
Track listing
Personnel
;Band members
*Jon Deverill - vocals
*Robb Weir - guitars
*Fred Purser - guitars, keyboards
*Richard "Rocky" Laws - bass guitar
*Brian Dick - drums
;Additional musicians
*
John Sykes
John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He has also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums.
Following a stint in ...
- guitar on "Love Potion No. 9" and "Danger in Paradise"
;Production
*
Peter Collins - producer
*
Phil Harding - engineer, mixing
Charts
Album
Singles
References
1982 albums
Tygers of Pan Tang albums
Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer)
MCA Records albums
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