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Track listing

;Side one # "The Final Frontier" ''(

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)'' - 3.20 # "Rock and Roll Animal" ''(

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)'' - 3.47 # "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" ''(R. Keel)'' - 4.06 # "Arm and a Leg" ''(R. Keel, Ferrari, Bryan Jay, Chaisson)'' - 3.08 ;Side two #

"Raised on Rock" ''(Ferrari)'' - 3.10 # "Just Another Girl" ''(R. Keel)'' - 3.16 # "Tears of Fire" ''(Ferrari)'' - 4.20 # "Nightfall" ''(Ferrari)'' - 1.56 # "No Pain No Gain" ''(R. Keel)'' - 3.44

Personnel

;Band members *

– vocals, guitars, keyboards *

– guitars, backing vocals *Bryan Jay – guitars, backing vocals *Kenny Chaisson – bass, backing vocals *Dwain Miller – drums, backing vocals ;Guest musicians *

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- vocals on "Raised on Rock" *

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- rhythm guitar on "Raised on Rock" *

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- backing vocals on "Rock and Roll Animal" *

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- backing vocals on "No Pain No Gain" *Mitch Perry - rhythm guitar on "Tears of Fire" ;Production *

- producer *Dave Wittman - engineer, mixing *Bruce Buchhalter, Tom Nist, Kevin Smith - assistant engineers *

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- mastering at

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, New York *

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- art direction *Neil Zlozower - photography

References

Keel (band) albums 1986 albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Gene Simmons Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios Vertigo Records albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub