''The Revölution by Night'' is the ninth studio album by American

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band

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, released on November 8, 1983. The album was intended to capitalize on the success of ''

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'' two years prior, hence the blend of straight-ahead rock and pop elements. This was the first BÖC album not to feature all of the band's classic members, drummer

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having been fired during the previous tour and replaced by roadie Rick Downey. In contrast to the success of ''Fire of Unknown Origin'', the album failed to go Gold in the United States.

Songs

Lead single "

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" was modestly successful on radio, reaching #83 and #16 on the ''

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and

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charts, respectively. Its accompanying video became one of

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's most requested clips upon its release. The lyrics to "Shooting Shark" were based on a poem by

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. "Take Me Away," co-written by

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and

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rock musician

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, also received significant airplay on AOR radio stations. An earlier version of the song, titled "''Psycho Ward''", was being written by Nova before Bloom offered to contribute some lyrics, coming up with the chorus. The song reached #11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Track listing

Personnel

;Band members *

– guitar, vocals * Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixing (uncredited) *

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– piano, keyboards *

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– bass, electric and acoustic guitars, vocoder, vocals *Rick Downey – drums ;Additional musicians *

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– synthesizers, programming *

– guitar and synthesizers on "Take Me Away" *Gregg Winter – backing vocals on "Eyes on Fire" *

Randy Jackson Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing b ...

– bass on "Shooting Shark" *Marc Baum – saxophone on "Shooting Shark" ;Production *

Bruce Fairbairn Bruce Earl Fairbairn (December 30, 1949 – May 17, 1999) was a Canadian record producer. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999, and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are '' Slippery When Wet'' ...

– producer, mixing *Dave Wittman – engineer *George Geranios, Ken Kessie – additional engineering *Chris Isca, Ron Coté, Ray Pyle – assistant engineers *

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– mastering *

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– management, mixing (uncredited) *Steve Schenck – management

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revolution By Night, The Blue Öyster Cult albums 1983 albums Albums produced by Bruce Fairbairn Columbia Records albums