''All Fired Up'' is the second studio album by heavy metal band Fastway. It was released in 1984. It is the last album recorded with

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on drums and also with

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as producer.

Overview

In 1984, Fastway recorded again with Eddie Kramer their next album, with the former Taste bassist

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(his only contribution to the band). A music video for the title-track, was released and it soon received distribution through various TV channels like MTV and VH1. The sound of the LP is more blues-based than their previous album and ended up with more melodic elements. ''All Fired Up'' had received good reviews, but failed to reach more success due to increasing popularity of

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in the charts that same year. To support the album, Fastway opened for

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on their Grace Under Pressure tour. After the hardships of touring, Shirley and McCracken left the band in 1985.

Track listing

All song written and composed by Fastway.

Personnel

;Fastway * Dave King -

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. * 'Fast' Eddie Clarke -

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. * Charlie McCracken -

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. *

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. ;Production *

- producer, engineer, mixing, remixing at the

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, Los Angeles *Tim Hunt - engineer, mixing at

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, London *Julian Wheatley - tape operator *Owen Davies, Ben Kape, Dave Wittman, Tom Swift - assistant engineers *

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- mastering at

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, New York *Jo Mirowski, Torchlight, London - cover design. * Chris Moore - illustration. *Allan Ballard - photography. *Simon Cantwell - art direction.

References

{{Authority control 1984 albums Fastway (band) albums Albums produced by Eddie Kramer Columbia Records albums New Wave of British Heavy Metal albums