''Hands of Time'' is the third studio album by the

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band

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, released in 1991.

Background

In 1989, Kingdom Come released their second LP, '' In Your Face'', with (initially) strong sales to rival their platinum selling debut, when the band abruptly broke up for personal reasons in August 1989. Without the rest of the band, lead vocalist and primary songwriter

Lenny Wolf Frank Wollschläger (born 11 March 1962), known professionally as Lenny Wolf, is a retired German singer and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the hard rock band Kingdom Come. In addition to songwriting and lead vocals, he playe ...

chose to retain the band's name and record a third album, the band's final international release for PolyGram. Co-writing with ''Hands of Time'' songwriter Carol Tatum (

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), Wolf recorded the album with several session guitarists and drummers, including future

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guitarist

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and former Dancer drummer Bam Bamm Shibley. As well as singing and co-writing all the songs, Wolf also played bass and produced the album.

Track listing

All music by

, all lyrics by Wolf and Carol Tatum, except where noted # "I've Been Trying" (Wolf) – 4:52 # "Should I" – 5:39 # "You'll Never Know" – 3:26 # "Both of Us" – 3:12 # "Stay" – 3:09 # "Blood on the Land" – 4:13 # "Shot Down" – 3:09 # "You're not the Only... I Know" – 4:16 # "Do I Belong" – 3:32 # "Can't Deny" (Wolf, Marty Wolff) – 3:29 # "Hands of Time" – 3:27

Personnel

;Kingdom Come *

– lead vocals,

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, guitar solos on tracks 1 and 5, producer, mixing ;Additional musicians *

– guitar solos on tracks 3, 9 and 10 *Marco Moir – guitar solo on track 2 *Bert Meulendijk – guitar solo on track 8 *Koen van Baal – keyboards *Jimmy Bralower, Steve Burke –

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;Production *Gary Lyons – engineer, mixing on tracks 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 at Wisseloord Studios *Albert Boekholt – assistant engineer *Dave Bianco – mixing of tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 at The Hit Factory *Joe Pirrera – mixing assistant

Charts

References

External links

''Hands of Time'' lyrics
{{Authority control Kingdom Come (band) albums 1991 albums Polydor Records albums