''Rock 'n Roll Children'' is the second album by Finnish band
Sturm und Drang. The album was released 12 November 2008 in Finland,
and 16 January 2009 in other parts of Europe.
''Rock 'n Roll Children'' went straight to number two on the Finnish sales chart, and it was certified gold (15.000 records) within one week in Finland. The album was produced by Jimmy Westerlund,
and co-produced by
André Linman
André Linman (born 28 February 1992) was a founding member, lead singer and guitarist of the Finnish band Sturm und Drang. Sturm und Drang have been on hiatus since 2013. Linman is currently lead vocalist of One Desire. He started learning gu ...
, Patrick Linman, Mats Persson, Erik Mårtensson and Johan Becker.
Jani Liimatainen (Ex-
Sonata Arctica,
Cain's Offering) wrote the song "River Runs Dry".
The first single from the album, "Break Away", was released 22 September 2008.
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''Rock 'n Roll Children'' was released in Germany on 16 January 2009,
with a different track listing.
Track listing
#"Last of the Heroes" (A.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)
#"River Runs Dry" (J.Liimatainen)
#"Break Away" (A.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)
#"Sinner" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
#"A Million Nights" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
#"Alive" (A.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)
#"These Chains" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
#"That's the Way I Am" (J.Becker/M.Sandén/M.Black)
#"Life" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
#"Heaven (Is Not Here)" (A.Linman/P.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)
Bonus tracks:
- "Fear of the Dark" released in Japan and Germany
German edition
The German release of the album featured a different track listing.
#"The Last of the Heroes"
#"River Runs Dry"
#"Break Away"
#"Photograph"
#*Only available on German version.
#"A Million Nights"
#"Alive"
#"These Chains"
#"That's the Way I Am"
#"Life"
#"Sinner"
#"Fear of the Dark"
Bonus DVD
A special
digipak version released in Germany featured a bonus
DVD.
#A Complete Sturm und Drang Documentary
#Break Away (video)
#A Million Nights (video)
Personnel
* André Linman –
vocals,
guitars
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* Alexander Ivars –
guitars
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* Henkka Kurkiala –
bass guitar,
backing vocals
* Calle Fahllund –
drums
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* Jeppe Welroos –
keyboards
References
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2008 albums
Sturm und Drang (band) albums
GUN Records albums