''Stage Dolls'' is the third studio album by
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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hard rock
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band
Stage Dolls
Stage Dolls is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Trondheim, Norway.
History
In 1982, Erlend Antonsen and Terje Storli played at local clubs in and around Trondheim. In need of a guitarist they called on Torstein Flakne, who by then had finished ...
. Like the first two albums, it was also recorded in
Trondheim
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,
Norway
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, using the same producer, Bjørn Nessjø, and engineer, Rune Nordahl.
The album was released in the United States in 1989 by
Chrysalis Records
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, Inc. The single "Love Cries" went to number 46 on the
''Billboard'' Singles Charts, and "Wings of Steel" went to number 10 in Norway. The album itself peaked at number 3 on the album charts in Norway.
It was certified
gold disc
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in Norway.
Track listing
All music written by Torstein Flakne, all lyrics written by Flakne/ B. Icon, except where noted.
#"Still in Love" – 4:18
#"Wings of Steel" – 3:28
#"Lorraine" – 3:20
#"Waitin' for You" (T. Flakne, B. Icon) – 3:51
#"Love Cries" – 4:11
#"Mystery" – 3:21
#"Don't Stop Believin'" – 4:22
#"Hanoi Waters" – 3:22
#"Ammunition" – 3:26
Personnel
Band
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Torstein Flakne
Torstein Flakne (born December 17, 1960 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and guitarist, best known for being the founder of the Norwegian rock band Stage Dolls. He is from Melhus and played in the band The Kids (Norwegian band), The Ki ...
– guitars, vocals
*
Steinar Krokstad
Steinar Baldursson, known by the mononym Steinar (born 1995) is a singer and songwriter.
Steinar was born in Grafarvogur, a district of Reykjavík. He released his debut album ''Beginning'' in Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a N ...
– drums
*
Terje Storli – bass
Additional personnel
*Kjetil Bjerkestrand – keyboards and
Fairlight programming
*
Vaneese Thomas
Vaneese Yseult Thomas (born August 24, 1952) is an American R&B, jazz and soul blues singer, best known for her 1987 US ''Billboard'' R&B chart hit single, "Let's Talk It Over". In addition, in more recent times, she has supplied backing vocal ...
- background vocals
*Angela Clemmons - background vocals
*Benny Diggs - background vocals
*Fonzie Thornton - background vocals
*Phil Ballou - background vocals
*Darryl Tookes - background vocals
*
Ronni Le Tekrø
Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963) is a Norwegian guitarist best known for playing with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT and as a solo guitarist cooperating with guitarists Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen as "N3". LeTekrø ...
- Guitar on "Mystery"
Album credits
*Bjørn Nessjø – producer
*Rune Nordahl – engineer
Certifications
References
{{Authority control
1988 albums
Stage Dolls albums