Hang On For Your Life

by Shooting Star

Overview

Producer Dennis McKay worked with guitar giants Tommy Bolin and Mick Ronson (and later even prima diva Whitney Houston), and he ups the horsepower on Hang on for Your Life, driving these rocky cornfield boys further into the AOR commercial zone. The hell-bent title track of Shooting Star's sophomore sizzler is an obvious and enjoyable clip of after-work blue-collar rock. "Breakout" (not a reference to the complexions of this sextet's sizable Midwestern teen audience) also hit the airwaves and runs along the same predictable lines. The humane "Flesh and Blood" and the plaintive "Hollywood" reiterate the heartfelt intensity of the gleaming debut, while "Teaser" may pay homage to the late, lamented Bolin. The valleys between the aforementioned peaks in Hang on for Your Life are decent enough and not too long. Recorded at Randy Bachman's Legend studios, this is another solid album by a fine band who never scaled the heights with their peers in Journey and REO Speedwagon. ~ Doug Stone

Product Details

Release Date:	06/26/2007
Label:	RENAISSANCE
UPC:	0630428033221

Tracks

1. Flesh and Blood
2. Hang on for Your Life
3. Are You on My Side
4. Teaser
5. Hollywood
6. Breakout
7. You're So Good
8. She's Got Money
9. You've Got Love
10. Sweet Elatia

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shooting Star   Primary Artist
Gary West   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Drums
Van McLain   Guitar,Vocals
Bill Guffey   Keyboards
Ron Verlin   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Charles Waltz   Violin,Vocals,Keyboards
Van McClain   Guitar
Steve Thomas   Drums

Technical Credits

Gary West   Composer,Group Member
John W. Edwards   Design,Layout Design,Digital Remastering
Dennis MacKay   Producer
Van McLain   Composer,Group Member
Neil Harris   Crew
Bill Guffey   Group Member
John Austin   Studio Manager
Randy LeRoy   Mastering
Ron Verlin   Group Member
Charles Waltz   Group Member
Karen Katz   Art Direction
Paul Dalen   Assistant Engineer
Chris Haas   Engineer
Duane Michaels   Photography
Dennis Atkinson   Art Direction
Todd Harpster   Crew
Dennis Fite   Crew