Phantom Blue (album)

Phantom Blue is the debut album by American all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue. It was released in the U.S. by Shrapnel Records and on the rest of the world by Roadrunner Records. Marty Friedman (who was with Cacophony at the time) co-produced the album.^[1] The album has been out of print for years, making it highly valuable among collectors.

A music video for the power ballad "Why Call It Love?" was released to promote the album. It was filmed in a maximum security prison in Carson City, Nevada.^[2][3]

Track listing

All songs written by Nicole Couch except where indicated.

1. "Going Mad" - 3:24
2. "Last Shot" (Michelle Meldrum) - 3:24
3. "Why Call It Love?" (Jerry Marquez, Steve Fontano) - 4:13
4. "Frantic Zone" - 3:29
5. "Slow It Down" - 3:19
6. "Walking Away" (Couch, Fontano) - 3:30
7. "Fought It Out" - 2:46
8. "Never Too Late" (Fontano, Marty Friedman, Couch, Meldrum) - 3:31
9. "Out of Control" - 3:29

Personnel

Band members

• Gigi Hangach – lead and background vocals^[4]
• Michelle Meldrum – guitar, background vocals
• Kim Nielsen – bass guitar
• Linda McDonald – drums

Additional musicians

• Jennifer Hall - background vocals
• Mike Mani - keyboards
• Dan Melvin - keyboards

Production

• Steve Fontano - producer, engineer, mixing
• Marty Friedman - co-producer
• Peter Marrino - vocal arrangements and additional production on tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
• George Horn - mastering

References