FireHouse (album)

FireHouse
Studio album by FireHouse
Released	August 21, 1990
Genre	Glam metal Heavy metal
Length	48:34
Label	Epic
Producer	David Prater
FireHouse chronology
FireHouse (1991) Hold Your Fire (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

FireHouse is the debut album by the American glam metal band FireHouse. Released in 1990, it launched the group into stardom.

Background

The record was certified double platinum in the United States, and gold in Canada, Japan and Singapore.

Firehouse spawned four singles, "Shake & Tumble", "Don't Treat Me Bad", "All She Wrote", and the band's signature power ballad, "Love of a Lifetime".

The song "Don't Walk Away" was used in a scene of the 2008 movie The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky.

Additionally, "Overnight Sensation" was a part of the soundtrack in the video game Brütal Legend.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Leverty and C.J. Snare, except where noted.

1. "Rock on the Radio" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:45
2. "All She Wrote" - 4:27
3. "Shake & Tumble" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 3:30
4. "Don't Treat Me Bad" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 3:55
5. "Oughta Be a Law" (Ellis, Leverty, Snare) - 3:54
6. "Lover's Lane" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:02
7. "Home Is Where the Heart Is" - 4:48
8. "Don't Walk Away" - 4:31
9. "Seasons of Change" - 1:29
10. "Overnight Sensation" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 3:56
11. "Love of a Lifetime" - 4:46
12. "Helpless" - 4:25

Certifications

Singles

• "Shake & Tumble" Didn't Chart
• "Don't Treat Me Bad" #19 U.S.
• "Love of a Lifetime" #5 U.S.
• "All She Wrote" #58 U.S.

Personnel

• C.J. Snare - vocals, keyboards
• Bill Leverty - guitars
• Perry Richardson - bass guitar
• Michael Foster - drums, percussion

Production

• Executive Producer: Michael Caplan
• Produced by David Prater
• Engineered by Doug Oberkircher
• Assistant Engineer: Ellen Fitton
• Mixed by David Prater and Doug Oberkircher

References