Spirit (Reckless Love album)
Not to be confused with Spirit.
| Spirit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Reckless Love | ||||
| Released | 2 September 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 41:55 | |||
| Label | Universal Music, Spinefarm | |||
| Producer | Ikka Wirtanen, Reckless Love | |||
| Reckless Love chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Sputnik Music |   [1] |
| Metal Talk | [2] |
| Hard Rock Haven | [3] |
| Metal Temple | [4] |
Spirit is the third album by Finnish glam metal band Reckless Love, released on 2 September 2013 through Spinefarm Records / Universal Music. The album peaked at No. 3 on Finland Albums Top 50 music chart. [5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Olli Herman,[6] except "Metal Ass", written and composed by Olli Herman and Jalle Verne.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night on Fire" | 3:26 | |
| 2. | "Bad Lovin'" | 3:52 | |
| 3. | "I Love Heavy Metal" | 4:08 | |
| 4. | "Favorite Flavor" | 3:09 | |
| 5. | "Edge of Our Dreams" | 3:48 | |
| 6. | "Sex, Drugs & Reckless Love" | 3:15 | |
| 7. | "Dying to Live" | 4:19 | |
| 8. | "Metal Ass" | 2:21 | |
| 9. | "Runaway Love" | 4:15 | |
| 10. | "So Happy I Could Die" | 4:10 | |
| 11. | "Hot Rain" | 5:12 |
| UK Bonus Track | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "Die Hard" | 4:26 | ||||||||
| Japan Bonus Tracks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "Angel Falling" | 4:15 | ||||||||
Reception
The album received mixed reception by the critics being praised for trying to bring back glam metal genre back to popularity, but criticized for its pop-ish approach.
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish Albums Chart | 3 | [7] |
Personnel
- Reckless Love
- Olli Herman – lead vocals
- Pepe Reckless – lead guitar
- Hessu Maxx – drums
- Jalle Verne – bass guitar
- Production
- Produced by Ikka Wirtanen
- Mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen at Finnvox, Finland, 2013