The Final Frontier (Keel album)

The Final Frontier
The Final Frontier
Studio album by Keel
Released	April 30, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City,; Baby-O Studios and Village Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal
Length	35:34
Label	Gold Mountain/MCA (US); Vertigo (Europe)
Producer	Gene Simmons
Keel chronology
Singles from The Final Frontier
	"Tears of fire"; Released: 1986; "Because the Night"; Released: 1986;

The Final Frontier is a 1986 album by American rock band Keel. It was the band's second album to be produced by KISS bassist Gene Simmons. Videos were filmed for the tracks "Because the Night" (a Patti Smith Group cover) and "Tears of Fire".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10^[2]

Track listing

Side one

"The Final Frontier" (Ron Keel, Greg Chaisson) – 3.20
"Rock and Roll Animal" (Marc Ferrari) – 4.47
"Because the Night" (Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith) – 3.47
"Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (R. Keel) – 4.06
"Arm and a Leg" (R. Keel, Ferrari, Bryan Jay, Chaisson) – 3.08

Side two

"Raised on Rock" (Ferrari) – 3.10
"Just Another Girl" (R. Keel) – 3.16
"Tears of Fire" (Ferrari) – 4.20
"Nightfall" (Ferrari) – 1.56
"No Pain No Gain" (R. Keel) – 3.44

Personnel

Band members

Ron Keel – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Marc Ferrari – guitars, backing vocals
Bryan Jay – guitars, backing vocals
Kenny Chaisson – bass, backing vocals
Dwain Miller – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

Michael Des Barres – vocals on "Raised on Rock"
Joan Jett – rhythm guitar on "Raised on Rock"
Jaime St. James – backing vocals on "Rock and Roll Animal"
Gregg Giuffria – backing vocals on "No Pain No Gain"
Mitch Perry – guitar on "Tears of Fire"

Production

Gene Simmons – producer
Dave Wittman – engineer, mixing
Bruce Buchhalter, Tom Nist, Kevin Smith – assistant engineers
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
John Taylor Dismukes – art direction
Neil Zlozower – photography

References

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