Category 5 is the fifth album of the rock band FireHouse. It was originally released in 1998 in Japan and in 1999 in the United States by Lightyear Records.

Category 5
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 1998 (Japan)
RecordedLeverty Sound Studios
GenreHard rock
Length54:45
LabelPony Canyon (Japan)
Lightyear Entertainment (USA)
ProducerFireHouse
FireHouse chronology
Good Acoustics
(1996)
Category 5
(1998)
Bring 'Em Out Live
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album featured a more direct contribution from bassist Perry Richardson and ironically, it was his last studio album with the band. It features a different, more experimental sound when compared to the band's previous hard rock albums, while still featuring some signature ballads.

Track listing

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

  1. "Can't Stop the Pain" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson) - 5:37
  2. "Acid Rain" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 3:27
  3. "Bringing Me Down" - 4:39
  4. "Dream" (Richardson, Rogers) - 4:13
  5. "Get Ready" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 4:18
  6. "If It Changes" - 4:56
  7. "The Day, the Week, and the Weather" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 5:27
  8. "The Nights Were Young" - 4:18
  9. "Have Mercy" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 4:36
  10. "I'd Do Anything" - 5:45
  11. "Arrow Through My Heart" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 4:11
  12. "Life Goes On" - 10:24 (includes the hidden "Get To Know You", song by bassist Perry Richardson)

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 22

References

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  1. ^ Category 5 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.