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Kingdom Come (Kingdom Come album)

Kingdom Come is the debut album by American/German hard rock band Kingdom Come, released in 1988.

Kingdom Come
Studio album by
Kingdom Come
ReleasedFebruary 29, 1988[1]
RecordedAugust 1987[2]
StudioLittle Mountain Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length48:25
LabelPolydor
ProducerBob Rock, Lenny Wolf
Kingdom Come chronology
Kingdom Come
(1988) 		In Your Face
(1989)
Singles from Kingdom Come
  1. "Get It On"
    Released: 1988
  2. "What Love Can Be"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Loving You"
    Released: 1988 (Japan only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Kerrang![5]

The album peaked at number twelve on the U.S. Billboard 200[6] and obtained gold certification from the RIAA, the only Kingdom Come album to achieve this feat.[7] The album's lead single was "Get It On", which entered at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the magazine's Mainstream Rock chart, and it remains the band's best-known song.[6]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Living Out of Touch"Marty Wolff, Lenny WolfWolf4:17
2."Pushin' Hard"Wolff, WolfWolf4:47
3."What Love Can Be"Wolff, WolfWolf, Bruce Gowdy5:14
4."17"Wolff, WolfWolf5:26
5."The Shuffle"Danny Stag, WolffWolf3:40
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
6."Get It On"Wolff, WolfWolf4:21
7."Now Forever After"James Kottak, Wolf, WolffWolf5:36
8."Hideaway"Johnny B. Frank, WolffWolf5:38
9."Loving You"Wolff, WolfWolf, Stag4:46
10."Shout It Out"Wolff, WolfWolf3:37
2004 remaster bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Get It On (12" promo mix)"Wolf, WolffWolf4:24

Personnel

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Kingdom Come
Production

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 50
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 41
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[11] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 65
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 40
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 45
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 43
US Billboard 200[17] 12

Certifications

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Certifications for Kingdom Come
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Morris, Chris (March 19, 1988). "Kingdom Come Gets Royal Welcome". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 12. p. 29.
  2. ^ Steigerwald, Bill (June 5, 1988). "My Brother the Rock Star". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Hill, Gary. Kingdom Come at AllMusic
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  5. ^ Wall, Mick (March 5, 1988). "Kingdom Come - 'Kingdom Come'". Kerrang!. No. 177.
  6. ^ a b "Kingdom Come Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Certification". riaa.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0961". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  17. ^ "Kingdom Come Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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