Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz
Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz is a studio album by former Freak of Nature and current White Lion lead vocalist Mike Tramp, released on 5 October 2009.[1] The album is Tramp's fifth solo album and the first since 2004's Songs I Left Behind.
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| Released | 5 October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | Kick Music / Sony Music dk | |||
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Background and recording
editFollowing the release of Return of the Pride in 2008 which was White Lion's first original studio album in 16 years, Tramp faced a tumultuous time of professional indecision as he tried to decide between continuing his solo career or pouring his energy into White Lion.[2] The album was initially intended to be the next new White Lion album but a new solo band was formed instead.
The new album was co-produced in Copenhagen, Denmark, with guitar player Søren Andersen, and both band and album were named after the atmosphere in the studio. "(The recording experience) made us visualize this old fallen apart circus," said Tramp. "From there we built certain things into the songs and into the album". During the making of the album, Tramp appeared on the Danish reality music TV show "All Stars".[3]
Release and promotion
editReleased only in Denmark via Kick Music/Sony Music, the album hit the IFPI, Denmark's official top 40 hitlist albums chart at number 16 on October 16, 2009.[4]
The songs, "All Of My Life" and "Come On", were released as singles from the album. "Come On" also featured a teaser music video.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Enter the Circuz" | 1:03 |
| 2. | "All of My Life" | 6:46 |
| 3. | "Back to You" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Come On" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Anymore" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Highway" | 5:17 |
| 7. | "No Tomorrow" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "The Road" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Sunshine" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Between Good 'n' Bad" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Wiseman" | 3:52 |
| 12. | "When She Cries" | 4:46 |
| 13. | "Lay Down Your Guns" | 6:13 |
Personnel
edit- Mike Tramp – vocals, guitar
- Claus Langeskov – bass guitar
- Søren Andersen – guitar
- Morten Hellborn – drums
- Emily Garriock – keyboards, Vocals
Second Time Around
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| Released | 1 May 2020 | |||
| Studio | Medley Studios | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, melodic rock | |||
| Label | Target Records | |||
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Second Time Around is the twelfth solo album by Mike Tramp,[6] released on May 1, 2020 through Target Records. It consists of ten re-recordings from his 2009 album, The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz.[7][8] The new versions were produced by Mike Tramp and Soren Anderson at Medley Studios in Copenhagen.
Further singles were released to promote this new release with "The Road" which also features a new music video[9] and the radio single "Between Good and Bad", both being released in advance. The new version of "When She Cries" was also released as a single following the album's official release, the song was dedicated to his daughter.[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "All of My Life" | |
| 2. | "The Road" | |
| 3. | "Anymore" | |
| 4. | "Come On" | |
| 5. | "Between Good and Bad" | |
| 6. | "Lay Down Your Guns" | |
| 7. | "Highway" | |
| 8. | "No Tomorrow" | |
| 9. | "Back to You" | |
| 10. | "When She Cries" |
Personnel
edit- Mike Tramp: Vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, piano
- Oliver Steffensen: guitar
- Soren Andersen: additional guitar
- Claus Langeskov: bass
- Morten Hellborn: drums
Additional
- Marcus Nand: 12 string acoustic guitar
- Jay Boe: Hammond B-3
- Emily Garriock Langeskov: backing vocals
- Lars Rahbek Andresen: piano on "Highway"
Artwork
editPhotographer/album art – Jakob Muxoll
Charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Denmark (Hitlisten)[11] | 16 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 66 |
References
edit- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET – MIKE TRAMP's 'Rock 'N' Roll Circuz': Audio Samples Of Entire Album Available". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Second Time Around". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Mike Tramp & The Rock N' Roll Circuz". 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ "Denmark charts:Mike Tramp". Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "Mike Tramp Second Time Around". THE ROCKPIT. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Mike Tramp solo discography". miketramp.dk. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Mike Tramp – Second Time Around". Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Mike Tramp – Second Time Around". Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Mike Tramp release new single and video". THE ROCKPIT. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Mike Tramp- When She Cries". Rock media UK. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 41, 2009". Hitlisten. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 18, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Tramp – Second Time Around". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2020.