Strange and Beautiful is the third studio album from progressive metal band Crimson Glory. Signed to Atlantic Records in 1991, this album was a marked stylistic departure from their previous albums' decidedly progressive metal sound to a more bluesy, hard rock sound. It was the first album without longtime members, guitarist Ben Jackson and drummer Dana Burnell and it was also the last to feature vocalist Midnight. Two songs were co-written with former Drexel University Associate Professor and entertainment attorney, Marcy Rauer Wagman,[3] while the first single "The Chant" was written by outside songwriters M. McKinley & Marti Frederiksen. Midnight departed the band prior to the tour and was replaced by future Michael Schenker Group frontman, David Van Landing. It was the only album in their canon to feature drummer Ravi Jakhotia and the band went on hiatus following the supporting tour.
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| Released | June 24, 1991 | |||
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| Length | 58:40 | |||
| Label | Atlantic (US) Roadrunner (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Mitch Goldfarb, Jon Drenning | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Strange and Beautiful" | Jon Drenning, Midnight | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Promise Land" | Drenning, Jeff Lords, Marcy Rauer | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Love and Dreams" | Drenning, Lords, Midnight | 5:29 |
| 4. | "The Chant" | Marti Frederiksen, M. McKinley | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Dance on Fire" | Drenning, Lords, Midnight | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Song for Angels" | Drenning, Rauer | 5:19 |
| 7. | "In the Mood" | Drenning, Lords, Midnight | 5:55 |
| 8. | "Starchamber" | Drenning, Lords, Midnight | 7:28 |
| 9. | "Deep Inside Your Heart" | Drenning, Lords, Midnight | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Make You Love Me" | Drenning, Lords, Midnight | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Far Away" | Midnight | 4:44 |
Personnel
edit- Midnight – lead vocals, background vocals
- Jon Drenning – guitars, background vocals
- Jeff Lords – bass, background vocals
- Ravi Jakhotia – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- John Avarese – keyboards
- Annette Hardeman, Charlene & Paula Holloway – background vocals
- Ric Sandler – grand piano
- Daryl Burgee – percussion
- Ron Kerber – saxophone
- Babatunde Olatunji – intro vocal to "Promise Land"
Production
- Jon Drenning - producer, mixing
- Mitch Goldfarb – producer, engineer, mixing
- Brook Hendricks – second engineer
- Brian Stover, John Fairhead, Jeff Chestek, Cherri Parker – assistant engineers
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- Justice Mitchell – artwork
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Crimson Glory - Strange & Beautiful review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Marcy Rauer Wagman | Drexel University - Academia.edu".
External links
edit- Strange and Beautiful at Discogs (list of releases)