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{{Short description|1982 studio album by Vandenberg}}
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
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| Name = Vandenberg
| Type = [[Album]]
| name = Vandenberg
| Artist = [[Vandenberg (band)|Vandenberg]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Vandenberg.JPG
| artist = [[Vandenberg (band)|Vandenberg]]
| Released = 1982
| cover = Vandenberg.JPG
| alt =
| Recorded = April, 1982 at Jimmy Page's [[Sol Studios]] and mastered at [[Townhouse Studios|The Townhouse]]
| Genre = [[Hard Rock]]
| released = 1982
| Length = 34:22
| recorded = April 1982
| Label = [[Atco Records|ATCO]]
| studio = [[Sol Studios|Sol]] (Cookham, England)
| Producer = [[Adrian Vandenberg]] & [[Stuart Epps]]
| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| Reviews =
| length = 34:22
| label = [[Atco Records|ATCO]]
*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r20998|pure_url=yes}} link]
| producer = Vandenberg, [[Stuart Epps]]
| Last album =
| prev_title =
| This album = '''''Vandenberg'''''<br /> (1982)
| prev_year =
| Next album = ''[[Heading for a Storm]]'' <br /> (1983)
| next_title = [[Heading for a Storm]]
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Vandenberg
| type = studio
| single1 = Burning Heart" / "Out in the Streets
| single1date = 1982
| single2 = Wait" / "Ready for You
| single2date = 1982 <small>(Netherlands only)</small>
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allm>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vandenberg-mw0000691235 |title=Vandenberg - Vandenberg review |last=Theakston |first=Rob |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=2015-01-01 }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2Score = 10/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | isbn = 978-1894959315 | pages= 382}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Suter |first=Paul |date=9 October 1982 |title=Vandenberg: ''Vandenberg'' |magazine=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |page=55}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
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}}


'''''Vandenberg''''' is the debut album by the Dutch Hard Rock band [[Vandenberg (band)|Vandenberg]], released in 1982 on [[Atco Records]] and reaching #1 on the American Billboard charts the album spawned one single: the [[power ballad]] "Burning Heart"<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/new/node/8 |title=Vandenberg review |accessdate=2010-04-05 |date=2008-05-20 |publisher=Dinosaur Rock Guitar }}</ref>.
'''''Vandenberg''''' is the debut studio album by the Dutch [[hard rock]] band [[Vandenberg (band)|Vandenberg]], released in 1982 by [[Atco Records]]. The album was produced by Vandenberg with British sound engineer [[Stuart Epps]] and recorded at [[Jimmy Page]]'s [[Sol Studios]] in England.


The [[power ballad]] "Burning Heart" was released internationally as the single from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/new/node/8 |title=Vandenberg review |accessdate=5 April 2010 |date=20 May 2008 |publisher=Dinosaur Rock Guitar }}</ref> “Burning Heart” peaked at number 39 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' 100]]. The album peaked at number 65 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart in 1983<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vandenberg-mw0000691235/awards |title=Vandenberg Billboard Albums |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=2015-01-01 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125085959/http://www.allmusic.com/album/vandenberg-mw0000691235/awards |archivedate=25 November 2012}}</ref> and [[AllMusic]] called it "easily one of the most underrated debut metal albums of the '80s."<ref name=allm/>
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The album was produced by Adrian Vandenberg and Stuart Epps and was remastered and re-released on [[Wounded Bird Records]] in 2002.

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''Vandenberg'' was remastered and re-released on [[Wounded Bird Records]] in 2002.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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Music and lyrics by [[Adrian Vandenberg]].

;Side one
# "Your Love Is in Vain" - 4:15
# "Your Love Is in Vain" - 4:15
# "Back on My Feet" - 3:55
# "Back on My Feet" - 3:55
# "Wait" - 5:11
# "Wait" - 5:11
# "Burning Heart" - 4:11
# "Burning Heart" - 4:11

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# "Ready for You" - 3:57
;Side two
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#<li value="5">"Ready for You" - 3:57
# "Too Late" - 4:12
# "Too Late" - 4:12
# "Nothing to Lose" - 3:23
# "Nothing to Lose" - 3:23
# "Lost in a City" - 3:58
# "Lost in a City" - 3:58
# "Out in the Streets" - 4:07
# "Out in the Streets" - 4:07

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Music and Lyrics by [[Adrian Vandenberg]]


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
;Vandenberg
*[[Bert Heerink]] - lead vocals
*Bert Heerink – lead vocals
*[[Adrian Vandenberg]] - guitar, keyboards and backing vocals
*[[Dick Kemper]] - bass and background vocals
*[[Adrian Vandenberg]] – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, cover design
*[[Jos Zoomer]] - drums and background vocals
*Dick Kemper – bass, Taurus pedals and background vocals
*Jos Zoomer – drums and background vocals

;Production
*[[Stuart Epps]] – producer, engineer
*Mastering at [[Townhouse Studios|The Townhouse]], London

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (1982)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|19|artist=Vandenberg|album=Vandenberg|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|65|artist=Vandenberg|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 9 November 2024

Vandenberg
Studio album by
Vandenberg
Released1982
RecordedApril 1982
StudioSol (Cookham, England)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length34:22
LabelATCO
ProducerVandenberg, Stuart Epps
Vandenberg chronology
Vandenberg
(1982) 		Heading for a Storm
(1983)
Singles from Vandenberg
  1. "Burning Heart" / "Out in the Streets"
    Released: 1982
  2. "Wait" / "Ready for You"
    Released: 1982 (Netherlands only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[2]
Sounds[3]

Vandenberg is the debut studio album by the Dutch hard rock band Vandenberg, released in 1982 by Atco Records. The album was produced by Vandenberg with British sound engineer Stuart Epps and recorded at Jimmy Page's Sol Studios in England.

The power ballad "Burning Heart" was released internationally as the single from the album.[4] “Burning Heart” peaked at number 39 on the Billboard 100. The album peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1983[5] and AllMusic called it "easily one of the most underrated debut metal albums of the '80s."[1]

Vandenberg was remastered and re-released on Wounded Bird Records in 2002.

Track listing

[edit]

Music and lyrics by Adrian Vandenberg.

Side one
  1. "Your Love Is in Vain" - 4:15
  2. "Back on My Feet" - 3:55
  3. "Wait" - 5:11
  4. "Burning Heart" - 4:11
Side two
  2. "Ready for You" - 3:57
  3. "Too Late" - 4:12
  4. "Nothing to Lose" - 3:23
  5. "Lost in a City" - 3:58
  6. "Out in the Streets" - 4:07

Personnel

[edit]
Vandenberg
  • Bert Heerink – lead vocals
  • Adrian Vandenberg – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, cover design
  • Dick Kemper – bass, Taurus pedals and background vocals
  • Jos Zoomer – drums and background vocals
Production

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 19
US Billboard 200[7] 65

References

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  1. ^ a b Theakston, Rob. "Vandenberg - Vandenberg review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 382. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ Suter, Paul (9 October 1982). "Vandenberg: Vandenberg". Sounds. p. 55.
  4. ^ "Vandenberg review". Dinosaur Rock Guitar. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Vandenberg Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Vandenberg – Vandenberg" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Vandenberg Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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