Corridors of Power (album)
Corridors of Power is the second solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1982.
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| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March - May 1982 | |||
| Studio | Townhouse Studios and Air Studios, London, UK | |||
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| Length | 43:10 | |||
| Label | Virgin Mirage (US) | |||
| Producer | Jeff Glixman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[3] |
Background
The album contains a cover of the Free song "Wishing Well". The track "End of the World" features Jack Bruce of Cream sharing lead vocals with Moore. Moore would later join with Bruce again on the Bruce-Baker-Moore project in 1993.
The first 25,000 vinyl copies of Corridors of Power came with a bonus EP featuring three live tracks recorded at the Marquee, London on 25 August 1982.
Japanese rock singer Mari Hamada covered "Love Can Make a Fool of You" (Retitled as "Love, Love, Love") on her 1985 album Rainbow Dream. A far bluesier version of the song also showed up on the posthumous Gary Moore album How Blue Can You Get. As a nod to Corridors of Power, American guitarist Jeff Kollman named his 2012 solo album Silence in the Corridor, the title track of which is a tribute to Moore.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gary Moore, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Take Me for a Loser" | 4:17 | |
| 2. | "Always Gonna Love You" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "Wishing Well" (Free cover) | Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Paul Kossoff | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Gonna Break My Heart Again" | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "Falling in Love with You" | 4:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "End of the World" | 6:53 | |
| 7. | "Rockin' Every Night" | Moore, Ian Paice | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Cold Hearted" | 5:12 | |
| 9. | "I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow" | 7:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 10. | "Falling in Love with You" (Remix) | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Falling in Love with You" (Remix instrumental) | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Love Can Make a Fool of You" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 55:50 | |
Personnel
- Gary Moore – lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
- Tommy Eyre – keyboards (all but 5)
- Neil Murray – bass guitar (all but 5)
- Ian Paice – drums, percussion (all but 6)
- Additional musicians
- John Sloman – backing vocals
- Jack Bruce – co-lead vocals on track 6
- Bobby Chouinard – drums on track 6
- Mo Foster – bass guitar on track 5
- Don Airey – keyboards track 5
- Production
- Jeff Glixman – producer
- Steve Prestage – engineer, mixing
- Nigel Walker – engineer
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Steve Barnett, Part Rock – management
- Gary Moore – cover concept
- Graphyk – artwork
Charts
Album
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Singles
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References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Gary Moore - Corridors of Power". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. Corridors of Power at AllMusic
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- "Gary Moore Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "Gary Moore Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "Gary Moore Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.