Machine II Machine is the fifth studio album by the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch . The album was released in March 1995 and mixed by Kevin Shirley and Greg Smith. It is the most mainstream oriented album of the German singer to date, thanks to the production of Jack Ponti (Bon Jovi , Alice Cooper , Baton Rouge ) and the collaboration of musicians and authors coming from pop , country and even Latin music. The lyrics break new ground for Doro, as many of the songs deal with erotic themes. The last track is a remix done by members of the German industrial metal band Die Krupps , who worked with Doro on her next albums. The limited edition of the album contains the bonus track "Tie Me Up (Hard & Fast mix)".[3]
Machine II Machine Released March 1995 Recorded Ocean Recording, Ocean Gate, New Jersey , USA Sheffield Mobile Unit Genre Hard rock , heavy metal Length 67 :16 Label Vertigo Producer Jack Ponti , Greg Smith, Dennis Bourke, Kevin Shirley , Camus Celli , Andres Levin , Harold Frazee
"Ceremony / Tie Me Up" Released: 1995
"In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz / Dirty Diamonds / You Got Me Singing" Released: 1995
The album peaked at position No. 33 in the German Longplay chart.[4]
Track listing
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Title Writer(s) 1. "Tie Me Up" Doro Pesch , Jack Ponti , Greg Smith4:59 2. "The Want" Pesch, Ponti, Camus Celli , Andres Levin 6:30 3. "Ceremony" Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin 4:56 4. "Machine II Machine" Pesch, Ponti, Smith 5:01 5. "Are They Coming for Me" Pesch, Ponti, Elliot Easton 4:38 6. "Can't Stop Thinking about You" Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin 4:19 7. "Don't Mistake It for Love" Pesch, Ponti, Nick Douglas 4:22 8. "Desperately" Pesch, Ponti, Harold Frazee 4:58 9. "Love Is A Thrill" Pesch, Ponti, Smith 4:06 10. "Light in the Window" Pesch, Ponti, Danny Tate 4:24 11. "Welcome to the Tribe" Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin 3:25 12. "Like Whiskey Straight" Pesch, Ponti, Smith 4:38 13. "In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz" Pesch, Ponti, Earl Slick 5:42 14. "Ceremony" (Rattlesnake Bite mix by Die Krupps FX) 5:05 Total length: 67:16
Special Limited Edition Title 15. "Tie Me Up (hard & fast mix)" 5:14
Personnel
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Band members
Doro Pesch – vocals
Jack Ponti – guitars, bass, backing vocals
Greg Smith – guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, backing vocals
Andres Levin – guitars, bass
Camus Celli – drums
Harold Frazee – keyboards, backing vocals
Nick Douglas – bass, backing vocals
Johnny Dee – drums
John Pfeiffer – guitars, backing vocals
Elliot Easton – guitars, backing vocals
Earl Slick – guitars
Production
Nelson Ayers – engineer
Dennis Bourke – engineer, associate producer
Camus Celli – producer
Harold Frazee – associate producer
Mike Goldberg – engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Christine Kozler – assistant engineers
Andres Levin – producer
Garth "Gaff" Micheal – assistant engineer
Jack Ponti – engineer, producer
Kevin Shirley – mixing, associate producer
Greg Smith – mixing, associate producer
Keith Tackel – assistant engineer
Steve Weinkam – assistant engineer
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