The Cage (Tygers of Pan Tang album)
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| Released | August 1982 | |||
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| Length | 35:20 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Peter Collins | |||
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The Cage is the fourth album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang, released on MCA Records in 1982. It marked a move in a more commercial direction, selling over 200,000 copies and giving birth to two top 50 songs in the UK, namely the covers of Leiber & Stoller's "Love Potion No. 9" and the lesser known RPM song "Rendezvous". Another single charted at 63: the Steve Thompson song "Paris by Air".[1] It is shortly after producing this album that the band split for the first time, due to tensions with their record company. Robb Weir and Brian Dick then formed the band Sergeant.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[3] |
| Smash Hits | 4/10[4] |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rendezvous" (RPM cover) | Robert A. Johnson, Mark Stephens, Brent Maher | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Lonely at the Top" | Steve Thompson | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Letter from L.A." | Jon Deverill, Thompson | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Paris by Air" | Thompson | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Tides" | Fred Purser | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Making Tracks" | Richard Laws, Deverill, Purser | 3:38 |
| 7. | "The Cage" | Robb Weir, Purser | 1:13 |
| 8. | "Love Potion No.9" (The Clovers cover) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:04 |
| 9. | "You Always See What You Want" | Purser, Deverill | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Danger in Paradise" | John Parr | 3:29 |
| 11. | "The Actor" | Purser | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Life of Crime" | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Love's a Lie" | 2:52 |
| 14. | "What You Sayin'" | 3:19 |
| 15. | "Making Tracks" (extended remix) | 6:23 |
Personnel
[edit]- Band members
- Jon Deverill - vocals
- Robb Weir - guitars
- Fred Purser - guitars, keyboards
- Richard "Rocky" Laws - bass guitar
- Brian Dick - drums
- Additional musicians
- John Sykes - guitar on "Love Potion No. 9" and "Danger in Paradise"
- Production
- Peter Collins - producer
- Phil Harding - engineer, mixing
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 31 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Official Music Charts". The Official Music Charts. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tygers of Pan Tang The Cage review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 371. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Silverton, Peter (2–15 September 1982). "Albums: Tygers of Pan Tang – The Cage (MCA)". Smash Hits. Vol. 4, no. 18. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 25. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tygers of Pan Tang – The Cage". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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