Babylon A.D. "Babylon A.D. (Japan, Arista Records, A32D-94)"

Babylon A.D. is an American hard rock band formed in 1987. Babylon A.D. hail from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States. In 1989, Babylon A.D. caught the attention of Arista Records president and industry music mogul Clive Davis, who signed them at a live showcase in Los Angeles. The band's first lineup was Derek Davis on vocals, guitarists Danny De La Rosa and Ron Freschi, drummer Jamey Pacheco and bassist Robb Reid.

Babylon A.D. is the debut album by the American hard rock band of the same name, released in 1989. It contains the metal hits "Bang Go The Bells", "Hammer Swings Down" and "The Kid Goes Wild" which was also featured in the film RoboCop 2.

In the music video for "The Kid Goes Wild", RoboCop attends a performance of Babylon A.D. and targets the kid who appears in the movie for arrest. Interestingly, just two years later in 1991, the music video for the Guns N' Roses song "You Could Be Mine" featured the Terminator attending a performance of Guns N' Roses and targeting them for termination.

Tracklisting:

1. Bang Go The Bells バング・ゴー・ザ・ベルズ  (D. Davis/R. Reid/R. Freschi)  4:18
2. Hammer Swings Down ハンマー・スイングス・ダウン  (D. Davis/J. Ponti)   3:27
3. Caught Up In The Crossfire クロスファイヤー   (D. Davis/J. Ponti)  3:34
4. Desperate デスペレイト   (D. Davis/J. Ponti)  5:24
5. The Kid Goes Wild キッズ・ゴーズ・ワイルド   (D. Davis/J. Ponti/V. Pepe)   4:51
6. Shot O' Love ショット・オブ・ラブ   (D. Davis)   5:47
7. Maryanne マリアンヌ   (D. Davis/J. Ponti)  3:44
8. Back In Babylon バック・イン・バビロン   (D. Davis/J. Pacheco/J. Matthews)  4:10
9. Sweet Temptation スイート・テンプテーション  (D. Davis/R. Freschi)   3:39
10. Sally Danced サリー・ダンスド   (D. Davis)   5:57

Total length: 32:06

Comes in a standard jewel case with obi and includes booklet with liner notes Japanese/English track list, Japanese commentary, and lyrics translated into Japanese.

The commentary is credited as: Oct.17th, 1989 Hiro Arishima/有島博志

Recording information:

Simon Hanhart - producer, engineer, mixing

Clark Germain, Eric Rudd, Julie Last, Scott Ralston, Guy Snider, Thom Roberts, Micajah Ryan, Chris Fuhrman - assistant engineers

Chris Bellman - mastering

Hugh Syme - art direction

John Scarpati - photography