Baton Rouge "Shake Your Soul (USA, Atlantic Records, 7-82073-2)"

Baton Rouge was an American hard rock band formed in 1986 in Pearl River, Louisiana. The band produced two albums and enjoyed limited success during the final part of the hair metal explosion in the early 1990s, before disbanding. All the band members went on to work with other hard rock recording artists Lance Bulen (Puzzle Gut and Kingbaby). Vocalist and guitarist Kelly Keeling performed with Michael Schenker Group and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

The debut album of Baton Rouge, Shake Your Soul , was published in 1990 with the production of Jack Ponti. The album saw the participation of several guest musicians, from drummer Frankie LaRocka of Company of Wolves and the band of John Waite, to Joey Franco, drummer of Good Rats and Twisted Sister, to Bobby Gordon and Randy Cantor on keyboards. The track "There Was a Time (The Storm)" was co-written with Jaime Kyle. Keyboard player David Cremin, is credited in the album and is pictured on the back cover but he did not participate in the recordings. Shake Your Soul peaked at No. 160 in the U.S. charts.

Tracklist:

1. Doctor    (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen/V. Pepe)    3:44
2. Walks Like A Woman   (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen)    3:54
3. Big Trouble   (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen/V. Pepe)   3:24
4. It's About Time   (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/S. Swirsky)   3:58
5. Bad Time Comin' Down   (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen/V. Pepe)    3:54
6. The Midge (Instrumental)   (L. Bulen)  0:57
7. Baby's So Cool   (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen/V. Pepe)   3:38
8. Young Hearts  (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen)   4:15
9. Melenie  (J. Ponti/L. Bulen/V. Pepe)   3:37
10. There Was A Time (The Storm)   (J. Ponti/J. Kyle)   4:11
11. Hot Blood Movin'   (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen/V. Pepe)   3:30
12. Spread Like Fire   (J. Ponti/K. Keeling/L. Bulen)   3:16

Recording information:

Produced by: Jack Ponti