TNT "Firefly"

Firefly is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. It was released in 1997.

The album was a comeback for TNT who split up in 1992 after the release of Realized Fantasies. It also marked a significant change in TNT's sound and is still heavily debated among the fans of the band. The music is more heavy and modern, reflecting the changes in the music business in the first half of the 1990s. It is also Tony Harnell's favourite album. New singer Tony Mills was told by Le Tekrø in 2007 to not even bother listening to it as they would not play anything from the album live.

The album was not as successful as some of TNT's previous albums, but still achieved some success in Norway and Japan. The band toured those countries in support of the album.

Track listing

1. "Firefly" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell, Morty Black 4:27
2. "Angels Ride" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 4:26
3. "Trippin'" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 4:39
4. "Daisy Jane" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 4:42
5. "Somebody Told You" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 3:56
6. "Month of Sundays" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 3:59
7. "Only the Thief (Whistles at Night)" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 2:11
8. "Heaven's Gone" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 4:09
9. "Moonflower" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell, Embee Normann 4:47
10. "Sunless Star" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell, Morty Black 4:58
11. "Cool It" Ronni Le Tekrø 3:40
12. "Soldier of the Light" Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Harnell 5:26

The song "Soldier of the Light" was never meant for the album. It was a demo from the Realized Fantasies sessions and was put on Firefly because the Japanese record company liked it so much.

They opened their live shows with "Only the Thief" as an intro before launching into "Somebody Told You" with Tony Harnell doing the first lines of the songs lyrics before Le Tekrø opened with the song's riff.

Rumour has it that the vocals for "Heaven's Gone" is "off beat" or not in "tempo" with the song as they had originally planned it.

"Angels Ride" has previously been reported as Tony Harnell's favorite TNT song, or one of them..

This CD comes in at least 4 different formats. One 2 CD release (with the “Three Nights In Tokyo” live album as a bonus disc), two single CD releases (the Japanese version on Victor omits “Cool It”), and one American version on Shrapnel entitled “Firefly and Live”, which includes some songs from both CD's in the 2CD edition.

The track “Soldier of the Light” was recorded during the Realized Fantasies sessions, with then-member John Macaluso on drums.

Produced by TNT
"Soldier of the Light" produced by Bob Icon.
Recorded in StudioStudio, Norway
Engineered by Dag Stokke
Second engineers: Kjartan Hesthagen, Erland Hvalby, Ronni Le Tekrø
Programming assistance: Dag Overlie.
"Only the Thief" was recorded outdoors on alternative instruments
Vocals for "Heaven's Gone" recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios, NY, by Paul Orofino
Mixed and mastered by Chris Tsangarides
Morty now uses handmade Listerud basses.
All amps Ampeg.
Vocal effects on "Firefly" and "Sunless Star" created with guitar pedals hooked up to microphone.