Gorky Park "Gorky Park (Japan, Mercury Records, PPD-1068)"

Gorky Park (international title), is a Soviet, American, and Russian rock band formed in 1987 by musician, composer, and producer Stas Namin at his producing centre SNC in the Gorky Park in Moscow.

Gorky Park is the debut album by Russian hard rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Mercury, Bon Jovi's label. It features the band's first hit single, "Bang", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on MTV.

Track listing

All music composed by Gorky Park, except where noted.

Lyrics by Michael Berardi & Gregory Schwartz (1, 3, 8, 11), A.Grigoriev (2, 4), Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora (5), Pete Townshend (6), J. Zocchi (7, 10), Karen Kavaleryan & Irina Antonian (9)

1. "Bang" – 4:47
2. "Try to Find Me" – 5:08
3. "Hit Me with the News" – 3:52
4. "Sometimes at Night" – 5:08
5. "Peace in Our Time" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) – 5:56
6. "My Generation" (Pete Townshend, includes Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky") – 4:44
7. "Within Your Eyes" – 4:55
8. "Child of the Wind" – 5:22
9. "Fortress" – 4:04
10. "Danger" – 3:30
11. "Action" – 3:55 (Bonus track on the CD and Cassette)

Recording information:

All songs arranged by Gorky Park.

Tracks 4, 6, 7, & 10 produced by Bruce Fairbairn. Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Fairbairn & Mike Fraser, with recording assistance by Ken Lomas.

Track 5 produced by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora. Recorded & Mixed by Obie O'Brien, with recording assistance by John "Joy Boy" Moyer & Nick "The Pig" DiDia.

All other tracks produced, recorded & mixed by Mitch Goldfarb & Gorky Park, with recording assistance by Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, and Mike Cohn.