Machine II Machine

Machine II Machine
Studio album by
Doro
ReleasedMarch 1995
RecordedOcean Recording, Ocean Gate, New Jersey, USA
Sheffield Mobile Unit
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length67:16
LabelVertigo
ProducerJack Ponti, Greg Smith, Dennis Bourke, Kevin Shirley, Camus Celli, Andres Levin, Harold Frazee
Doro chronology
Doro Live
(1993) 		Machine II Machine
(1995) 		A Whiter Shade of Pale
(1995)
Limited edition CD cover
Singles from Machine II Machine
  1. "Ceremony / Tie Me Up"
    Released: 1995
  2. "In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz / Dirty Diamonds / You Got Me Singing"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Musikexpress (GER)[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)[2]

Machine II Machine is the fifth studio album by the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. The album was released in March 1995 and mixed by Kevin Shirley and Greg Smith. It is the most mainstream oriented album of the German singer to date, thanks to the production of Jack Ponti (Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Baton Rouge) and the collaboration of musicians and authors coming from pop, country and even Latin music. The lyrics break new ground for Doro, as many of the songs deal with erotic themes. The last track is a remix done by members of the German industrial metal band Die Krupps, who worked with Doro on her next albums. The limited edition of the album contains the bonus track "Tie Me Up (Hard & Fast mix)".[3]

The album peaked at position No. 33 in the German Longplay chart.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tie Me Up"Doro Pesch, Jack Ponti, Greg Smith4:59
2."The Want"Pesch, Ponti, Camus Celli, Andres Levin6:30
3."Ceremony"Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin4:56
4."Machine II Machine"Pesch, Ponti, Smith5:01
5."Are They Coming for Me"Pesch, Ponti, Elliot Easton4:38
6."Can't Stop Thinking about You"Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin4:19
7."Don't Mistake It for Love"Pesch, Ponti, Nick Douglas4:22
8."Desperately"Pesch, Ponti, Harold Frazee4:58
9."Love Is a Thrill"Pesch, Ponti, Smith4:06
10."Light in the Window"Pesch, Ponti, Danny Tate4:24
11."Welcome to the Tribe"Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin3:25
12."Like Whiskey Straight"Pesch, Ponti, Smith4:38
13."In Freiheit stirbt mein Herz"Pesch, Ponti, Earl Slick5:42
14."Ceremony" (Rattlesnake Bite mix by Die Krupps FX) 5:05
Total length:67:16
Special Limited Edition
No.TitleLength
15."Tie Me Up (hard & fast mix)"5:14

Personnel

Band members
Production
  • Nelson Ayers – engineer
  • Dennis Bourke – engineer, associate producer
  • Camus Celli – producer
  • Harold Frazee – associate producer
  • Mike Goldberg – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Christine Kozler – assistant engineers
  • Andres Levin – producer
  • Garth "Gaff" Micheal – assistant engineer
  • Jack Ponti – engineer, producer
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing, associate producer
  • Greg Smith – mixing, associate producer
  • Keith Tackel – assistant engineer
  • Steve Weinkam – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 38

References

  1. ^ "Doro Musikexpress Suchergebnis". Musikexpress (in German). Metal Hammer. 2 April 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Doro Metal Hammer Suchergebnis". Metal Hammer (in German). 1 April 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Doro - Machine II Machine". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Doro Machine II Machine Zusammenfassung". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Doro – Machine II Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Doro – Machine II Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.