Place Vendome (Place Vendome album)

This article is about the hard rock album. For other uses, including a jazz album of the same name, see Place Vendome.
Place Vendome
Studio album by
Place Vendome
ReleasedOctober 10, 2005
GenreHard rock
Length45:23
LabelFrontiers Records
ProducerDennis Ward
Place Vendome chronology
Place Vendome
(2005) 		Streets of Fire
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Melodic Rock[2]
Lords of Metal[3]

Place Vendome is the debut album of the hard rock project Place Vendome. The songwriting for this album was provided by Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69), with further contributions from David Readman and Alfred Koffler.[4]

The album received very positive reviews and was hailed as vocalist's Michael Kiske's glorious return to a heavier rock sound, since his exit from the German power metal band Helloween in 1993.[5][6]

It was released on 10 October 2005 with cover art credited to Carl André Beckston.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Cross the Line"Dennis WardWard/Uwe Reitenauer4:56
2."I Will Be Waiting"WardWard4:56
3."Too Late"WardWard4:17
4."I Will Be Gone"WardWard/Reitenauer5:12
5."The Setting Sun"WardWard/Günter Werno4:48
6."Place Vendome"WardWard3:58
7."Heaven's Door"Alfred Koffler/David ReadmanKoffler4:06
8."Right Here"Peter WinterKoffler4:13
9."Magic Carpet Ride"WardWard4:01
10."Sign of the Times"WardWard5:16

Japanese Bonus Track

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Photograph"WardWard4:40

Credits

Band members

Additional personnel

  • Carolin Wolf – backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Alfred Koffler – extra guitars (7, 8)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Melodic Rock review Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Lords of Metal review
  4. ^ "Frontiers". Frontiers.it. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  5. ^ "Interactive Melodic CD Reviews". MelodicRock.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  6. ^ "Place Vendome - Place Vendome | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 52". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-05.