Artist: KINGDOM COME
Album: KINGDOM COME (CD)

Year: 1988
EAN/UPS: 0042283536821
Media type: CD

The group was formed in 1987 after the breakup of Wolf's moderately successful rock project Stone Fury. Wolf's new record company, Polygram, allowed him incredible freedom to assemble Kingdom Come's lineup and direct its sound, and he recruited Pittsburgh-based lead guitarist Danny Stag, Louisvillians Rick Steier (guitar) and James Kottak (drums) and Northern Californian Johnny B. Frank on bass. Kingdom Come marked the first band where Wolf sang without playing guitar. (The frontman later admitted that, for a while, it was a very awkward adjustment.)

Kingdom Come's sound was thought by many to be highly derivative of Led Zeppelin's, to the point that some listeners initially thought that Kingdom Come was actually a Led Zeppelin reunion. In 1988, Lenny & company released their debut LP, Kingdom Come.

They toured in England supporting Magnum on their Wings Of Heaven tour during that year.

The band's first single, "Get It On," was a big enough hit on AOR stations that the band's eponymous debut went gold. Their second single/video for the power ballad "What Love Can Be" received much airplay on US radio and MTV. By the time the single/video "Loving You" was released, the album had sold to platinum status in the United States, Germany and Canada, among other music markets. The band was chosen to open for the North American Monsters of Rock tour in 1988, supporting Dokken, Scorpions, Metallica and Van Halen. Following that, they were tapped to support the Scorpions on their North American "Savage Amusement" tour, until they were forced off. (According to Stag, Lenny Wolf found the stage ramps reserved for the Scorpions' set irresistible. After several reprimands from The Scorpions' management, the singer continued to use the full stage and the band was asked to forfeit the rest of the tour.)

All songs by Lenny Wolf and Marty Wolff, except where noted.

TRACKLIST:

"Living Out of Touch" – 4:17
"Pushin' Hard" – 4:47
"What Love Can Be" (Wolf, B. Gowdy , Wolff) – 5:14
"17" – 5:26
"The Shuffle" (Wolf, Danny Stag, Wolff) – 3:40
"Get It On" – 4:21
"Now Forever After" (Wolf, James Kottak, Wolff) – 5:36
"Hideaway" (Wolf, Johnny B. Frank, Wolff) – 5:38
"Loving You" (Wolf, Stag, Wolff) – 4:46
"Shout It Out" – 3:37
"Get It On (12" Promo Mix)" (2004 remaster bonus track)

LINE-UP:

Lenny Wolf – lead vocals
Danny Stag – lead guitar
Rick Steier – rhythm guitar
Johnny B. Frank – bass
James Kottak – drums

Credits:
Produced by Bob Rock and Lenny Wolf
Recorded by Bob Rock and Tim Crich at Little Mountain Studios, Vancouver, B.C.
Mixed by Bob Rock at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, N.Y.
Assisted by Ken Steiger
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City, N.Y.