Arcade (Arcade album)

Arcade
Studio album by
Arcade
Released1993
GenreHard rock[1]
LabelEpic
ProducerDavid Prater
Arcade chronology
Arcade
(1993) 		A/2
(1994)

Arcade is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Arcade.[2] Released in 1993, the album produced two singles that would land in the Top 30 of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart: "Nothin' to Lose" and "Cry No More". The album would prove to be a mild success as it charted No. 133 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. "Calm Before the Storm" is about Nikki Sixx.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Calgary HeraldD[4]

The Calgary Herald considered Arcade "yet another band that sticks to those hard rock cliches like wet clothes stick to a wet body."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dancin' with the Angels"4:07
2."Nothin' to Lose"4:36
3."Calm Before the Storm"4:06
4."Cry No More"5:32
5."Screamin' S.O.S."3:35
6."Never Goin' Home"3:40
7."Messed Up World"3:54
8."All Shook Up"3:37
9."So Good... So Bad..."4:36
10."Livin' Dangerously"3:11
11."Sons and Daughters"1:53
12."Mother Blues"3:12

Japanese Bonus Track

No.TitleLength
13."Reckless"3:25

Personnel

  • Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
  • Frankie Wilsex – guitar
  • Donny Syracuse – guitar
  • Michael Andrews – bass
  • Fred Coury – drums

Chart positions

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[5] 42
US Billboard 200[6] 133
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 5

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1993 "Cry No More" Mainstream Rock Tracks[8] 27
"Nothin' to Lose" Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 29

References

  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ Weatherford, Mike (January 29, 1993). "Arcade". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 2C.
  3. ^ Hochman, Steve (November 1, 1992). "Pop Eye". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 62.
  4. ^ a b Phillips, Shari (May 2, 1993). "Arcade: Arcade". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  5. ^ "アーケイド", Oricon, retrieved September 2, 2024
  6. ^ "Arcade Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Arcade Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Arcade Cry No More Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Arcade Nothin' To Lose Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
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