Built to Perform

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Built to Perform
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Studio album by
Phantom Blue
Released1993
RecordedTotal Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California, Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California, Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:56
LabelGeffen (US)
Roadrunner (Europe and Japan)
ProducerMax Norman
Phantom Blue chronology
Phantom Blue
(1989) 		Built to Perform
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic1.5/5 stars[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]

Built to Perform is the second and last full-length album by American heavy metal band Phantom Blue. In contrast to the first album's glam metal sound, Built to Perform displays a more raw, heavy metal sound. It also features songwriting credits by all five of the band members plus former member Nicole Couch, who left prior to the album's release. The album includes the band's cover of Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation."

Veteran producer Max Norman oversaw the album's production, while Marty Friedman (who was then with Megadeth) and John Norum (of Europe) contributed as guest guitarists. Norum and guitarist Michelle Meldrum eventually married in 1995.[3][unreliable source?] "My Misery" was co-written by West Arkeen, known for his collaborations with Guns N' Roses.[4]

Released by Geffen Records, this was the band's only album under a major record label.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing Good"Michelle Meldrum, Nicole Couch3:28
2."Time to Run"Meldrum, Karen Kreutzer, Gigi Hangach, John Norum, Glenn Hughes4:18
3."Bad Reputation"Phil Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham2:31
4."My Misery"Meldrum, Couch, West Arkeen3:44
5."Little Man"McDonald, Couch3:29
6."Better Off Dead"Meldrum, Kreutzer, McDonald3:48
7."Anti Love Crunch"McDonald, Kreutzer, Hangach3:07
8."Loved Ya to Pieces"Meldrum, Couch3:12
9."So Easy"Couch, Meldrum3:32
10."Lied to Me"Meldrum, Couch3:15
11."A Little Evil"Meldrum, Nicole Couch3:05
12."You're Free"Meldrum, Couch4:26

Personnel[]

Phantom Blue
Additional musicians
  • Marty Friedman - guitar on "A Little Evil"
  • John Norum - guitar on "Better Off Dead"
  • A.T Das - In studio additional guitar
Production

References[]

  1. ^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Phantom Blue Built to Perform review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 241–342. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Lasting Tribute - Michelle Meldrum Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Phantom Blue Interview/Live in London 1994
  5. ^ Phantom Blue - Sounds Archived June 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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