Place Vendome (Place Vendome album)

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Place Vendome
Place Vendome - cover.jpg
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
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Melodic Rock9.5/10 stars[2]
Lords of Metal(9.2/10)[3]

Place Vendome is the debut album of the hard rock band Place Vendome. The songwriting for this album was provided by Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69), with further contributions from David Readman and .[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/4:56
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/4:48
6."Place Vendome"WardWard3:58
7."Heaven's Door"/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.

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