Tornado | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | May–July 1987 at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Rock, heartland rock[1] | |||
Length | 41:07 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Terry Manning | |||
The Rainmakers chronology | ||||
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Tornado is the second studio album by the American band the Rainmakers, released in 1987.[2][3] It reached No. 116 on the Billboard 200.[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5] "The Lakeview Man" is about a Vietnam veteran.[6]
A remastered version of the album was released in 2012, with eight additional bonus tracks.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "offers more thought-provoking rock and roll that recalls the lyrics of T-Bone Burnett and the sound of Creedence Clearwater Revival and the early Rolling Stones."[9] The Los Angeles Times noted that "Bob Walkenhorst's characters are generally the same kind of small-town folk as in [John Cougar] Mellencamp's world, but aren't as stereotyped."[8] USA Today determined that "songs like 'Snakedance' and 'Tornado of Love' sound terrific—if a bit familiar—but the lyrics are too transparent."[10]
All tracks written by Bob Walkenhorst except where noted.
Bonus tracks on 2012 Remastered CD
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Billboard 200 | 116 |