| Heading for a Storm | ||||
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| Studio album by Vandenberg | ||||
| Released | October 28, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Sol Studios, Cookham, England | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:25 | |||
| Label | ATCO | |||
| Producer | Stuart Epps & Adrian Vandenberg | |||
| Vandenberg chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Heading for a Storm | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10 |
| Melodic |  |
Heading for a Storm is the second studio album by the Dutch hard rock band Vandenberg, released in 1983 on Atco Records.
Cover art
This cover art has a highway in a desolate desert and large sharks flying on the road. The painting on the album cover was made by guitarist Adrian Vandenberg.
Commercial performance
In the Netherlands, the preceding single "Different Worlds" ranked 17th on the singles chart, and the album entered the top 50 in the eighth week of the album chart and ranked 14th for two weeks. In addition, it spent six weeks the on Japan's Oricon Top 100 LP chart rising to 71.
On the other hand, in the U.S., it was not as successful as its previous work, ranked 169th on the Billboard 200, and when it comes to singles, "Friday Night" ranked 29th on the Billboard mainstream rock chart.
Track listing
Music and lyrics by Adrian Vandenberg
- Side one
- "Friday Night" - 3:37
- "Welcome to the Club" - 3:30
- "Time Will Tell" - 3:48
- "Different Worlds" - 4:36
- Side two
- "This Is War" - 4:01
- "I'm on Fire" - 4:18
- "Heading for a Storm" - 4:03
- "Rock On" - 4:05
- "Waiting for the Night" - 4:27
Personnel
Band members
- Bert Heerink – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Adrian Vandenberg – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, mixing, cover design
- Dick Kemper – bass guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals
- Jos Zoomer – drums, backing vocals
Production
- Stuart Epps - producer, engineer
- Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 14 |
| US Billboard 200 | 169 |
References
- AllMusic review
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 383. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- Wippsson, Johan (21 August 2013). "Review: Vandenberg - Heading for a Storm". Melodic.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- "Heading for a Storm". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- Vandenberg - Different World - dutchcharts.nl
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Vandenberg – Heading for a Storm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- "Vandenberg Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
External links
- Heading for a Storm at Discogs (list of releases)
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