Kick Axe - Welcome to the Club

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Welcome to the Club	04:47
	2	Feels Good - Don't Stop	03:21
	3	Comin' After You	04:55
	4	Make Your Move	03:50
	5	Never Let Go	05:16

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Hellraisers	04:17
	2	Can't Take it With You	03:40
	3	Too Loud... Too Old	02:49
	4	Feel the Power	03:49
	5	With a Little Help From My Friends	04:32

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Information/Write-up

Welcome to the Club is the second studio album by Canadian heavy metal band, Kick Axe. The album was released in late 1985 on Pasha Records / CBS Records in vinyl and cassette formats.

In 2000, the album was remastered and reissued for the first time on CD as part of the Sony Rewind series.

In 2016, UK label Rock Candy Records remastered and reissued the album on CD in a “De Luxe” edition featuring a comprehensive booklet filled with vintage photos and a detailed band history by Malcolm Dome.

Recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (owned by the band Triumph), and mixed at The Pasha Music House in Hollywood, California, the album was produced by Randy Bishop, with executive production and additional input from Spencer Proffer. Welcome to the Club finds Kick Axe moving toward a more commercial, melodic direction, offering a polished blend of arena metal and AOR-style hooks. While still rooted in their hard rock foundation, the album showcases a more sophisticated sound, targeting a broader radio-friendly audience.

The band’s cover of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" was released as a single and a music video, featuring an all-star ensemble of Canadian rock vocalists: Lee Aaron & John Albani (Lee Aaron Band), Rik Emmett (Triumph), Brian Allen & Sharon Alton (Toronto), Bob Segarini, Alfie Zappacosta, Cameron Hawkins (FM), Cindy Valentine, Paris, Ava Cherry, and Andy Curran (Coney Hatch). The single reached #79 on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart in Canada.

In Canada, the album reached #93 on the RPM Top 100 Albums on February 8, 1986.

This album did not chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
-Robert Williston

George Criston: lead vocals
Raymond Arthur Harvey: guitar, keyboards and vocals
Larry Gillstrom: guitar and vocals
Victor Langen: bass and vocals
Brian Gillstrom: drums

Additional musicians:
Randy Bishop: percussion, keyboards
Spencer Proffer: percussion, keyboards

Vocals on "With a Little Help From My Friends":
Rik Emmett, Alfie Zappacosta, Lee Aaron, John Albani, Andy Curran, Sharon Alton, Cindy Valentine, Brian Allen, Ava Cherry, Paris, Bob Segarini, and Cameron Hawkins

Produced by Randy Bishop, and Spencer Proffer, assisted by Suzanne DuBarry
Engineered by Hanspeter Huber and Ed Stone, assisted by Alex Woltman, Kevin Arst, and Noel Golden
Mastered by Steve Hall

Photography by Dimo Safari
Art direction and design by Hugh Syme

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