The Final Frontier (Keel album)

The Final Frontier is a 1986 album by the American glam metal band Keel. It was the band's second album to be produced by KISS bassist Gene Simmons. Videos were filmed for the tracks "Because the Night" (a Patti Smith Group cover) and "Tears of Fire".[3]

The Final Frontier
Studio album by Keel
Released	April 30, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, Baby-O Studios and Village Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Glam metal, heavy metal
Length	35:34
Label	Gold Mountain/MCA (US) Vertigo (Europe)
Producer	Gene Simmons
Keel chronology
The Right to Rock (1985) The Final Frontier (1986) Keel (1987)
Singles from The Final Frontier
"Tears of fire" Released: 1986 "Because the Night" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Final Frontier" (Ron Keel, Greg Chaisson) - 3.20
2. "Rock and Roll Animal" (Marc Ferrari) - 4.47
3. "Because the Night" (Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith) - 3.47
4. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (R. Keel) - 4.06
5. "Arm and a Leg" (R. Keel, Ferrari, Bryan Jay, Chaisson) - 3.08

Side two

6. "Raised on Rock" (Ferrari) - 3.10
7. "Just Another Girl" (R. Keel) - 3.16
8. "Tears of Fire" (Ferrari) - 4.20
9. "Nightfall" (Ferrari) - 1.56
10. "No Pain No Gain" (R. Keel) - 3.44

Personnel

Band members

• Ron Keel – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Marc Ferrari – guitars, backing vocals
• Bryan Jay – guitars, backing vocals
• Kenny Chaisson – bass, backing vocals
• Dwain Miller – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Michael Des Barres - vocals on "Raised on Rock"
• Joan Jett - rhythm guitar on "Raised on Rock"
• Jaime St. James - backing vocals on "Rock and Roll Animal"
• Gregg Giuffria - backing vocals on "No Pain No Gain"
• Mitch Perry - rhythm guitar on "Tears of Fire"

Production

• Gene Simmons - producer
• Dave Wittman - engineer, mixing
• Bruce Buchhalter, Tom Nist, Kevin Smith - assistant engineers
• George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• John Taylor Dismukes - art direction
• Neil Zlozower - photography

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Keel The Final Frontier review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-1894959315.
3. "History". Keelband.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2013-04-24.