The Final Frontier (Keel album)

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	Hard rock, glam 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]

The Final Frontier is a 1986 album by American rock band

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 – guitar on "Tears of Fire"

Production

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

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