Arcade (Arcade album)

1993 studio album by Arcade

Arcade

Studio album by

Arcade

Released| 1993
Genre| Hard rock[1]
Label| Epic
Producer| David Prater
Arcade chronology
|  | Arcade
(1993)  | A/2
(1994)

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Arcade is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Arcade.[2] Released in 1993, the album produced two singles that would land in the Top 30 of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart: "Nothin' to Lose" and "Cry No More". The album would prove to be a mild success as it charted No. 133 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. "Calm Before the Storm" is about Nikki Sixx.[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Calgary Herald| D[4]

The Calgary Herald considered Arcade "yet another band that sticks to those hard rock cliches like wet clothes stick to a wet body."[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Dancin' with the Angels"| 4:07
2.| "Nothin' to Lose"| 4:36
3.| "Calm Before the Storm"| 4:06
4.| "Cry No More"| 5:32
5.| "Screamin' S.O.S."| 3:35
6.| "Never Goin' Home"| 3:40
7.| "Messed Up World"| 3:54
8.| "All Shook Up"| 3:37
9.| "So Good... So Bad..."| 4:36
10.| "Livin' Dangerously"| 3:11
11.| "Sons and Daughters"| 1:53
12.| "Mother Blues"| 3:12

### Japanese Bonus Track

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No.| Title| Length

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13.| "Reckless"| 3:25

## Personnel

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* Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
* Frankie Wilsex – guitar
* Donny Syracuse – guitar
* Michael Andrews – bass
* Fred Coury – drums

## Chart positions

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Chart (1993)  | Peak
position

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Japan (Oricon)[5] | 42
US Billboard 200[6] | 133
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 5

Singles \- Billboard (North America)

Year  | Single  | Chart  | Position

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1993  | "Cry No More"  | Mainstream Rock Tracks[8] | 27
"Nothin' to Lose"  | Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] | 29

## References

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1. ^ a b AllMusic review
2. ^ Weatherford, Mike (January 29, 1993). "Arcade". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 2C.
3. ^ Hochman, Steve (November 1, 1992). "Pop Eye". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 62.
4. ^ a b Phillips, Shari (May 2, 1993). "Arcade: Arcade". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
5. ^ "アーケイド", Oricon, retrieved September 2, 2024
6. ^ "Arcade Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
7. ^ "Arcade Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
8. ^ "Arcade Cry No More Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
9. ^ "Arcade Nothin' To Lose Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

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