Firebirth

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Firebirth
Studio album by
Released2012
Recorded2011-2012
StudioYellow House Studio 13, Lugano, Switzerland
GenreHard rock
Length44:15
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPaul Lani, Leo Leoni
Gotthard chronology
Need to Believe
(2009)
Firebirth
(2012)
Bang!
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(favourable)[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7[3]
Rock Hard8.5/10[4]

Firebirth is the tenth studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It is the first album with singer Nic Maeder after Steve Lee's death.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Leo Leoni, Nic Maeder and Freddy Scherer, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Starlight"4:27
2."Give Me Real"3:38
3."Remember It's Me"3:27
4."Fight"3:25
5."Yippie Aye Yay" (Marc Lynn, Maeder, Scherer, Leoni, Paul Lani)4:37
6."Tell Me" (Leoni, Maeder)3:15
7."Shine"3:48
8."The Story's Over"4:09
9."Right On"3:52
10."S.O.S."3:22
11."Take It All Back"3:16
12."I Can"3:10
13."Where Are You" (Leoni)4:19
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Love You Honey"3:04
15."Starlight" (acoustic version)3:56
16."While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison)5:35

Personnel[edit]

Gotthard
  • Nic Maeder – vocals
  • Leo Leoni – guitars, keyboards on track 13, producer, engineer, mixing on track 15
  • Freddy Scherer – guitars
  • Marc Lynn – bass guitar
  • Hena Habegger – drums and percussion
Additional musicians
  • Matthias Ulmer - keyboards
Production
  • Paul Lani - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Davide Pagano - engineer, mixing on track 15
  • Charlie Bauerfeind - mastering

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Gold 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Genzel, Christian. "Gotthard - Firebirth review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ Ling, Dave (July 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 101. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ Mineur, Matthias (4 June 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ Rönnebeck, Jenny (2012). "Review Dynamit: Gotthard - Firebirth". Rock Hard (in German). No. 301. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gotthard – Firebirth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gotthard – Firebirth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Gotthard')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2024.