Domino Effect (Gotthard album)

Domino Effect is the eighth studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard.

Domino Effect
Studio album by Gotthard
Released	27 April 2007 18 September 2007
Recorded	Yellow House Studio 13, Lugano, Switzerland
Genre	Hard rock, Rock
Length	54:39
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Leo Leoni, Ronald Prent
Gotthard chronology
Lipservice (2005) Domino Effect (2007) Need To Believe (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album peaked at #1 on the Swiss charts and was certified as Platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Master of Illusion"	Leo Leoni, Steve Lee, Freddy Scherer, Danny Lee	3:55
2.	"Gone Too Far"	Leoni, Lee	3:55
3.	"Domino Effect"	Leoni, Lee, Scherer, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström	3:48
4.	"Falling"	Leoni	3:35
5.	"The Call"	Scherer, Lee, Leoni	3:55
6.	"The Oscar Goes to…"	Leoni, Lee, Scherer, Thomander, Wikström	4:21
7.	"The Cruiser (Judgement Day)"	Leoni, Lee, Scherer, D. Lee	4:27
8.	"Heal Me"	Leoni, Lee	3:46
9.	"Letter to a Friend"	Leoni, Lee	3:54
10.	"Tomorrow's Just Begun"	Leoni, Lee	4:03
11.	"Come Alive"	Leoni, Lee, Thomander, Wikström	2:51
12.	"Bad to the Bone"	Leoni, Lee	3:40
13.	"Now"	Leoni, Lee, Scherer	4:11
14.	"Where Is Love When It's Gone"	Leoni, Lee, Thomander, Wikström	4:09

Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Superman"	Leoni, Lee, D. Lee	4:08

Domino Effect: Tour Edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Master of Illusion"	3:55
2.	"Gone Too Far"	3:55
3.	"Domino Effect"	3:48
4.	"Falling"	3:35
5.	"The Call"	3:55
6.	"The Oscar Goes to…"	4:21
7.	"The Cruiser (Judgement Day)"	4:27
8.	"Heal Me"	3:46
9.	"Letter to a Friend"	3:54
10.	"Tomorrow's Just Begun"	4:03
11.	"Come Alive"	2:51
12.	"Bad to the Bone"	3:40
13.	"Now"	4:11
14.	"Where Is Love When It's Gone"	4:09
15.	"Can't Be the "Real Thing"" (Leoni, Lee)	3:41

Disc 2: The Unplugged Radio Show "SWR1-Kopfhörer" - July 27, 2007

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hurry" (Leoni, Lee, Chris von Rohr, Vic Vergeat)	4:16
2.	"Let It Be" (Leoni, Lee, von Rohr)	5:30
3.	"Come Alive" (Leoni, Lee, Thomander, Wikström)	4:19
4.	"One Life, One Soul" (Leoni, Lee, von Rohr)	4:27
5.	"Lift U Up" (Music: Lee, Leoni, Wikström, Thomander/Lyrics: Lee, Mary Susan Applegate)	4:11
6.	"Hush" (Joe South)	5:34

Personnel

Gotthard

• Steve Lee – lead vocals
• Leo Leoni – guitars and backing vocals
• Freddy Scherer – guitars and backing vocals
• Marc Lynn – bass
• Hena Habegger – drums and percussion

Additional musician

• Nicolo Fragile – keyboards

Special guests

• Flavio Hochstrasser – additional backing vocals on tracks 3, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14
• Danny Lee – additional backing vocals on tracks 8, 11, 12 and 13
• Ellen Ten Damme – additional backing vocals on tracks 3 and 11
• Anders Wikström – additional backing vocals on track 3
• Chunhe Gao – violins on track 4
• Ceck Formenti – trumpet on track 4
• Lino Rigamonti – accordion on track 14

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 33 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 22 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 1 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[5] 46

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[7]	Platinum	30,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Domino Effect - Gotthard | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Gotthard – Domino Effect" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Gotthard – Domino Effect" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Gotthard – Domino Effect". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
5. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
6. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
7. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Gotthard')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.