Reborn (Northern Kings album)

Reborn is the first full-length album by Finnish heavy metal cover supergroup Northern Kings, released on October 31, 2007. The album sold over 17,000 copies in Finland alone and thus was certified gold.^[1]

Reborn
Studio album by Northern Kings
Released	October 31, 2007
Genre	Power Metal, Symphonic Metal
Length	68:47
Label	Warner Music Finland
Producer	Erkka Korhonen
Northern Kings chronology
Reborn (2007) Rethroned (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
emp.de	positive link
whiskey-soda.de	+1 link

Two singles were released from this album: "We Don't Need Another Hero" (Tina Turner cover, from the soundtrack of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome) and "Hello" (Lionel Richie cover). A music video was also produced for the first single.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Don't Stop Believin'" (Journey cover)	Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon & Steve Perry	Marko Hietala	5:29
2.	"We Don't Need Another Hero" (Tina Turner cover)	Graham Lyle & Terry Britten	Entire group	4:48
3.	"Broken Wings" (Mr. Mister cover)	Mr. Mister & John Lang	Tony Kakko	5:32
4.	"Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol cover)	Billy Idol & Steve Stevens	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	7:29
5.	"Ashes to Ashes" (David Bowie cover)	David Bowie	Tony Kakko	4:39
6.	"Fallen on Hard Times" (Jethro Tull cover)	Ian Anderson	Marko Hietala	3:54
7.	"I Just Died in Your Arms" (Cutting Crew cover)	Nick Van Eede	Jarkko Ahola	5:49
8.	"Sledgehammer" (Peter Gabriel cover)	Peter Gabriel	Tony Kakko	5:08
9.	"Don't Bring Me Down" (Electric Light Orchestra cover)	Jeff Lynne	Jarkko Ahola	4:06
10.	"In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins cover)	Phil Collins	Marko Hietala	4:35
11.	"Creep" (Radiohead cover)	Radiohead & Albert Hammond	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	5:38
12.	"Hello" (Lionel Richie cover)	Lionel Richie	Jarkko Ahola	4:31
13.	"Brothers in Arms" (Dire Straits cover)	Mark Knopfler	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	6:59
Total length:				68:47

Special Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
14.	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Orchestra Remix)" (Tina Turner cover)	Graham Lyle & Terry Britten	Entire group	4:52
15.	"Creep (Killdivo Remix)" (Radiohead cover)	Radiohead & Albert Hammond	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	5:38
Total length:				79:17

Personnel

Northern Kings

• Marko Hietala – vocals
• Tony Kakko – vocals
• Jarkko Ahola – vocals
• Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals

Musicians

• Two Finger Choir: Backing Vocals
• Vili Ollila: Piano, Keyboards, Programming
• Erkka Korhonen: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
• Erkki Silvennoinen: Bass
• Anssi Nykanen, Sami Osala: Drums, Percussion

Production

• Vocal Arrangements: Aleksi Parviainen & Erkka Korhonen (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-13) & Tony Kakko (3, 5, 8)
• Arranged By Aleksi Parviainen (1-6, 8, 10, 11), Jarko Ahola (7, 9, 12) & Mikko Mustonen (13)
• Produced, Recorded & Engineered By Erkka Korhonen
• Mixed By Mikko Karmila
• Mastered By Svante Forsback

References

1. ifpi.fi - Northern Kings
2. Northern Kings - "We Don't Need Another Hero" Music Video on YouTube

External links

• Northern Kings - "We Don't Need Another Hero" Music Video on YouTube