TURKISH DELIGHT – Volume One [CD version + bonus track] (2022) *HQ*

TURKISH DELIGHT is an all-star project releasing its debut album “Volume One” (yes, there’s other in the making) featuring the songwriting talents of Steve Overland (FM), Chris Ousey (Heartland), Steve Morris (Heartland), Mick Devine (Seven), Steve Newman (Newman/Compass) and Tommy Denander (Radioactive), all delivering top class melodic rock / AOR material. This CD version includes an extra, bonus track.

The aforementioned musicians also sing / play on the album, complemented by the whos’ who from the scene, just to name a few; Ronnie Platt (Kansas), Billy Greer (Streets/Kansas), Billy Sheehan (Talas/David Lee Roth/Mr Big), Gary Pihl (Sammy Hagar/Boston/Alliance), Jeff Pilson (Dokken), Jeff Scott Soto, Chris Childs (Thunder), Mike Slamer (City Boy/ Streets/Seventh Keys/Steelhouse Lane) Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake/Joel Hoekstra’s 13), Robin Beck, Robin Mc Auley (Grand Prix/MSG), James Christian (House Of Lords) and the impressive list continues…

”Turkish Delight” consists of 14 songs crafted and recorded over the last two years or so. You may view a list of songwriters below. The register of musical talent is astonishing and prolific.
Bear with me for a few comments about the songs. First, every song displays the enormous skills of the participants: songwriting and musicianship is at a premium. In other words, every song is terrific.

Here’s a short roll call. For straight ahead AOR rockers, you’ll find Bad Enough, Live Again, or Take It Away. Jeff Scott Soto kills onf the rocker Harder They Fall. With the appropriately titled Hangman’s Blues you’ll hear some subtle blues groove provided by Lee Small, Joel Hoekstra, and Tommy Denander.
Something more akin to Westcoast AOR comes with Believe and perhaps Belly Of The Beast, which also passes for a ballad. Things tone done down with slow groove of Bad To Good driven by Steve Overland’s soulful voice, yet made spirited by a Denander frisky solo.

A fantastic release, can’t wait for Volume 2.
HIGHLY Recommended

1. Live Again 4:46 (Steve Newman)
Ronnie Platt: Lead vocals
Chris Ousey: Backing vocals
Steve Newman: Guitars/keys/backing vocals
Steve Mann: Keyboards
Stevie D: Lead guitar
Rocky Newton: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

2. Crazy Days 3:27 (Dean London/Tommy Denander)
Jerome Mazza: vocals
Vince DiCola: Keyboards
Joel Hoekstra: Guitars
Takeaki Itoh: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

3. Bad Enough 4:45 (Steve Newman)
Billy Greer: Lead vocals
Joel Hoekstra: Guitars
Matt Sinner: Bass
Steve Newman: Keyboards
Eric Ragno: Keyboards
Josh Devine: Drums

4. Never Will Forget 3:42 (Steve Morris/Mick Devine)
Mick Devine: Lead and Backing vocals
Steve Morris: Guitars and keyboards
Jim Kirkpatrick: Slide guitar
Chris Childs: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

5. Harder They Fall 3:54 (Steve Overland/Tommy Denander)
Jeff Scott Soto: Lead and backing vocals
Joel Hoekstra: Guitars
Tommy Denander: Guitars
Billy Sheehan: Bass
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Josh Devine: Drums

6. Get Out Of Here 3:57 (Mick Devine/Steve Morris)
Terry Brock: Lead vocals
Mick Devine: Backing Vocals
Gary Pihl: Guitars
Steve Morris: Keyboards
Tracy Ferrie: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

7. Believe 5:29 (Steve Overland/Fredrik Bergh)
Robin McAuley: Lead and backing vocals
Steve Overland: Backing vocals
Mike Slamer: Guitars
Fredrik Bergh: Keyboards
Jeff Pilson: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

8. Hangman Blues 3:20 (Lee Small/Tommy Denander)
Lee Small: Lead and backing
Joel Hoekstra: Lead Guitars
Tommy Denander: Guitars and
keyboards
Rocky Newton: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

9. State of Mind 4:40 (Mick Devine/Tommy Denander)
Jerome Mazza: Lead and backing vocals
Mick Devine: Backing vocals
Gene Black: Lead Guitars
Tommy Denander: Guitars and keyboards
Ricky Phillips: Bass
Mark Stanway: Keyboards
Josh Devine: Drums

10. Belly Of The Beast 5:24 (Steve Morris/Chris Ousey)
Chris Ousey: Lead and backing vocals
Steve Morris: Guitars
Mark Mangold: Keyboards
Chris Childs: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

11. Holy Water 5:13 (Mike Slamer/Lee Small)
Ronnie Romero: Lead and backing vocals
Lee Small: Backing vocals
Mike Slamer: Guitars
Marco Mendoza: Bass
Jimmy Nicholas: B3 Hammond
Josh Devine: Drums

12. Sweet Serenity 3:34 (Mikael Rosengren/James Christian)
James Christian: Lead and backing vocals
Robin Beck: Backing vocals
Nikolo Kotzev: Lead guitars
Fredrik Folkare: Guitars
Mikael Rosengren: Keyboards
Takeaki Itoh: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

13 Take It Away 3:30 (S. Overland/T. Denander/Michael Landau)
Tony Harnell: Lead vocals and backing vocals
Steve Overland: Backing vocals
Tommy Denander: Guitars and keyboards
Marco Mendoza: Bass
Josh Devine: Drums

CD BONUS:
14 Bad To Good 4:27 (Steve Overland/Tommy Denander)
Steve Overland: Lead and Backing Vocals
Tommy Denander: Guitars and Keyboards
Brian J Anthony: Bass
Brian Tichy: Bass

Jeff Scott Soto: Lead and backing vocals (Talisman/Yngwie Malmsteen)
Robin McAuley: Lead and backing vocals (Michael Schenker Group/Grand Prix/solo artist)
Ronnie Platt: Lead vocals (Kansas)
Billy Greer: Lead vocals (Kansas/Seventh Keys/Streets)
Chris Ousey: Lead vocals and Backing vocals (Heartland/Virginia Wolf/Ozone)
Jerome Mazza: vocals (Pinnacle Point/Steve Walsh)
James Christian: Lead and backing vocals (House Of Lords)
Terry Brock: Lead vocals (Strangeways/Kansas)
Lee Small: Lead and backing vocals (Phenomena/Lionheart/Shy)
Mick Devine: Lead and Backing vocals (Devine Intervention/7/solo artist)
Ronnie Romero: Lead and backing vocals (Rainbow/Michael Schenker Group)
Tony Harnell: Lead vocals and backing vocals (TNT/Westworld/Starbreaker)
Steve Overland: Lead and backing vocals (Lonerider/FM/Shadowman/solo artist)
Robin Beck: Backing vocals (solo artist)
Mat Sinner: Bass (Primal Fear/Sinner)
Joel Hoekstra: Guitars (Whitesnake/Trans Siberian Orchestra/13)
Mike Slamer: Guitars (City Boy/Streets/Seventh Key/Steelhouse Lane)
Jeff Pilson: Bass (Foreigner/Dokken)
Gary Pihl: Guitars (Sammy Hagar/Boston)
Steve Morris: Guitars and Keyboards (Heartland/Ian Gillan Band/Shadowman)
Gene Black: Lead Guitars (Tina Turner/Rod Stewart/Device)
Billy Sheehan: Bass (Mr Big/The Flood/Talas)
Tracy Ferrie: Bass (Stryper/Boston)
Ricky Phillips: Bass (Baby’s/Styx/Bad English)
Rocky Newton: Bass (Michael Schenker Group/Lionheart)
Josh Devine: Drums (One Direction/Levara/Devine Intervention)
Takeaki Itoh: Bass (Pinnacle Point)
Jim Kirkpatrick: Slide guitar (FM/The Flood/Bernie Marsden Band)
Chris Childs: Bass (Thunder/Lonerider)
Steve Mann: Keyboards (Michael Schenker Group/Lionheart/Ousey/Mann)
Vince DiCola: Keyboards (Rocky4/Staying Alive/Transformers/Storming Heaven/Thread)
Mark Mangold: Keyboards (Touch/American Tears/Drive She Said)
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards (Revolution Saints/Edge Of Forever/Hardline)
Marco Mendoza: Bass (Whitesnake/Thin Lizzy/Journey)
Jimmy Nicholas: B3 (Faith Hill/Kenny Loggins/Van Zant/Jim Peterik/Juice Newton)
Tommy Denander: Guitars and keyboards (Radioactive/Steve Walsh/Robert Hart))
Brain J Anthony: Bass (Steve Walsh/Lonerider/Robert Heart/Robbie LeBlanc)
Brian Tichy: Drums (Whitesnake/Dead Daisies/ Foreigner)
Mark Stanway: Keyboards (Magnum/Grand Slam)
Robin Beck: Backing vocals (solo artist)
Nikolo Kotzev: Lead guitars (Brazen Abbot/Robin Gibb)
Fredrik Folkare: Guitars (Unleashed/Heartwind)
Mikael Rosengren: Keyboards (Heartwind)
Steve Newman: Guitars/keys/backing vocals (Newman/Compass)
Eric Ragno: Keyboards (Baby’s/Joe Lynn Turner)
Fredrik Bergh: Keyboards (Talk Of Town/BloodBound)
Stevie D: Lead guitar

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