Heavy Hitters

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{{Infobox album

| name = Heavy Hitters

| type = studio

| artist = Michael Schenker Group

| cover = MSG heavy hitters.jpg

| alt =

| released = 12 July 2005

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Office Studios, Van Nuys, California

| genre = Hard rock

| length = 49:38
74:33 (2008 re-release)

| label = Deadline/Cleopatra

| producer = Bob Kulick, Brett Chassen, Brian Perera

| prev_title = Arachnophobiac

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Tales of Rock'n'Roll

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Michael Schenker

| type = studio

| prev_title = The Endless Jam Continues

| prev_year = 2005

| title = Heavy Hitters

| year = 2005

| next_title = Tales of Rock'n'Roll

| next_year = 2006

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = 2008 re-release cover

| type = studio

| cover = Doctor_Doctor_Kulick.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = "Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions" with rounded title

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = 2011 re-release cover

| type = studio

| cover = MSG by invitation only.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = By Invitation Only 2011 re-issue cover

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/heavy-hitters-r782353/review | title = Michael Schenker Heavy Hitters review | access-date = 2011-08-18 | last = Prato | first = Greg | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| rev2 =AllMusic (2008 edition)

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/doctor-doctor-the-kulick-sessions-r1311566/review | title = Michael Schenker Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions review | access-date = 2011-08-18 | last = Jurek | first = Thom | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Heavy Hitters is a 2005 album of cover songs by the Michael Schenker Group. Originally planned by Schenker as a collection of covers featuring himself and a "revolving all-star cast of guest musicians," the album was labeled and marketed as an MSG album, with the result that Schenker received only a flat fee.{{cite news | last = Gill | first = Chris | title = Brick by Brick | work = Guitar World | pages = 44–52 | date = September 2008 | url =http://www.guitarworld.com/michael-schenker-brick-brick | access-date = 2009-08-17}}

In 2008,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/doctor-doctor-the-kulick-sessions-mw0000586432|title=Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions - Michael Schenker | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=2020-02-24}} it was re-released as a Michael Schenker solo album under the title Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions and included four additional tracks (1-2 and 13-14). A Deluxe Digital version of this release is available under the "Guitar Masters: The Kulick Sessions" title. This contains instrumental versions of all the songs on the album except 'Save Yourself'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-Masters-Sessions-Digital-Version/dp/B001G2O9NK/ref=sr_1_1?|title=Guitar Masters - the Kulick Sessions|website=Amazon UK}} The album was re-issued again in 2011 with the title By Invitation Only by the Store For Music label, including the song "Run to the Hills", which Schenker and McAuley had recorded for the Iron Maiden tribute album Numbers from the Beast.{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158196 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120910112638/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158196 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 10 September 2012 | title = MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'By Invitation Only' Covers Album Detailed | access-date = 2011-09-04 | date = 16 May 2011 | work = Blabbermouth.net | publisher = Roadrunner Records }}

Track listing and instrumental contributions

  1. "All Shook Up" (Otis Blackwell; Elvis Presley) - 4:21 (Elvis Presley cover)
  2. * Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
  3. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  4. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  5. * Jeff Pilson - bass
  6. * Aynsley Dunbar - drums
  7. "Blood of the Sun" (Felix Pappalardi; Gail Collins Pappalardi; Leslie West) - 3:52 (Leslie West/Mountain cover)
  8. * Leslie West - vocals
  9. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  10. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  11. * Rudy Sarzo - bass
  12. * Simon Wright - drums
  13. "Doctor Doctor" (Michael Schenker; Phil Mogg) - 6:07 (UFO cover)
  14. * Jeff Scott Soto - vocals
  15. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  16. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  17. * Jeremy Rubolino - keyboards, strings arrangements
  18. * Marco Mendoza - bass
  19. * Brent Chassen - drums
  20. "War Pigs" (Bill Ward; Geezer Butler; Ozzy Osbourne; Tony Iommi) - 7:24 (Black Sabbath cover)
  21. * Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals
  22. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  23. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  24. * Mike Inez - bass
  25. * Aynsley Dunbar - drums
  26. "I'm Not Talking" (Mose Allison) - 4:10 (Mose Allison cover)
  27. * Mark Slaughter - vocals
  28. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  29. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  30. * Jeff Pilson - bass
  31. * Aynsley Dunbar - drums
  32. "Money" (Roger Waters) - 6:04 (Pink Floyd cover)
  33. * Tommy Shaw - vocals
  34. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  35. * Edgar Winter - sax
  36. * Tony Levin - bass
  37. * Mike Baird - drums
  38. "Out in the Fields" (Gary Moore) - 4:25 (Gary Moore cover)
  39. * Gary Barden - vocals
  40. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  41. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  42. * Chuck Wright - bass
  43. * Brent Chassen - drums
  44. "Hair of the Dog" (Dan McCafferty; Darrell Sweet; Manny Charlton; Pete Agnew) - 4:11 (Nazareth cover)
  45. * Paul Di'Anno - vocals
  46. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  47. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  48. * Phil Soussan - bass
  49. * Vinny Appice - drums
  50. "I Don't Live Today" (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:54 (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
  51. * Sebastian Bach - vocals
  52. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  53. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  54. * Tony Franklin - bass
  55. * Eric Singer - drums
  56. "Politician" (Jack Bruce; Pete Brown) - 5:10 (Cream cover)
  57. * Jeff Pilson - vocals, bass
  58. * Michael Schenker - guitars
  59. * Brent Chassen - drums

Track Listing from ''Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions'' (2008 re-release)

  1. "Save Yourself" (Robin McAuley; Michael Schenker) - 5:55 (with Robin McAuley)
  2. "Finding My Way" (Alex Lifeson; Geddy Lee) - 5:19 (Rush cover)
  3. * Sebastian Bach - vocals
  4. * Michael Schenker - lead guitar
  5. * Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar
  6. * Tony Franklin - bass
  7. * Eric Singer - drums
  8. "All Shook Up"
  9. "Blood of the Sun"
  10. "Doctor Doctor"
  11. "War Pigs"
  12. "I'm Not Talking"
  13. "Money"
  14. "Out in the Fields"
  15. "Hair of the Dog"
  16. "I Don't Live Today"
  17. "Politician"
  18. "Doctor Doctor" - 6:16 (instrumental version)
  19. "War Pigs" - 7:25 (instrumental version)

Track Listing from ''Guitar Masters - The Kulick Sessions (Deluxe Digital Version)''

  1. "Save Yourself"
  2. "Finding my Way"
  3. "All Shook Up"
  4. "Blood of the Sun"
  5. "Doctor Doctor"
  6. "War Pigs"
  7. "I'm Not Talking"
  8. "Money"
  9. "Out in the Fields"
  10. "Hair of the Dog"
  11. "I Don't Live Today"
  12. "Politician"
  13. "Doctor Doctor" (instrumental version)
  14. "War Pigs" (instrumental version)
  15. "Hair of the Dog" - 4.14 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
  16. "I Don't Live Today" - 4.20 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
  17. "All Shook Up" - 4.26 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
  18. "Money" - 6.10 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
  19. "Blood of the Sun" - 3.57 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
  20. "Out in the Fields" - 4.30 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
  21. "I'm Not Talking" - 4.16 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
  22. "Politician" - 5.49 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)

Track Listing from ''By Invitation Only'' (2011 re-release)

  1. "Run to the Hills" (Steve Harris) - 4:05 (Iron Maiden cover)
  2. *Robin McAuley – lead vocals
  3. *Michael Schenker – lead guitar
  4. *Pete Fletcher – rhythm guitar
  5. *Tony Franklin – bass
  6. *Brian Tichy – drums
  7. "Save Yourself"
  8. "Finding My Way"
  9. "All Shook Up"
  10. "Blood of the Sun"
  11. "Doctor Doctor"
  12. "War Pigs"
  13. "I'm Not Talking"
  14. "Money"
  15. "Out in the Fields"
  16. "Hair of the Dog"
  17. "I Don't Live Today"
  18. "Politician"

Credits

  • Bob Kulick - producer, arrangements, mixing
  • Brett Chassen - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Jeremy Rubolino - keyboards, strings production, digital editing
  • Bruce Bouillet, Bob Held, Billy Sherwood - engineers
  • Kris Solem - mastering
  • Brian Perera - executive producer

References

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