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Tornado (The Rainmakers album)

Tornado is the second studio album by the American band the Rainmakers, released in 1987.[2][3] It reached No. 116 on the Billboard 200.[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5] "The Lakeview Man" is about a Vietnam veteran.[6]

Tornado
Studio album by
The Rainmakers
Released1987
RecordedMay–July 1987 at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreRock, heartland rock[1]
Length41:07
LabelMercury
ProducerTerry Manning
The Rainmakers chronology
The Rainmakers
(1986) 		Tornado
(1987) 		The Good News and the Bad News
(1989)

A remastered version of the album was released in 2012, with eight additional tracks.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
Los Angeles Times    [8]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "offers more thought-provoking rock and roll that recalls the lyrics of T-Bone Burnett and the sound of Creedence Clearwater Revival and the early Rolling Stones."[9] The Los Angeles Times noted that "Bob Walkenhorst's characters are generally the same kind of small-town folk as in [John Cougar] Mellencamp's world, but aren't as stereotyped."[8] USA Today said that "songs like 'Snakedance' and 'Tornado of Love' sound terrific—if a bit familiar—but the lyrics are too transparent."[10]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Bob Walkenhorst except where noted.

  1. "Snakedance" – 4:02
  2. "Tornado of Love" – 4:15
  3. "The Wages of Sin" – 3:42
  4. "Small Circles" – 3:28
  5. "No Romance" – 3:35
  6. "One More Summer" – 3:34
  7. "The Lakeview Man" – 3:02
  8. "Rainmaker" – 4:29
  9. "I Talk with My Hands" – 6:33
  10. "The Other Side of the World" – 4:27

Bonus tracks on 2012 remastered CD

  1. "Stick Together" – 4:43
  2. "Rockin' Around" (Steve Phillips) – 3:31
  3. "Stupid Way to Die" – 3:39
  4. "Small Circles" [acoustic] – 3:00
  5. "Task" – 4:14
  6. "He Yells at the Birds" – 3:48
  7. "My Days Are Numbered" – 3:22
  8. "Kisses from St. Louis" – 2:30

Personnel

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The Rainmakers

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  • Bob Walkenhorst - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Rich Ruth - bass, vocals
  • Steve Phillips - lead guitars, vocals
  • Pat Tomek - drums

Additional musicians

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Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Billboard 200 116

References

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  1. ^ Niester, Alan (23 Dec 1987). "A genuine 'American band'". The Globe and Mail. p. C9.
  2. ^ Okamoto, David (15 Nov 1987). "Clever Rainmakers spawn a trenchant 'Tornado'". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
  3. ^ Takiff, Jonathan (11 Dec 1987). "I'm especially hot for Wednesday's double bill of the Rainmakers...". Features Friday. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 55.
  4. ^ "The Rainmakers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Joyce, Mike (14 Dec 1987). "The Rainmakers". The Washington Post. p. D7.
  6. ^ Burliuk, Greg (9 Jan 1988). "Tornado The Rainmakers". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  7. ^ Tornado at AllMusic
  8. ^ a b Hochman, Steve (6 Dec 1987). "Midwestern Hoodoo". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 93.
  9. ^ Kobel, Peter (2 Dec 1987). "Politics or No, the Rainmakers Call It Rock". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
  10. ^ Milward, John (14 Jan 1988). "Popular". USA Today. p. 5D.
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