Gorky Park

Gorky Park is the debut album by Russian hard rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Mercury, Bon Jovi's label. It features the band's first hit single, "Bang", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on MTV. Track listing All music composed by Gorky Park, except where noted. Lyrics by Michael Berardi & Gregory Schwartz (1, 3, 8, 11), A.Grigoriev (2, 4), Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora (5), Pete Townshend (6), J. Zocchi (7, 10), Karen Kavaleryan & Irina Antonian (9) "Bang" – 4:47 "Try to Find Me" – 5:08 "Hit Me with the News" – 3:52 "Sometimes at Night" – 5:08 "Peace in Our Time" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) – 5:56 "My Generation" (Pete Townshend, includes Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky") – 4:44 "Within Your Eyes" – 4:55 "Child of the Wind" – 5:22 "Fortress" – 4:04 "Danger" – 3:30 "Action" – 3:55 (Bonus track on the CD and Cassette) Personnel Band members Alexei Belov: lead guitar, balalaika, all keyboards, background vocals Nikolai Noskov: lead vocals, background vocals Alexander Minkov: bass, background vocals Yan Yanenkov: lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals Alexander Lvov: drums, percussion, background vocals Additional musicians Annette Hardeman, Gabriel Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Paula Holloway: choir on "Try to Find Me" Jon Bon Jovi: vocals on "Peace in Our Time" Richie Sambora: electric guitar and background vocals on "Peace in Our Time" Tico Torres: drums on "Peace in Our Time"