REUBEN ARCHER, vocalist with hard
rockers STAMPEDE and former vocalist of LAUTREC, WILD HORSES and LIONHEART, is
set to release his debut solo album ‘Personal Sin’ this summer, featuring guest
appearances from members of Y&T, THUNDER, WHITESNAKE, MAGNUM, UFO, STATUS
QUO, SAXON, MSG and more.
‘Personal Sin’ features 13 tracks produced by Reuben
and Rob
Wolverson and mastered
by Ade Emsley (Iron
Maiden, Steve Harris). Set for an August 19 release, it will
signal the debut release on the newly launched Toxic Arrow Records, a joint venture between Reuben Archer and Archer
Williams Management distributed via Cargo
Records.
The album features guest
appearances from Dave
Meniketti (Y&T), John ‘Rhino’ Edwards (Status Quo), Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Gary Moore,
Snakecharmer), Harry
James (Magnum, Thunder,
Snakecharmer), Luke
Morley (The Union,
Thunder), Paul
Quinn (Saxon), Paul Raymond (UFO, PRP), Derek Holt (Climax Blues Band), Rocky Newton (Lionheart, MSG), Kevin Riddles (Angel Witch, Tytan) and
more.
The album will be
preceded by the release of double A-side
digital single ‘Play My Rock ‘N’ Roll’ / ‘Lately’ ft. Harry James
and Kevin Riddles on July 22.
Reuben, who reformed melodic hard
rockers and NWOBHM stalwarts Stampede in 2009 and is
currently fronting the live line up of the Paul Raymond Project, took the decision to team up with young hot-shot
Stampede guitarist and multi-talented music virtuoso Rob Wolverson to make a solo record last year after celebrating a
landmark birthday.
“I had some ideas and material
knocking around which I’d wanted to explore for ages, which involved
bigger production and more instrumentation than I’ve usually had with my other
bands. I wanted a big melodic sound, and around the time of
my 70th celebrations last year I thought that there was no time
like the present to make it happen, especially since
developing a great songwriting partnership with Rob”, explains
Reuben.
“The idea was always
to invite fellow musicians to participate on the thirteen tracks, and I have
been honoured to have so many eminent musician friends that I’ve made over the
years who have lent their valuable talent and time to achieve the end result.
Together with a core of great musician friends from around the Midlands, the
project began to grow.”
On the subject of
the title ‘Personal
Sin’, Reuben comments: “Once you’re
involved with rock ‘n’ roll it never leaves you; even in my case with a lengthy
sabbatical I am still as passionate about it as I was back in ‘74 when I
started. Rock ‘n’ roll gave me excitement pleasure and heartache too. Good
times, bad times and at times personal grief. I know for a fact it’s never
going to leave me; it is an integral part of my
life.”
Reuben Archer’s Personal Sin Track
listing:
1. Bulletproof
2. Play My Rock 'n'
Roll (ft. Rocky
Newton)
3. Personal
Sin (ft. Dave Meniketti,
Harry James & John ‘Rhino’ Edwards)
4. Lately (ft. Harry James & Kevin
Riddles)
5. Time On My
Hands (ft. Derek Holt
& Steve Holbrook)
6. Desperation
Train (ft. Luke Morley, Derek Holt
& Steve Holbrook)
7. TV
Junkie
8. Ace
Café (ft. Paul Quinn,
Harry James, John ‘Rhino Edwards’, Steve Holbrook)
9. Spanish
Nights (ft. Steve
Holbrook)
10. Reuben's
Blues (ft. Paul Quinn,
Neil Murray, Paul Raymond)
11. Shakin' All
Over
12. Like A
Clown
13. Sooner Or
Later
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