Lightning Strikes is the sixth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. The album, which was released on July 25, 1986, remained 15 weeks in the U.S. charts, peaking at #64 (Billboard 200). The album was produced by Max Norman. Lyrics for the album are credited to Loudness, even though producer Max Norman did a lot of uncredited work on them. The album begins with the most commercial sounding song on the album, "Let It Go." However, the rest of the album is in a heavier mold, and is in a relatively similar style to the previous album, Thunder in the East. The album is known as Shadows of War in Japan, where it was released on March 24, 1986. The tracks are in a different order, and the song "Ashes in the Sky" is known as "Shadows of War." There is also a slight difference in some vocal melodies and arrangements, most notably an extended musical outro to "One Thousand Eyes". Track listings All music by Akira Takasaki, except "Face to Face" by Masayoshi Yamashita. Lyrics by Minoru Niihara Japanese version Side one "Shadows of War" - 6:02 "Let It Go" - 4:13 "Streetlife Dreams" - 4:28 "Black Star Oblivion" - 3:55 Side two "One Thousand Eyes" - 5:02 "Complication" - 4:00 "Dark Desire" - 4:19 "Face to Face" - 3:49 "Who Knows (Time to Take a Stand)" - 4:02 US Version Side one "Let It Go" - 4:13 "Dark Desire" - 4:19 "1000 Eyes" - 4:35 "Face to Face" - 3:49 "Who Knows" - 4:02 Side two "Ashes in the Sky" - 6:02 "Black Star Oblivion" - 3:55 "Street Life Dream" - 4:28 "Complication" - 4:00 Personnel Loudness Minoru Niihara - vocals Akira Takasaki - guitars Masayoshi Yamashita - bass Munetaka Higuchi - drums Additional musicians Masanori Sasaji - keyboards Production Max Norman - producer, mixing at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY, USA Bill Freesh - engineer Masachi Goto - assistant engineer Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York Paul Cooper - executive producer George Azuma - supervisor Mikio Shimizu, Sam Nagashima - coordinators References Loudness (band) albums 1986 albums Albums produced by Max Norman Atco Records albums Warner Music Japan albums