FireHouse (album)
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FireHouse is the debut album of the band FireHouse. It was released in 1990 and launched the band into stardom. It was certified 2x Platinum
Platinum
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 in the United States, and Gold in Canada
Canada
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, Japan
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, and Singapore
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The album spawned four singles, "Shake & Tumble", "Don't Treat Me Bad
Don't Treat Me Bad
"Don't Treat Me Bad" is the second single by FireHouse from their self-titled debut album. It went to #19 on the Hot 100, becoming the band's first charting single and their first to Reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.-Charts:...

", "All She Wrote
All She Wrote (song)
"All She Wrote" was the fourth and final single from the self-titled FireHouse by the American rock band FireHouse. The single peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by guitarist Bill Leverty and vocalist C.J. Snare. The promotional video for the song was filmed at the O.C....

", and their signature power ballad, "Love of a Lifetime
Love of a Lifetime
"Love of a Lifetime" is a song performed by the American rock band FireHouse. It was the band's third single and its highest charting single in the United States, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1991. It is also the band's first and most popular power ballad. The song was...

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The song "Don't Walk Away" was used in a scene of the 2008 movie The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky
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The song "Overnight Sensation" was a part of the soundtrack in the video game Brütal Legend
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Track listing

All songs written by Bill Leverty
Bill Leverty
William G. Leverty II is an American guitarist, who is a founding and current member of the American rock band FireHouse. Leverty, along with vocalist C.J. Snare, was responsible for writing many of the band's hit songs including "Don't Treat Me Bad"...

 and C.J. Snare, except where noted.
  1. "Rock on the Radio" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:45
  2. "All She Wrote
    All She Wrote (song)
    "All She Wrote" was the fourth and final single from the self-titled FireHouse by the American rock band FireHouse. The single peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by guitarist Bill Leverty and vocalist C.J. Snare. The promotional video for the song was filmed at the O.C....

    " - 4:27
  3. "Shake & Tumble" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 3:30
  4. "Don't Treat Me Bad
    Don't Treat Me Bad
    "Don't Treat Me Bad" is the second single by FireHouse from their self-titled debut album. It went to #19 on the Hot 100, becoming the band's first charting single and their first to Reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.-Charts:...

    " (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 3:55
  5. "Oughta Be a Law" (Ellis, Leverty, Snare) - 3:54
  6. "Lover's Lane" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:02
  7. "Home Is Where the Heart Is" - 4:48
  8. "Don't Walk Away" - 4:31
  9. "Seasons of Change" - 1:29
  10. "Overnight Sensation" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 3:56
  11. "Love of a Lifetime
    Love of a Lifetime
    "Love of a Lifetime" is a song performed by the American rock band FireHouse. It was the band's third single and its highest charting single in the United States, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1991. It is also the band's first and most popular power ballad. The song was...

    " - 4:46
  12. "Helpless" - 4:25

Certifications

Country Certification
USA 2x Platinum
Canada Gold
Japan Gold
Singapore Gold

Singles

  • "Shake & Tumble" Didn't Chart
  • "Don't Treat Me Bad" #19 U.S.
  • "Love of a Lifetime" #5 U.S.
  • "All She Wrote" #58 U.S.

Personnel

  • C.J. Snare - vocals, keyboards
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  • Bill Leverty
    Bill Leverty
    William G. Leverty II is an American guitarist, who is a founding and current member of the American rock band FireHouse. Leverty, along with vocalist C.J. Snare, was responsible for writing many of the band's hit songs including "Don't Treat Me Bad"...

     - guitar
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  • Perry Richardson
    Perry Richardson
    Perry Richardson is the former bassist of rock band FireHouse until 1999.Richardson met C. J. Snare in North Carolina and started a band called Max Warrior. Eventually they met with Bill Leverty and Michael Foster...

     - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Michael Foster
    Michael Foster (musician)
    Michael Foster is the drummer of rock band FireHouse.-Biography:Michael Foster was born in Richmond, Virginia to James Earnest and Patricia Valenti Foster. He has a younger brother called Daniel Sean. Since he was a kid, his parents gave him pots and pans to beat on. Later on, he would receive a...

     - drums
    Drum kit
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    , percussion

Production

  • Executive Producer: Michael Caplan
  • Produced By David Prater
  • Engineered By Doug Oberkircher
  • Assistant Engineer: Ellen Fitton
  • Mixed By David Prater & Doug Oberkircher
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