Reborn (Northern Kings album)

Reborn
Studio album by Northern Kings
Released	October 31, 2007
Genre	Power Metal, Symphonic Metal
Length	68:47
Label	Warner Music Finland
Producer	Erkka Korhonen
Northern Kings chronology
Reborn (2007) Rethroned (2008)

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Reborn is the first full-length album by Finnish heavy metal cover supergroup Northern Kings, released on October 31, 2007. The album sold over 17,000 copies in Finland alone and thus was certified gold.

Two singles were released from this album: "We Don't Need Another Hero" (Tina Turner cover, from the soundtrack of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome) and "Hello" (Lionel Richie cover). A music video was also produced for the first single.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Don't Stop Believin'" (Journey cover)	Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon & Steve Perry	Marko Hietala	5:29
2.	"We Don't Need Another Hero" (Tina Turner cover)	Graham Lyle & Terry Britten	Entire group	4:48
3.	"Broken Wings" (Mr. Mister cover)	Mr. Mister & John Lang	Tony Kakko	5:32
4.	"Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol cover)	Billy Idol & Steve Stevens	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	7:29
5.	"Ashes to Ashes" (David Bowie cover)	David Bowie	Tony Kakko	4:39
6.	"Fallen on Hard Times" (Jethro Tull cover)	Ian Anderson	Marko Hietala	3:54
7.	"I Just Died in Your Arms" (Cutting Crew cover)	Nick Van Eede	Jarkko Ahola	5:49
8.	"Sledgehammer" (Peter Gabriel cover)	Peter Gabriel	Tony Kakko	5:08
9.	"Don't Bring Me Down" (Electric Light Orchestra cover)	Jeff Lynne	Jarkko Ahola	4:06
10.	"In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins cover)	Phil Collins	Marko Hietala	4:35
11.	"Creep" (Radiohead cover)	Radiohead & Albert Hammond	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	5:38
12.	"Hello" (Lionel Richie cover)	Lionel Richie	Jarkko Ahola	4:31
13.	"Brothers in Arms" (Dire Straits cover)	Mark Knopfler	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	6:59
Total length:				68:47

Special Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
14.	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Orchestra Remix)" (Tina Turner cover)	Graham Lyle & Terry Britten	Entire group	4:52
15.	"Creep (Killdivo Remix)" (Radiohead cover)	Radiohead & Albert Hammond	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto	5:38
Total length:				79:17

Personnel

Northern Kings

• Marko Hietala – vocals
• Tony Kakko – vocals
• Jarkko Ahola – vocals
• Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals

Musicians

• Two Finger Choir: Backing Vocals
• Vili Ollila: Piano, Keyboards, Programming
• Erkka Korhonen: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
• Erkki Silvennoinen: Bass
• Anssi Nykanen, Sami Osala: Drums, Percussion

Production

• Vocal Arrangements: Aleksi Parviainen & Erkka Korhonen (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-13) & Tony Kakko (3, 5, 8)
• Arranged By Aleksi Parviainen (1-6, 8, 10, 11), Jarko Ahola (7, 9, 12) & Mikko Mustonen (13)
• Produced, Recorded & Engineered By Erkka Korhonen
• Mixed By Mikko Karmila
• Mastered By Svante Forsback

External links

• Northern Kings - "We Don't Need Another Hero" Music Video on YouTube