The Revölution by Night

Infobox Album
Name = The Revölution By Night
Type = studio
Artist = Blue Öyster Cult


Released = start date|1983|10
Recorded =
Genre = Hard rock, heavy metal
Length = 43:14
Label = Columbia
Producer = Bruce Fairbairn
Reviews =*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wmf4zfaheh2k link]
Last album = "Extraterrestrial Live"
(1982)
This album = "The Revölution By Night"
(1983)
Next album = "Club Ninja"
(1986)

"The Revölution By Night" is a Blue Öyster Cult album released in 1983.

Track listing

ide one

# "Take Me Away" (Eric Bloom, Aldo Nova) – 4:31
# "Eyes on Fire" (Gregg Winter) – 3:56
# "Shooting Shark" (Donald Roeser, Patti Smith) – 7:09
# "Veins" (Roeser, Richard Meltzer) – 3:59

ide two

# "Shadow of California" (Joe Bouchard, Neal Smith, Sandy Pearlman) – 5:10
# "Feel the Thunder" (Bloom) – 5:48
# "Let Go" (Bloom, Roeser, Ian Hunter) – 3:28
# "Dragon Lady" (Roeser, Broadway Blotto) – 4:08
# "Light Years of Love" (Bouchard, Helen Robbins) – 4:05

Personnel

*Eric Bloom – lead vocals, stun guitar
*Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, vocals
*Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
*Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
*Rick Downey – drums, vocals

Additional personnel

*Aldo Nova – guitar
*Neal Smith – drums
*Randy Jackson – bass

Production

*Bruce Fairbairn – producer

Miscellanea

* This was the first album not to feature all of the band's founding members. Drummer Albert Bouchard was fired during the previous tour.
* This was the first Blue Öyster Cult album longer than 42 minutes (discounting double live albums).
* This album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, who would later go on to produce three of the most popular albums by the band Aerosmith - "Permanent Vacation", "Pump", and "Get a Grip".
* Aldo Nova is a guest guitarist on, and co-writer of, the track "Take Me Away."
* Randy Jackson, of American Idol fame, plays the bass part on "Shooting Shark."
* The lyrics to "Shooting Shark" were based on a poem by Patti Smith.