Machine II Machine

Machine II Machine
Machine II Machine
Studio album by Doro
Released	March 1995
Recorded	Ocean Recording, Ocean Gate, New Jersey, USA; Sheffield Mobile Unit
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	67:16
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Jack Ponti, Greg Smith, Dennis Bourke, Kevin Shirley, Camus Celli, Andres Levin, Harold Frazee
Doro chronology
Limited edition CD cover
Singles from Machine II Machine
	"Ceremony / Tie Me Up"; Released: 1995; "In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz / Dirty Diamonds / You Got Me Singing"; Released: 1995;

Machine II Machine is the fifth studio album by the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. The album was released in March 1995 and mixed by Kevin Shirley and Greg Smith. It is the most mainstream oriented album of the German singer to date, thanks to the production of Jack Ponti (Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Baton Rouge) and the collaboration of musicians and authors coming from pop, country and even Latin music. The lyrics break new ground for Doro, as many of the songs deal with erotic themes. The last track is a remix done by members of the German industrial metal band Die Krupps, who worked with Doro on her next albums. The limited edition of the album contains the bonus track "Tie Me Up (Hard & Fast mix)".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Musikexpress (GER)	^[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)	^[2]

The album peaked at position No. 33 in the German Longplay chart.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tie Me Up"	Doro Pesch, Jack Ponti, Greg Smith	4:59
2.	"The Want"	Pesch, Ponti, Camus Celli, Andres Levin	6:30
3.	"Ceremony"	Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin	4:56
4.	"Machine II Machine"	Pesch, Ponti, Smith	5:01
5.	"Are They Coming for Me"	Pesch, Ponti, Elliot Easton	4:38
6.	"Can't Stop Thinking about You"	Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin	4:19
7.	"Don't Mistake It for Love"	Pesch, Ponti, Nick Douglas	4:22
8.	"Desperately"	Pesch, Ponti, Harold Frazee	4:58
9.	"Love Is A Thrill"	Pesch, Ponti, Smith	4:06
10.	"Light in the Window"	Pesch, Ponti, Danny Tate	4:24
11.	"Welcome to the Tribe"	Pesch, Ponti, Celli, Levin	3:25
12.	"Like Whiskey Straight"	Pesch, Ponti, Smith	4:38
13.	"In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz"	Pesch, Ponti, Earl Slick	5:42
14.	"Ceremony" (Rattlesnake Bite mix by Die Krupps FX)		5:05
Total length:			67:16

Special Limited Edition
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Tie Me Up (hard & fast mix)"	5:14

Personnel

Band members

Doro Pesch – vocals
Jack Ponti – guitars, bass, backing vocals
Greg Smith – guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, backing vocals
Andres Levin – guitars, bass
Camus Celli – drums
Harold Frazee – keyboards, backing vocals
Nick Douglas – bass, backing vocals
Johnny Dee – drums
John Pfeiffer – guitars, backing vocals
Elliot Easton – guitars, backing vocals
Earl Slick – guitars

Production

Nelson Ayers – engineer
Dennis Bourke – engineer, associate producer
Camus Celli – producer
Harold Frazee – associate producer
Mike Goldberg – engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Christine Kozler – assistant engineers
Andres Levin – producer
Garth "Gaff" Micheal – assistant engineer
Jack Ponti – engineer, producer
Kevin Shirley – mixing, associate producer
Greg Smith – mixing, associate producer
Keith Tackel – assistant engineer
Steve Weinkam – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	38

References

^ "Doro Musikexpress Suchergebnis". Musikexpress (in German). Metal Hammer. 2 April 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^ "Doro Metal Hammer Suchergebnis". Metal Hammer (in German). 1 April 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^ "Doro - Machine II Machine". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
^ "Doro Machine II Machine Zusammenfassung". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Doro – Machine II Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Doro – Machine II Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

External links

[1] "Doro Musikexpress Suchergebnis". Musikexpress (in German). Metal Hammer. 2 April 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

[2] "Doro Metal Hammer Suchergebnis". Metal Hammer (in German). 1 April 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

[3] "Doro - Machine II Machine". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 31 March 2010.

[4] "Doro Machine II Machine Zusammenfassung". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

[ac_Germany4_Doro-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Doro – Machine II Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[ac_Switzerland_Doro-6] "Swisscharts.com – Doro – Machine II Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

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