CHINA: Sign in the sky tape cassette with huge booklet 1989 rare. Check videos and audio (full album). Heavy melodic rock with great harmonies. Top Swiss Hard rock

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Released in 1989, Sign In The Sky was the second album from Swiss melodic rockers China, and their first to feature vocalist Eric St. Michaels. China was one of those bands that fit nicely into the hair metal/melodic hard rock sound of the time, but for whatever reason (nobody was paying attention to non-Krokus Swiss bands, maybe) they never seemed to take off.

With Sign In The Sky, China eased back on some of the metallic elements that characterized their 1988 self-titled debut in favor of more polished, more radio-friendly hard rock sound. And St. Michaels’ voice was ideally suited for that kind of rock n’ roll approach. The result is a slick, catchy melodic rock album along the lines of Icon, King Kobra and Tyketto. It’s party rock with just enough punch. The album has very catchy melodies, choruses that are easy to sing along with, and a really strong vocal performance (lead as well as some fantastic background harmonies). Standout tracks include “In The Middle Of The Night,” “Sign In The Sky” and “Animal Victim.”

Sign In The Sky is another rock-solid album from a band that really should have had more success. If you’re a fan of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s melodic hard rock sound, China is a band you need to discover, and this is arguably their best album. Fans of bands like Icon, Lion, King Kobra, Tyketto and House Of Lords ought to love this one.

Entry: 04.02.1990 (Position 13)
Last week in charts: 03.06.1990 (Position 34)
Peak: 2 (2 weeks)
Weeks: 18
Year: 1989

Tracks:
1. The Great Wall 1:45
2. Dead Lights 4:40
3. Animal Victim 4:00
4. In The Middle Of The Night 4:22
5. Won’t Give Up 4:29
6. Sign In The Sky 5:44
7. Don’t Ever Say Goodbye 3:47
8. Broken Dream 0:49
9. Second Chance 5:04
10. Bitter Cold 4:07
11. Take Your Time 3:51
12. Harder Than Hell 4:03
13. So Long 5:03

Total Running Time: 51:44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ1s_h0U9JM

1. The Great Wall 0:00 2. Dead Lights 1:39 3. Animal Victim 6:20 4. In the Middle of the Night 10:20 5. Won’t Give It Up 14:43 6. Sign in the Sky 19:13 7. Don’t Ever Say Goodbye 24:58 8. Broken Dream 28:44 9. Second Chance 29:33 10. Bitter Cold 34:24 11. Take Your Time 38:32 12. Harder Than Hell 42:30 13. So Long 46:28

Heavy melodic rock with great harmonies. Great band of Hard rock, this album and go all the way are fantastic, vocal powerful and more harmonies, highly recommend
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This is one of the albums that made me start listening to hard rock music and guess what?? i never stopped. ‘In the middle of the Night’ Very catchy song . I want to buy the album , but very hard to find it
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i never stopped having a weak spot for this album. it is melodic hard rock at its very very best, no weaknesses. highly recommended!
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Great album. Songs like In the middle of the night, So long and second chance make me feel alive. Talented musicians unfortunately unknown for the big audience.
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Straight classic hard rock the way it should be played with plenty of big harmonies and a solid rhythm section.. John Dommen sure knows how to work those drums. Everybody is raving about In the middle of the night here, and yes it is a good track with more of an AOR sound to it, but the rest of the album is just as solid. And for all you ballad lovers, So Long is an absolute gem.
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Singer sounds a lot like Ken tamplin (Shout), GREAT STUFF. Highly Recommended.
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What a a talented band ! Melodic rock at its best. I wont give it up is such a great song. Not a real weak moment to be found here. Switzerland at its very very best. Highly recommended !!
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fantastic hard melodic Swiss rock n’roll!!!! the title song is killing!! so as IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!!!! where are they all gone?….
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The debut was great, but this is just awesome, and a god reason why China are one of my favourite bands ever. A new vocalist, and once again he good. ‘Dead Lights’ and ‘Animal Victim’ are good hard rockers, ‘In the Middle of the Night’ is a wonderful ballad (and the ballads shine on this disc!), ‘Won’t Give It Up’ is radio-directed awesome commercial hard rock, ign in the Sky’ is the 2nd, and even better ballad – awesome track, ‘Don’t Ever Say Goodbye’ is again essential melodic hard rock, ‘
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econd Chance’ is without doubt one of the best melodic hard rock songs I have ever heard. That riff!! Perfect execution of melodic hard rock and an album highlight. ‘Bitter Cold’ is good, ‘Take Your Time’ is more great commercial hard rock and ‘Harder Than Hell’ is also solid, but it then comes down to the show-stopper; o Long’. The final, stunning and best ballad. This is the reason I first confessed my love for this band, and is still a huge reason today. Brilliant song, brilliant album!
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One of my top 10 bands ever. Wonderful band and one of the best of ever!
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CHINA IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER. Period. Brilliant ! greatest singers …are terry brock , Lou Gramm , the frontline singer, Steve overland …but this guy here the singer of this album is the best singer I’ve ever heard in my life.
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Awesome disc, and I agree, with a fantastic lead singer!!! In the middle of the night, freakin’ good song, and many others are good too. I think this is a very good band from Switzerland, great musicians and production too!”

1. The Great Wall 0:00 2. Dead Lights 1:39 3. Animal Victim 6:20 4. In the Middle of the Night 10:20 5. Won’t Give It Up 14:43 6. Sign in the Sky 19:13 7. Don’t Ever Say Goodbye 24:58 8. Broken Dream 28:44 9. Second Chance 29:33 10. Bitter Cold 34:24 11. Take Your Time 38:32 12. Harder Than Hell 42:30 13. So Long 46:28

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