Album · Gary Moore
Corridors of Power by Gary Moore
Corridors of Power is an album by Gary Moore, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Don't Take Me for a Loser”, on 1 list with a best position of #961.
Corridors of Power, Gary Moore's second solo studio album, landed on Virgin in 1982 and sounds like the Northern Irish guitarist cranking every dial past where his Skid Row and Thin Lizzy days had left them. Jeff Glixman produced sessions at Townhouse and Air Studios, and Moore stacked the deck with heavy company: ex-Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, former Whitesnake bassist Neil Murray, keyboardists Tommy Eyre and Don Airey, and John Sloman on backing vocals.
It's a hard rock and heavy metal record with a bluesman's heart beating underneath. He tears into Free's "Wishing Well", trades lead vocals with Cream's Jack Bruce on "End of the World", and lets the solos scream and sustain. The first 25,000 vinyl copies came with a bonus EP of live tracks cut at London's Marquee. It set his course for the '80s, until Still Got the Blues sent him back to his roots in 1990.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Corridors of Power on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Take Me for a Loser | 1 | #961 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.