{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{For-text|other uses|[[Heavy hitter (disambiguation)|heavy hitter]]}} {{Infobox album | name = Heavy Hitters | type = studio | artist = [[Michael Schenker Group]] | cover = MSG heavy hitters.jpg | alt = | released = 12 July 2005 | recorded = | venue = | studio = Office Studios, Van Nuys, California | genre = [[Hard rock]] | length = 49:38<br />74:33 <small>(2008 re-release)</small> | label = Deadline/[[Cleopatra Records|Cleopatra]] | producer = [[Bob Kulick]], Brett Chassen, Brian Perera | prev_title = [[Arachnophobiac]] | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = [[Tales of Rock'n'Roll]] | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Michael Schenker]] | type = studio | prev_title = The Endless Jam Continues | prev_year = 2005 | title = Heavy Hitters | year = 2005 | next_title = [[Tales of Rock'n'Roll]] | next_year = 2006 }} {{Extra album cover | header = 2008 re-release cover | type = studio | cover = Doctor_Doctor_Kulick.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = "Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions" with rounded title }} {{Extra album cover | header = 2011 re-release cover | type = studio | cover = MSG by invitation only.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = ''By Invitation Only'' 2011 re-issue cover }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 =[[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/heavy-hitters-r782353/review | title = Michael Schenker Heavy Hitters review | access-date = 2011-08-18 | last = Prato | first = Greg | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> | rev2 =[[AllMusic]] (2008 edition) | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/doctor-doctor-the-kulick-sessions-r1311566/review | title = Michael Schenker Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions review | access-date = 2011-08-18 | last = Jurek | first = Thom | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} '''''Heavy Hitters''''' is a [[2005 in music|2005]] album of [[cover songs]] by the [[Michael Schenker Group]]. Originally planned by [[Michael Schenker|Schenker]] as a collection of covers featuring himself and a "revolving all-star cast of guest musicians," the album was labeled and marketed as an MSG album, with the result that Schenker received only a flat fee.<ref>{{cite news | last = Gill | first = Chris | title = Brick by Brick | work = [[Guitar World]] | pages = 44–52 | date = September 2008 | url =http://www.guitarworld.com/michael-schenker-brick-brick | access-date = 2009-08-17}}</ref>
In 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/doctor-doctor-the-kulick-sessions-mw0000586432|title=Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions - Michael Schenker | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref> it was re-released as a Michael Schenker [[solo album]] under the title '''''Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions''''' and included four additional tracks (1–2 and 13–14). A Deluxe Digital version of this release is available under the '''"Guitar Masters: The Kulick Sessions"''' title. This contains instrumental versions of all the songs on the album except 'Save Yourself'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-Masters-Sessions-Digital-Version/dp/B001G2O9NK/ref=sr_1_1?|title=Guitar Masters - the Kulick Sessions|website=Amazon UK}}</ref> The album was re-issued again in 2011 with the title '''''By Invitation Only''''' by the Store For Music label, including the song "[[Run to the Hills]]", which Schenker and McAuley had recorded for the [[Iron Maiden]] tribute album ''[[Numbers from the Beast]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158196 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120910112638/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158196 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 10 September 2012 | title = MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'By Invitation Only' Covers Album Detailed | access-date = 2011-09-04 | date = 16 May 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | publisher = [[Roadrunner Records]] }}</ref>
== Track listings == === ''Heavy Hitters'' === # "[[All Shook Up]]" ([[Otis Blackwell]]; [[Elvis Presley]]) - 4:21 ([[Elvis Presley]] cover) #* [[Joe Lynn Turner]] - [[singing|vocals]] #* [[Michael Schenker]] - lead guitar #* [[Bob Kulick]] - rhythm guitar #* [[Jeff Pilson]] - [[bass guitar|bass]] #* [[Aynsley Dunbar]] - [[drum kit|drums]] # "Blood of the Sun" ([[Felix Pappalardi]]; [[Gail Collins Pappalardi]]; [[Leslie West]]) - 3:52 ([[Leslie West]]/[[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] cover) #* [[Leslie West]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* [[Rudy Sarzo]] - bass #* [[Simon Wright (musician)|Simon Wright]] - drums # "[[Doctor Doctor (UFO song)|Doctor Doctor]]" (Michael Schenker; [[Phil Mogg]]) - 6:07 ([[UFO (band)|UFO]] cover) #* [[Jeff Scott Soto]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* Jeremy Rubolino - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[string instrument|strings]] [[arrangement]]s #* [[Marco Mendoza]] - bass #* Brent Chassen - drums # "[[War Pigs]]" ([[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]]; [[Geezer Butler]]; [[Ozzy Osbourne]]; [[Tony Iommi]]) - 7:24 ([[Black Sabbath]] cover) #* [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* [[Mike Inez]] - bass #* Aynsley Dunbar - drums # "I'm Not Talking" ([[Mose Allison]]) - 4:10 (Mose Allison cover) #* [[Mark Slaughter]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* Jeff Pilson - bass #* Aynsley Dunbar - drums # "[[Money (Pink Floyd song)|Money]]" ([[Roger Waters]]) - 6:04 ([[Pink Floyd]] cover) #* [[Tommy Shaw]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* [[Edgar Winter]] - [[saxophone|sax]] #* [[Tony Levin]] - bass #* [[Mike Baird (musician)|Mike Baird]] - drums # "[[Out in the Fields (song)|Out in the Fields]]" ([[Gary Moore]]) - 4:25 (Gary Moore cover) #* [[Gary Barden]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* [[Chuck Wright]] - bass #* Brent Chassen - drums # "[[Hair of the Dog (song)|Hair of the Dog]]" ([[Dan McCafferty]]; [[Darrell Sweet (musician)|Darrell Sweet]]; [[Manny Charlton]]; [[Pete Agnew]]) - 4:11 ([[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]] cover) #* [[Paul Di'Anno]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* [[Phil Soussan]] - bass #* [[Vinny Appice]] - drums # "[[I Don't Live Today]]" ([[Jimi Hendrix]]) - 3:54 ([[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] cover) #* [[Sebastian Bach]] - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* [[Tony Franklin (musician)|Tony Franklin]] - bass #* [[Eric Singer]] - drums # "Politician" ([[Jack Bruce]]; [[Pete Brown]]) - 5:10 ([[Cream (band)|Cream]] cover) #* Jeff Pilson - vocals, bass #* Michael Schenker - guitars #* Brent Chassen - drums
=== ''Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions'' (2008 re-release) === # "Save Yourself" ([[Robin McAuley]]; Michael Schenker) - 5:55 (with Robin McAuley) # "[[Finding My Way (song)|Finding My Way]]" ([[Alex Lifeson]]; [[Geddy Lee]]) - 5:19 ([[Rush (band)|Rush]] cover) #* Sebastian Bach - vocals #* Michael Schenker - lead guitar #* Bob Kulick - rhythm guitar #* Tony Franklin - bass #* Eric Singer - drums # "All Shook Up" # "Blood of the Sun" # "Doctor Doctor" # "War Pigs" # "I'm Not Talking" # "Money" # "Out in the Fields" # "Hair of the Dog" # "I Don't Live Today" # "Politician" # "Doctor Doctor" - 6:16 ([[instrumental]] version) # "War Pigs" - 7:25 (instrumental version)
=== ''Guitar Masters - The Kulick Sessions (Deluxe Digital Version)'' === # "Save Yourself" # "Finding my Way" # "All Shook Up" # "Blood of the Sun" # "Doctor Doctor" # "War Pigs" # "I'm Not Talking" # "Money" # "Out in the Fields" # "Hair of the Dog" # "I Don't Live Today" # "Politician" # "Doctor Doctor" (instrumental version) # "War Pigs" (instrumental version) # "Hair of the Dog" - 4.14 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track) # "I Don't Live Today" - 4.20 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track) # "All Shook Up" - 4.26 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track) # "Money" - 6.10 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track) # "Blood of the Sun" - 3.57 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track) # "Out in the Fields" - 4.30 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track) # "I'm Not Talking" - 4.16 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track) # "Politician" - 5.49 (Instrumental version) (Bonus Track)
=== ''By Invitation Only'' (2011 re-release)=== #"[[Run to the Hills]]" ([[Iron Maiden]])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hairbangersradio.ning.com/forum/topics/michael-schenker-covers-iron | title=Michael Schenker Covers Iron Maiden, Rush, Black Sabbath On New Album | publisher=Hair Metal Mansion | date=May 18, 2011 | accessdate=2013-04-30 | author=AndrewAxeman | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330202842/http://hairbangersradio.ning.com/forum/topics/michael-schenker-covers-iron | archive-date=March 30, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> #* Vocals: [[Robin McAuley]] #* Rhythm Guitar: [[Pete Fletcher]] ([[Pygmy Love Circus]]) #* Bass: [[Tony Franklin (musician)|Tony Franklin]] (ex-[[The Firm (rock band)|The Firm]], [[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]]) #* Drums: [[Brian Tichy]] ([[Whitesnake]], [[Billy Idol]]) #"Save Yourself" ([[McAuley Schenker Group]]) #* with: Robin McAuley #"[[Finding My Way (song)|Finding My Way]]" ([[Rush (band)|Rush]]) #*with: [[Sebastian Bach]] (ex-[[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]]) #"[[All Shook Up]]" ([[Elvis Presley]]) #*Vocals: [[Joe Lynn Turner]] (ex-[[Deep Purple]], [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]]) #*Bass: [[Jeff Pilson]] (ex-[[Dokken]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]) #*Drums: [[Aynsley Dunbar]] (ex-[[Whitesnake]], [[UFO (band)|UFO]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]]) #"Blood of the Sun" ([[Leslie West]]) #*Vocals: [[Leslie West]] (Mountain) #*Bass: [[Rudy Sarzo]] ([[Blue Öyster Cult]], ex-[[Dio (band)|Dio]], [[Quiet Riot]]) #*Drums: [[Simon Wright (musician)|Simon Wright]] ([[Dio (band)|Dio]], ex-[[AC/DC]]) #"[[Doctor Doctor (UFO song)|Doctor Doctor]]" ([[UFO (band)|UFO]]) #*Vocals: [[Jeff Scott Soto]] ([[Talisman (band)|Talisman]], ex-[[Yngwie Malmsteen]]) #*Bass: [[Marco Mendoza]] ([[Soul Sirkus]], Whitesnake) #*Drums: [[Brett Chassen]] ([[Bret Michaels Band]]) #"[[War Pigs]]" ([[Black Sabbath]]) #*Vocals: [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] ([[Dio's Disciples]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Beyond Fear]], ex-[[Judas Priest]], [[Iced Earth]]) #*Drums: [[Aynsley Dunbar]] (ex-[[Journey (band)|Journey]], [[Whitesnake]], [[UFO (band)|UFO]]) #*Bass: [[Mike Inez]] (ex-[[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Alice In Chains]]) #"I'm Not Talking" ([[Mose Allison]]) #*Vocals: [[Mark Slaughter]] ([[Slaughter (American band)|Slaughter]]) #*Drums: [[Aynsley Dunbar]] #*Bass: [[Jeff Pilson]] #"[[Money (Pink Floyd song)|Money]]" ([[Pink Floyd]]) #*Vocals: [[Tommy Shaw]] ([[Styx (band)|Styx]]) #*Sax: [[Edgar Winter]] #*Bass: [[Tony Levin]] ([[Peter Gabriel]], [[King Crimson]]) #*Drums: [[Mike Baird (musician)|Mike Baird]] ([[Journey (band)|Journey]]) #"[[Out in the Fields (song)|Out in the Fields]]" ([[Gary Moore]]) #*Vocals: [[Gary Barden]] (MSG) #*Bass: [[Chuck Wright]] ([[Quiet Riot]], ex-[[Alice Cooper]]) #*Drums: [[Brett Chassen]] #"[[Hair of the Dog (song)|Hair of the Dog]]" ([[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]) #*Vocals: [[Paul Di'Anno]] (ex-[[Iron Maiden]]) #*Bass: [[Phil Soussan]] (ex-[[Ozzy Osbourne]]) #*Drums: [[Vinny Appice]] (ex-[[Black Sabbath]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]]) #"[[I Don't Live Today]]" ([[Jimi Hendrix]]) #*Vocals: [[Sebastian Bach]] (ex-Skid Row) #*Drums: [[Eric Singer]] ([[Kiss (band)|KISS]]) #*Bass: [[Tony Franklin (musician)|Tony Franklin]] (ex-The Firm, [[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]]) #"[[Wheels of Fire|Politician]]" ([[Cream (band)|Cream]]) #*Vocals/Bass: [[Jeff Pilson]] (ex-[[Dokken]], Dio) #*Drums: [[Brett Chassen]]
==Credits== *Bob Kulick - producer, arrangements, mixing *Brett Chassen - producer, engineer, mixing *Jeremy Rubolino - keyboards, strings production, digital editing *[[Bruce Bouillet]], Bob Held, [[Billy Sherwood]] - engineers *Kris Solem - mastering *Brian Perera - executive producer
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