# Second Heat > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Second_Heat > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Second_Heat.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Heat > Source revision: 1352825342 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Second Heat | type = studio | artist = [Racer X](/source/Racer_X_(band)) | cover = Second heat.jpg | caption = Cover art by [Guy Aitchison](/source/Guy_Aitchison) | released = {{start date|1987|2|11}} | recorded = November–December 1986 | studio = [Prairie Sun Recording](/source/Prairie_Sun_Recording_Studios), [Cotati, California](/source/Cotati%2C_California) | genre = [Heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) | length = 35:51 | label = [Shrapnel](/source/Shrapnel_Records) | producer = {{hlist|Steve Fontano|[Mike Varney](/source/Mike_Varney)}} | prev_title = [Street Lethal](/source/Street_Lethal) | prev_year = 1986 | next_title = [Extreme Volume Live](/source/Extreme_Volume_Live) | next_year = 1988 }}{{Over-quotation|date=January 2026}} '''''Second Heat''''' is the second studio album by American [heavy metal](/source/heavy_metal_music) band [Racer X](/source/Racer_X_(band)), was released on February 11, 1987, through [Shrapnel Records](/source/Shrapnel_Records).{{cite web |url=http://www.racerxband.com/music.htm |title=Music: Second Heat |publisher=Racer X Band.com |accessdate=August 14, 2017 |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210203656/http://www.racerxband.com/music.htm |url-status=live }} The sound has drawn comparisons to [Van Halen](/source/Van_Halen) and [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest).{{Citation |title=Second Heat - Racer X {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/second-heat-mw0000652068 |access-date=2026-01-28 |language=en}} ==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/second-heat-mw0000652068 |title=Racer X - Second Heat review |last=Hinds |first=Andy |work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |publisher=[All Media Network](/source/All_Media_Network) |accessdate=August 14, 2017 |archive-date=August 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814231814/http://www.allmusic.com/album/second-heat-mw0000652068 |url-status=live }} | rev2 = ''[Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal](/source/Martin_Popoff)'' | rev2Score = 5/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [Collector's Guide Publishing](/source/Collector's_Guide_Publishing) | date = November 1, 2005 | location = [Burlington, Ontario](/source/Burlington%2C_Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada) | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page= 277}} | rev3 = ''[Rock Hard](/source/Rock_Hard_(magazine))'' | rev3score = 9.0/10{{cite magazine |title=Review Album: Racer X - Second Heat |magazine=[Rock Hard](/source/Rock_Hard_(magazine)) |year=1987 |last=Stratmann |first=Holger |issue=23 |url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=6073 |accessdate=August 14, 2017 |language=German |archive-date=August 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814220428/http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=6073 |url-status=live }} }} In a contemporary review, ''[Rock Hard](/source/Rock_Hard_(magazine))'' defines ''Second Heat'' "a thoroughly convincing piece of work, which can also boast an unusually impressive production" and predicted that [Paul Gilbert](/source/Paul_Gilbert) would be "the first Shrapnel guitarist, who will make a name for himself beyond the circle of guitar freaks." Andy Hinds at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) considered ''Second Heat'' superior to [its predecessor](/source/Street_Lethal) and described it as having "some of the most amazing dual-guitar work ever recorded" thanks to the addition of second guitarist [Bruce Bouillet](/source/Bruce_Bouillet) in accompaniment with Gilbert. The rhythm section of drummer [Scott Travis](/source/Scott_Travis) and bassist [John Alderete](/source/Juan_Alderete) was also praised as being "one of the most formidable around." Highlights listed included "Hammer Away", "Living the Hard Way" and the [instrumental](/source/instrumental) "Scarified". However, criticism was directed at the band's cover of "[Moonage Daydream](/source/Moonage_Daydream)" by [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie): Hinds dismissed it as a "backdrop for (you guessed it!) more [shredding](/source/shred_guitar)" at the expense of "all the charm and subtlety of the original". Canadian journalist [Martin Popoff](/source/Martin_Popoff) found the album "hobbled by the rudimentary, cloddish, New Jersey rock club tones" and cited as the "most memorable thing about this album" the cover of [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest)'s "Heart of a Lion", "apparently given to the band by [Halford](/source/Rob_Halford) without [Downing](/source/K.K._Downing)'s or [Tipton](/source/Glenn_Tipton)'s knowledge." In 2005, ''Second Heat'' was ranked No. 480 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[Rock Hard](/source/Rock_Hard_(magazine))|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=15}} ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Side one | title1 = Sacrifice | writer1 = [Jeff Martin](/source/Jeff_Martin_(American_musician)), [Paul Gilbert](/source/Paul_Gilbert) | length1 = 4:03 | title2 = Gone Too Far | writer2 = Martin, Gilbert | length2 = 2:55 | title3 = Scarified | note3 = instrumental | writer3 = Gilbert, [Scott Travis](/source/Scott_Travis) | length3 = 2:40 | title4 = Sunlit Nights | writer4 = Martin, Gilbert, [Bruce Bouillet](/source/Bruce_Bouillet) | length4 = 3:35 | title5 = Hammer Away | writer5 = Martin, Gilbert | length5 = 3:44 }} {{Track listing | headline = Side two | title6 = [Heart of a Lion](/source/Metalogy) | note6 = [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest) cover | writer6 = [Glenn Tipton](/source/Glenn_Tipton), [K.K. Downing](/source/K.K._Downing), [Rob Halford](/source/Rob_Halford) | length6 = 4:04 | title7 = Motor Man | writer7 = Martin, Gilbert, Bouillet | length7 = 3:46 | title8 = [Moonage Daydream](/source/Moonage_Daydream) | note8 = [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie) cover | writer8 = [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie) | length8 = 3:30 | title9 = Living the Hard Way | writer9 = Dave Gonzales, Gilbert | length9 = 3:33 | title10 = Lady Killer | writer10 = Martin, Gilbert, Bouillet | length10 = 4:01 | total_length = 35:51 }} ==Personnel== '''Racer X''' *[Jeff Martin](/source/Jeff_Martin_(American_musician)) – vocals *[Paul Gilbert](/source/Paul_Gilbert) – guitar *[Bruce Bouillet](/source/Bruce_Bouillet) – guitar *[Juan Alderete](/source/Juan_Alderete) – bass *[Scott Travis](/source/Scott_Travis) – drums '''Additional musicians''' *Mike Mani – keyboard (tracks 4, 6) '''Technical''' *Steve Fontano – producer, engineer *Dino Alden – assistant engineer *George Horn – mastering at [Fantasy Studios](/source/Fantasy_Studios) in Berkeley, California *[Mike Varney](/source/Mike_Varney) – executive producer *Dino Alden – coordinator *[Guy Aitchison](/source/Guy_Aitchison) – cover art ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.guitar9.com/secondheat.html In Review: Racer X "Second Heat"] at Guitar Nine Records {{Racer X}} {{Authority control}} Category:Racer X (band) albums Category:1987 albums Category:Shrapnel Records albums Category:Albums produced by Mike Varney --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Second Heat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Heat) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Heat?action=history)). 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