Firebirth is the tenth studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It is the first album with singer Nic Maeder after Steve Lee's death.

Firebirth
Studio album by
Released2012
Recorded2011–2012
StudioYellow House Studio 13, Lugano, Switzerland
GenreHard rock
Length44:15
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPaul Lani, Leo Leoni
Gotthard chronology
Need to Believe
(2009)
Firebirth
(2012)
Bang!
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(favourable)[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7[3]
Rock Hard8.5/10[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Leo Leoni, Nic Maeder and Freddy Scherer, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Starlight"4:27
2."Give Me Real"3:38
3."Remember It's Me"3:27
4."Fight"3:25
5."Yippie Aye Yay" (Marc Lynn, Maeder, Scherer, Leoni, Paul Lani)4:37
6."Tell Me" (Leoni, Maeder)3:15
7."Shine"3:48
8."The Story's Over"4:09
9."Right On"3:52
10."S.O.S."3:22
11."Take It All Back"3:16
12."I Can"3:10
13."Where Are You" (Leoni)4:19
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Love You Honey"3:04
15."Starlight" (acoustic version)3:56
16."While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison)5:35

Personnel

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Gotthard
  • Nic Maeder – vocals
  • Leo Leoni – guitars, keyboards on track 13, producer, engineer, mixing on track 15
  • Freddy Scherer – guitars
  • Marc Lynn – bass guitar
  • Hena Habegger – drums and percussion
Additional musicians
  • Matthias Ulmer - keyboards
Production
  • Paul Lani - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Davide Pagano - engineer, mixing on track 15
  • Charlie Bauerfeind - mastering

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Gold 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Genzel, Christian. "Gotthard - Firebirth review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ Ling, Dave (July 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 101. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ Mineur, Matthias (4 June 2012). "Gotthard - Firebirth". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ Rönnebeck, Jenny (2012). "Review Dynamit: Gotthard - Firebirth". Rock Hard (in German). No. 301. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gotthard – Firebirth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gotthard – Firebirth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gotthard – Firebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Gotthard')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2024.