Street Poetry

Street Poetry
Street Poetry
Studio album by Hanoi Rocks
Released	5 September 2007
Recorded	Spring 2007
Genre	Glam punk, hard rock
Label	Backstage Alliance [fi]
Producer	Hanoi Productions
Hanoi Rocks chronology
Singles from Street Poetry
	"Fashion"; Released: 16 May 2007; "This One's for Rock'n'Roll"; Released: 8 August 2007; "Teenage Revolution"; Released: 2008;

Street Poetry is the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks's eighth and final studio album. The album reached the top 10 on the Finnish charts, and succeeded very well elsewhere in Europe too. The first single spawned was "Fashion", and the second was an internet-only single "This One's for Rock'n'Roll". The album's release was celebrated at the Tavastia Club with three live shows, which were followed by a tour across Scandinavia, England and Japan.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Hard Rock Hide Out	^[2]
Plaza.fi [fi]	^[3]
Soundi [fi]	^[4]

The album's title comes from a time when the original Hanoi Rocks were living in London. A drifter was living in the London Underground Ladbroke Grove-station, where he wrote poems of things he saw. He was called a "Street Poet", and hence the title "Street Poetry".

Some reviews said that the album was Hanoi Rocks' first real rock record since the 80's.

Track list

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hypermobile"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom	4:05
2.	"Street Poetry"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:57
3.	"Fashion"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:16
4.	"Highwired"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:28
5.	"Power of Persuasion"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom	4:16
6.	"Teenage Revolution"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:36
7.	"Worth Your Weight in Gold"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:33
8.	"Transcendental Groove"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:03
9.	"This One's for Rock'n'Roll"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:44
10.	"Powertrip"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom	2:38
11.	"Walkin' Away"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom, DJ Alimo [fi]	3:56
12.	"Tootin' Star"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Conny Bloom, Andy Christell	2:40
13.	"Fumblefoot and Busy Bee"	Andy McCoy, Conny Bloom	2:04

Limited edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Trouble Boys"	Billy Bremner	2:49
15.	"Fashion" (Music video + Making of)	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	7:35
16.	"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" (Live video)	Andy McCoy, Bob Ezrin, Ian Hunter	3:48
17.	"Highschool" (Live video)	Andy McCoy, Bob Ezrin	4:09

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Self Destruction Blues"	Andy McCoy	2:44
15.	"Worldshaker"	Tumppi Varonen, Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	2:57

Personnel

Hanoi Rocks

Michael Monroe – lead vocals, saxophone, harmonica, piano
Andy McCoy – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
Conny Bloom – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Andy Christell – bass, backing vocals
Lacu – drums

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	41

References

^ Greg Prato (3 September 2007). "Street Poetry – Hanoi Rocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ Rockitt, Rob. "Hanoi Rocks – Street Poetry (2007)". Hard Rock Hideout. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ [1] Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ [2] Archived 2 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hanoi Rocks: Street Poetry" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hanoi Rocks – Street Poetry". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[1] Greg Prato (3 September 2007). "Street Poetry – Hanoi Rocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[2] Rockitt, Rob. "Hanoi Rocks – Street Poetry (2007)". Hard Rock Hideout. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[3] [1] Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[4] [2] Archived 2 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[ac_Finland_Hanoi_Rocks-5] "Hanoi Rocks: Street Poetry" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[ac_Sweden_Hanoi_Rocks-6] "Swedishcharts.com – Hanoi Rocks – Street Poetry". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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