After the War (Gary Moore album)

After the War
After the War
	Cover photo by John Claridge
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released	25 January 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Length	53:01
Label	Virgin
Producer	Peter Collins
Gary Moore chronology
Singles from After the War
	"After the War"; Released: January 1989; "Ready for Love"; Released: March 1989; "Led Clones"; Released: April 1989 (US); "Livin' on Dreams"; Released: October 1989;

After the War is the seventh solo studio album by the Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released on 25 January 1989 by Virgin Records.^[7]^[8]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[4]
Kerrang!	^[5]
Rock Hard	8.0/10^[6]

Background

Like its predecessor, Wild Frontier, After the War contains elements of Celtic music. The instrumental "Dunluce" is named after Dunluce Castle in Northern Ireland.

On "Led Clones", Ozzy Osbourne, with whom Moore had worked before the singer united with Randy Rhoads, shares lead vocals. The song pokes fun at bands such as Kingdom Come which were popular at the time, and is based on a Led Zeppelin-type sound and image. "That song was great fun," Ozzy recalled, "and it was an honour to record with Gary."^[9] The Sisters of Mercy frontman, Andrew Eldritch, provides backing vocals on the songs "After the War", "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds". Moore again pays tribute to the memory of his long-time friend and colleague Phil Lynott with the song "Blood of Emeralds".

After the War was Moore's last foray into conventional hard rock, and his last rock album of any kind until Dark Days in Paradise in 1997. Starting with his next album, Still Got the Blues, he primarily played blues.

Although Cozy Powell played drums on the album, he was replaced by Chris Slade for the tour, as he was set to tour with Black Sabbath, in support of the album, Headless Cross, on which he also played drums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Moore, except where indicated

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"After the War"		4:17
2.	"Speak for Yourself"	Moore, Neil Carter	3:42
3.	"Livin' on Dreams"		4:14
4.	"Led Clones (feat. Ozzy Osbourne)"	Moore, Carter	6:07

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Running from the Storm"		4:45
2.	"This Thing Called Love"		3:32
3.	"Ready for Love"		5:39
4.	"Blood of Emeralds"	Moore, Carter	8:19

CD release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dunluce (Part 1)" (instrumental)		1:17
2.	"After the War"		4:17
3.	"Speak for Yourself"	Moore, Carter	3:42
4.	"Livin' on Dreams"		4:14
5.	"Led Clones (feat. Ozzy Osbourne)"	Moore, Carter	6:07
6.	"The Messiah Will Come Again" (instrumental)	Roy Buchanan	7:29
7.	"Running from the Storm"		4:45
8.	"This Thing Called Love"		3:22
9.	"Ready for Love"		5:39
10.	"Blood of Emeralds"	Moore, Carter	8:19
11.	"Dunluce (Part 2)" (instrumental)		3:50

2002 remastered CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Emerald" (Thin Lizzy cover)	Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Brian Robertson, Phil Lynott	4:06
13.	"Over the Hills and Far Away" (live)		10:16
14.	"Military Man" (live)	Lynott	6:26
15.	"Wild Frontier" (live)		5:01

Personnel

Musicians

Gary Moore – guitars, lead vocals
Neil Carter – keyboards, backing vocals
Bob Daisley – bass guitar
Cozy Powell – drums
Don Airey – keyboards on "The Messiah Will Come Again", "Running from the Storm" and "This Thing Called Love"
Laurence Cottle – bass guitar on "The Messiah Will Come Again"
Steve Piggott - sequencer bass on "Ready for Love"
Charlie Morgan – drums on "After the War"
Simon Phillips – drums on "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds"
Brian Downey – drums on "Emerald"
Chris Thompson – backing vocals on "After the War", "Led Clones" and "Ready for Love"; violin on "Led Clones"
Ozzy Osbourne – co-lead vocals on "Led Clones;" backing vocals on "Speak for Yourself"
Andrew Eldritch – backing vocals on "After the War", "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds"
Sam Brown, Miriam Stockley – backing vocals on "Ready for Love"

Production

Peter Collins – producer
Duane Baron – mixing
Ian Taylor – engineer, mixing
Steve Barnett, Stewart Young, Hard to Handle – management

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	German Albums Chart^[10]	2
	Finnish Albums Chart^[11]	3
	Norwegian Albums Chart^[12]	3
	Swedish Albums Chart^[13]	3
	Swiss Albums Top 100^[14]	3
	New Zealand Albums Chart^[15]	14
	Japanese Albums Chart^[16]	16
	Dutch MegaCharts^[17]	17
	UK Albums Chart^[18]	23
	Billboard 200 (US)^[19]	114

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"After the War"	Norwegian Singles Chart^[20]	4
		Finnish Singles Chart^[11]	5
		Swedish Singles Chart^[21]	12
		Irish Singles Chart^[22]	14
		Swiss Singles Top 100^[23]	17
		New Zealand Singles Chart^[24]	36
		UK Singles Chart^[18]	37
	"Ready for Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)^[25]	13
		Finnish Singles Chart^[11]	26
		UK Singles Chart^[18]	56

Sales and certifications

Certifications for *After the War*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[26]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[27]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[28]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "After the War - Gary Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 561. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "After the War - Gary Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal. Vol. 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
^ Hotten, Jon (28 January 1989). "Don't Mention the War". Kerrang!. No. 223. p. 15. ISSN 0262-6624.
^ Trojan, Frank (1989). "Review Album: Gary Moore - After the War". Rock Hard (in German). No. 32. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (25 January 2016). "Why Gary Moore Closed a Chapter With 'After the War'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 561. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ Wall, Mick (October 2014). "Jumping at shadows". Classic Rock. No. 202. p. 59.
^ "Album – Gary Moore, After the War". Charts (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: MOK - MOY > Garu Moore". Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War (Album)". Norwegian Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War (Album)". Swedish Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War". Hitparade (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War (Album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ AA.VV. (25 April 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo, Japan: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gary Moore Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War (Song)". Norwegian Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War (Song)". Swedish Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "The Irish Cahrts: search for Gary Moore". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War". Hit parade (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore – After the War (Song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gary Moore Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gary Moore; 'After the War')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Gary Moore – After the War". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[1] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "After the War - Gary Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[2] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 561. ISBN 9780862415419.

[AM-3] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "After the War - Gary Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[martin-4] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal. Vol. 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

[5] Hotten, Jon (28 January 1989). "Don't Mention the War". Kerrang!. No. 223. p. 15. ISSN 0262-6624.

[rockhard-6] Trojan, Frank (1989). "Review Album: Gary Moore - After the War". Rock Hard (in German). No. 32. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[7] Rivadavia, Eduardo (25 January 2016). "Why Gary Moore Closed a Chapter With 'After the War'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[8] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 561. ISBN 9780862415419.

[9] Wall, Mick (October 2014). "Jumping at shadows". Classic Rock. No. 202. p. 59.

[10] "Album – Gary Moore, After the War". Charts (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[FIN-11] "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: MOK - MOY > Garu Moore". Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[12] "Gary Moore – After the War (Album)". Norwegian Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[13] "Gary Moore – After the War (Album)". Swedish Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[14] "Gary Moore – After the War". Hitparade (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[15] "Gary Moore – After the War (Album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[16] AA.VV. (25 April 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo, Japan: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.

[17] "Gary Moore – After the War". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[GB-18] "Gary Moore Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[US-19] "Gary Moore Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[20] "Gary Moore – After the War (Song)". Norwegian Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[21] "Gary Moore – After the War (Song)". Swedish Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[IRMA-22] "The Irish Cahrts: search for Gary Moore". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[23] "Gary Moore – After the War". Hit parade (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[24] "Gary Moore – After the War (Song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[25] "Gary Moore Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[GermanyGary_MooreAfter_the_WaralbumCertRef-26] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gary Moore; 'After the War')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[SwedenGary_MooreAfter_the_WaralbumCertRef-27] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[United_KingdomGary_MooreAfter_the_WaralbumCertRef-28] "British album certifications – Gary Moore – After the War". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[7]

[8]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]