Dangerous Games (album)

This article is about the album by Alcatrazz. For the Mary Weiss' album, see Dangerous Game (album).

Dangerous Games is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Alcatrazz. It marked a drastic departure from the band's two previous albums with its heavily Japanese-influenced style. It was also the first and only appearance for new guitarist Danny Johnson who replaced Steve Vai after he left the band to join The David Lee Roth Band in 1986, and the last studio album that Alcatrazz had released for 34 years, until the release of Born Innocent in 2020.

Dangerous Games
Studio album by Alcatrazz
Released	August 21, 1986[1]
Studio	American Recording Co., Calabasas, California
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	38:04
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richie Podolor
Alcatrazz chronology
Disturbing the Peace (1985) Dangerous Games (1986) The Best of Alcatrazz (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[3]
Kerrang!	[4]

Track listing

(Songwriters listed in parentheses.)

Side one

1. "It's My Life" (Carl D'Erico, Roger Atkins) – 4:10
2. "Undercover" (Danny Johnson, Jimmy Waldo, Jo Eime, Graham Bonnet) – 3:41
3. "That Ain't Nothin'" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet, Gary Shea, Jan Uvena) – 3:53
4. "No Imagination" (Eime, Bonnet) – 3:16
5. "Ohayo Tokyo" (Eime, Bonnet) – 2:59

Side two

6. "Dangerous Games" (Johnson) – 3:26
7. "Blue Boar" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet) – 3:14
8. "Only One Woman" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:43 (The Marbles cover)
9. "The Witchwood" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet) – 4:00
10. "Double Man" (Johnson, Waldo, Eime, Bonnet, Shea, Uvena) – 4:30
11. "Night of the Shooting Star" (Eime, Bonnet) – 1:04

Personnel

Band members

• Graham Bonnet – vocals, backing vocals
• Danny Johnson – guitar, backing vocals
• Jimmy Waldo – keyboards, backing vocals
• Gary Shea – bass
• Jan Uvena – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Jay Davis – backing vocals
• Jimmy Haslip – bass

Production

• Richard Podolor – producer
• Bill Cooper – engineer
• Mike Reese – mastering
• Jo Eime – lyricist
• Roy Kohara – art direction
• Wendy Dio, Niji Management Inc. – management