Dangerous Attraction

Dangerous Attraction is the debut album released by heavy metal band Lion.

Dangerous Attraction
Studio album by Lion
Released	July 21, 1987 (1987-07-21)
Recorded	1986
Studio	Santa Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica, California
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length	44:13
Label	Scotti Brothers
Producer	Lion
Lion chronology
Power Love (1986) Dangerous Attraction (1987) Trouble in Angel City (1989)
Singles from Dangerous Attraction
"The Transformers (Theme)" Released: 1986 "Powerlove" Released: July 1987

The original album was released in Japan as an import. A remastered edition was released in 2017 and included "The Transformers (Theme)" single as a bonus track.^[1]

Critical reception

American magazine Cashbox reacted positively on the album's music with the comment "Fairly melodic, beat-heavy metal pop with hooky anthemic choruses to burn. Sets no new standards, but fits well in the genre."^[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fatal Attraction"	Kal Swan, Doug Aldrich	4:16
2.	"Armed and Dangerous"	Swan, Aldrich, Mark Hansen Holden	3:42
3.	"Hard and Heavy"	Swan	4:36
4.	"Never Surrender"	Swan, Aldrich	3:33
5.	"Death on Legs"	Swan, Aldrich, Holden	4:15

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Powerlove"	Swan, Aldrich	3:56
7.	"In the Name of Love"	Swan	6:19
8.	"After the Fire"	Swan	4:44
9.	"Shout It Out"	Swan	5:22

Remastered CD edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"The Transformers (Theme)"	Ford Kinder, Anne Bryant, Aldrich, Swan	3:36

Personnel

Lion

• Kal Swan – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Doug Aldrich – guitars, backing vocals
• Jerry Best – bass, backing vocals
• Mark Edwards – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Pat Regan – keyboards
• Gary Falcone – additional backing vocals
• Scott MacLachlan – additional backing vocals
• Vicki Seeger – additional backing vocals

Production

• Lion – producers
• Bill Freesh – engineer
• Jamey Dell – assistant engineer
• Jim Isaacs – production coordination
• Julia Melanie Goode – creative direction
• Kal Swan – logo design
• Andy Rosen – photography
• Glen La Ferman – back cover photography
• Bill Silby – lettering