Laughing on Judgement Day
Laughing on Judgement Day is the second studio album from English hard rock band Thunder, following their debut Back Street Symphony. It was recorded between February and June 1992 at Outside Studios in Checkendon, produced by guitarist Luke Morley with Andy Taylor, who had also worked on the first record. David Bascombe mixed it at AIR Studios in London. EMI issued it on 24 August 1992.
Morley wrote most of the songs, with drummer Gary "Harry" James, singer Danny Bowes, guitarist Ben Matthews and Taylor sharing credits on a handful. It climbed to number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and went gold. Four singles followed, all reaching the UK top 40: "Low Life in High Places", "Everybody Wants Her", "A Better Man" and "Like a Satellite". The best placed of them, "A Better Man", reached number 18. It's a strong place to hear the band at their most commercially successful.
Laughing on Judgement Day: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 1:09:17Tracklist
- 1Does It Feel Like Love?Luke Morley5:01
- 2Everybody Wants HerBowes, James, Matthews, Morley4:31
- 3Low Life in High PlacesLuke Morley4:10
- 4Laughing on Judgement DayLuke Morley4:34
- 5Empty CityLuke Morley and Andy Taylor7:00
- 6Today the World Stopped TurningLuke Morley4:44
- 7Long Way From HomeLuke Morley6:02
- 8Fire to IceLuke Morley4:34
- 9Feeding the FlameLuke Morley4:33
- 10A Better ManLuke Morley3:41
- 11The Moment of TruthBowes, James, Matthews3:55
- 12Flawed to PerfectionLuke Morley4:55
- 13Like a SatelliteLuke Morley4:48
- 14Baby I'll Be GoneLuke Morley and Andy Taylor6:49
- Produced by
- Luke Morley, Andy Taylor
- Recorded at
- Outside (Checkendon, England)
- Recorded
- 3 February 1992 – 24 June 1992
- Mixed by
- David Bascombe
- Engineered by
- Ken Lomas
- Label
- EMI
- Length
- 1:09:17
Singles
- “Low Life in High Places”
- “Everybody Wants Her”
- “A Better Man”
- “Like a Satellite”
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1992 | 2 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2023 | 5 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2023 | 12 |
| Scottish Albums · 2023 | 19 |
| Swiss Albums · 1992 | 33 |
| Swedish Albums · 1992 | 37 |
| German Albums · 1992 | 80 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1993 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 August 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 August 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 24 August 1992 | |
| US release | August 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 24 August 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | GB | EMI | 077779990917 | other |
| August 1992 | US | Geffen | 720642448625 | other |
| 24 August 1992 | GB | EMI | 077779990924 | original |
| 28 August 1992 | JP | EMI | 4988006672055 | other |
| 2009 | US | — | other | |
| 2009 | XE | EMI | 5099996480922 | remaster |
| 28 April 2023 | GB | BMG | 4050538823042 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1420x1418, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1420×1418 | upscaled: minor: best source 1420x1418, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |