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Fire Down Under is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1981, it's the final album to feature original vocalist Guy Speranza.[3] The song "Flashbacks" is dedicated to Neal Kay, a British DJ who supported heavy metal in the UK during the new wave of British heavy metal.[4]

Fire Down Under
Studio album by Riot
Released	August, 1981[citation needed]
Recorded	Greene St. Recording, New York City, November–December 1980[citation needed]
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	37:35
Label	Elektra, Victor (Japan)
Producer	Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell
Riot chronology
Narita (1979) Fire Down Under (1981) Restless Breed (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Martin Popoff	[2]

The album was re-issued on CD in 1997 by the German-based High Vaultage label, utilizing a new, controversial remix by former Riot producer Steve Loeb,^{[citation needed]} and in 1999 by Metal Blade Records in the U.S., this time featuring the original Elektra mix. The latest re-issue came in 2014 courtesy of Varese Sarabande. All three versions contain various bonus tracks recorded for the original Capitol Records version of Fire Down Under which the band were unhappy with.^{[citation needed]} Capitol dropped the band for being "too heavy" after hearing the final version subsequently released by Elektra Records.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Composers	Length
1.	"Swords and Tequila"	Guy Speranza, Mark Reale	3:18
2.	"Fire Down Under"	Speranza, Kip Leming	2:31
3.	"Feel the Same"	Rick Ventura	4:52
4.	"Outlaw"	Speranza, Reale	4:19
5.	"Don't Bring Me Down"	Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Sandy Slavin	3:00

Side two

No.	Title	Composers	Length
6.	"Don't Hold Back"	Speranza, Reale	3:14
7.	"Altar of the King"	Speranza, Reale	4:44
8.	"No Lies"	Ventura	4:19
9.	"Run for Your Life"	Speranza, Reale	3:16
10.	"Flashbacks"	Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Slavin	4:00

1997 remastered edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Composers	Length
11.	"Struck By Lightning"	Reale, Speranza	3:41
12.	"Misty Morning Rain"	Speranza	3:10
13.	"You're All I Needed Tonight"	Speranza, Ventura	3:00
14.	"One Step Closer"	Ventura	2:14
15.	"Hot Life"	Ventura	0:25

1999, 2014 & 2016 remastered editions bonus tracks

No.	Title	Composers	Length
11.	"Misty Morning Rain"	Speranza	3:10
12.	"You're All I Needed Tonight"	Speranza, Ventura	3:00

2018 remastered edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Composers	Length
11.	"Misty Morning Rain"	Speranza	3:10
12.	"You're All I Needed Tonight"	Speranza, Ventura	3:00
13.	"One Step Closer"	Ventura	2:14
14.	"Struck By Lightning"	Reale, Speranza	3:41
15.	"Outlaw (remix/edited)"	Reale, Speranza	3:18
16.	"Rock City (live)"	Feit, Reale, Speranza	4:29

Personnel

Band members

• Guy Speranza - vocals
• Mark Reale - guitar
• Rick Ventura - guitar
• Kip Leming - bass
• Sandy Slavin - drums

Production

• Steve Loeb, Billy Arnell - producers
• Rod Hui - engineer, mixing
• Howie Weinberg - mastering

Cover versions and appearances

• The song "Swords and Tequila" is featured in the video game Brütal Legend.
• The song "Swords and Tequila" received a cover by band "Salvación"

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard 200	49[5]

References

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