Arcade (Arcade album) explained

Arcade
Type:	studio
Artist:	Arcade
Cover:	Arcade (album).jpeg
Released:	1993
Genre:	Hard rock
Label:	Epic
Producer:	David Prater
Next Title:	A/2
Next Year:	1994

Arcade is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Arcade.^[1] Released in 1993, the album produced two singles that would land in the Top 30 of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart: "Nothin' to Lose" and "Cry No More". The album would prove to be a mild success as it charted No. 133 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. "Calm Before the Storm" is about Nikki Sixx.^[2]

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald considered Arcade "yet another band that sticks to those hard rock cliches like wet clothes stick to a wet body."

Track listing

Japanese Bonus Track

Personnel

• Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
• Frankie Wilsex – guitar
• Donny Syracuse – guitar
• Michael Andrews – bass
• Fred Coury – drums

Chart positions

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Cry No More"	Mainstream Rock Tracks^[3]	27
	"Nothin' to Lose"	Mainstream Rock Tracks^[4]	29

Notes and References

1. News: Weatherford . Mike . Arcade . Las Vegas Review-Journal . Jan 29, 1993 . 2C.
2. News: Hochman . Steve . Pop Eye . Los Angeles Times . Nov 1, 1992 . Calendar . 62.
3. News: Arcade Cry No More Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713201119/https://www.billboard.com/music/arcade/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/song/106502. dead. July 13, 2018. Billboard. 2018-07-06.
4. News: Arcade Nothin' To Lose Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714063638/https://www.billboard.com/music/arcade/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/song/106119. dead. July 14, 2018. Billboard. 2018-07-06.