Category 5 (album) explained

Category 5
Type:	Album
Artist:	FireHouse
Cover:	Firehouse-c5.jpg
Released:	September 2, 1998 (Japan)
Recorded:	Leverty Sound Studios
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	54:45
Label:	Pony Canyon (Japan) Lightyear Entertainment (USA)
Producer:	FireHouse
Prev Title:	Good Acoustics
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Bring 'Em Out Live
Next Year:	1999

Category 5 is the fifth album of the rock band FireHouse. It was originally released in 1998 in Japan and in 1999 in the United States by Lightyear Records.

The album featured a more direct contribution from bassist Perry Richardson and ironically, it was his last studio album with the band. It features a different, more experimental sound when compared to the band's previous hard rock albums, while still featuring some signature ballads.

Track listing

All songs written by Snare and Leverty, except where noted.

1. "Can't Stop the Pain" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson) - 5:37
2. "Acid Rain" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 3:27
3. "Bringing Me Down" - 4:39
4. "Dream" (Richardson, Rogers) - 4:13
5. "Get Ready" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 4:18
6. "If It Changes" - 4:56
7. "The Day, the Week, and the Weather" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 5:27
8. "The Nights Were Young" - 4:18
9. "Have Mercy" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 4:36
10. "I'd Do Anything" - 5:45
11. "Arrow Through My Heart" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 4:11
12. "Life Goes On" - 10:24 (includes the hidden "Get To Know You", song by bassist Perry Richardson)

Personnel

• C.J. Snare - vocals, keyboards
• Bill Leverty - guitars
• Michael Foster - drums
• Perry Richardson - bass guitar

Notes and References

1. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . . Roppongi, Tokyo . 2006 . 4-87131-077-9 . ja.