First Strike (album) explained

First Strike
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Cobra
Cover:	First Strike (album).jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	D.B. Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre:	Hard rock
Label:	Epic Records
Producer:	Tom Allom

First Strike is the debut and sole studio album released by Swiss-American hard rock band Cobra. Originally released in 1983 by Epic Records,^[1] the record was produced by Tom Allom and remastered in 2008 by Rock Candy.^[2] The album in the British music magazine Kerrang! took first place in the import charts.^[3] The single "Blood on Your Money" received MTV airplay, while "Looking at You" and "Travelin' Man" received promotion at the Memphis TV Club.

Swiss hard rock band Gotthard covered "Travelin' Man" on their 1994 album, Dial Hard, and "Looking at You" for One Life One Soul - Best of Ballads in 2002. Cobra guitarist Mandy Meyer was a member of Gotthard between 1996 and 2003.

Personnel

• Jimi Jamison – Lead Vocals
• Mandy Meyer – Lead Guitar
• Jack Holder - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards
• Tommy Keiser – Bass
• Jeff Klaven – Drums^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cobra – First Strike CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography. heavyharmonies.com. 12 December 2018.
2. Web site: Cobra (27) – First Strike. discogs. es. 12 December 2018.
3. Web site: Jolly Joker's Ohrenbalsam: COBRA, FIRST STRIKE,1983, CD,1992. Joker. Jolly. May 9, 2011. Jolly Joker`s Ohrenbalsam. 12 December 2018.
4. Web site: First Strike – Cobra Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. 12 December 2018.