Narita (album)

Narita is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Riot.[3][4]

Narita
Studio album by Riot
Released	1979 (Japan) October 5, 1979 (US)
Recorded	Early 1979
Studio	Big Apple Recording Studio, New York City
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	38:43
Label	Victor (Japan), Capitol
Producer	Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell
Riot chronology
Rock City (1977) Narita (1979) Fire Down Under (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(favourable)[2]

The album was initially released only in Japan, and was available only as an import in the US until its American release in October 1979. It became out of print in the late 1980s and was only being pressed in CD format in Japan in 1989 until the early 1990s. It was finally issued on CD outside Japan in 2005 by UK-based Rock Candy Records, run by former Kerrang! writers Derek Oliver and Dante Bonutto.

'Narita' was also the name of a short-lived San Antonio, Texas-based Riot offshoot, featuring guitarist Mark Reale along with former S.A.Slayer members vocalist Steve Cooper, drummer Dave McClain, and bassist Don Van Stavern, who would later appear on the Thundersteel and The Privilege of Power albums and is a member of Riot V. They recorded a three-song demo in 1985, including an early version of "Thundersteel", before Reale reformed Riot in 1986.

Track listing

All songs written by Guy Speranza and Mark Reale except where noted.

Side one

1. "Waiting for the Taking" (Speranza, Reale, Rick Ventura) – 5:01
2. "49er" (Speranza, Reale, Lou A. Kouvaris)- 4:36
3. "Kick Down the Wall" (Lou A. Kouvaris) – 4:32
4. "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire; Steppenwolf cover) – 2:47
5. "Narita" – 4:38

Side two

6. "Here We Come Again" – 5:58
7. "Do It Up" – 3:44
8. "Hot for Love" – 5:00
9. "White Rock" (Speranza, Reale, Kouvaris) - 2:33
10. "Road Racin'" – 4:32

Musicians

• Guy Speranza – vocals
• Mark Reale – guitar
• Rick Ventura – guitar
• Jimmy Iommi – bass
• Peter Bitelli – drums

Cover versions and appearances

• American metal band Night Demon covered "Road Racin'" on their 2015 album Curse of the Damned; the song is included on the CD digipak version on Century Media and the 12" vinyl version on SPV/Steamhammer.
• The songs "Narita" and "Road Racin'" are featured in the video game Brütal Legend.
• The song "Road Racin" was included on the Polydor album "Castle Donnington: Monsters of Rock", from the concert August 1980.[5]

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Riot Narita review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
2. "Review: Narita – Riot" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (31). August 2, 1980. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via American Radio History.
3. "Riot – Narita". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
4. Narita (LP Sleeve). Riot. Los Angeles, California: Capitol Records SN-16271. 1979.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/donington-1980.html

See also

• Narita International Airport
• Sanrizuka Struggle