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M.S.G.
Studio album by
McAuley Schenker Group
ReleasedDecember 1991 (Japan)
February 1992 (Europe)
StudioRumbo Recorders, Preferred Sound, Sound City Studios, Track Records, Los Angeles, California, USA
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length53:14
LabelImpact (USA)
EMI (Europe and Japan)
ProducerKevin Beamish, Frank Filipetti
McAuley Schenker Group chronology
Save Yourself
(1989) 		M.S.G.
(1991) 		Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G.
(1992)
Michael Schenker chronology
Contraband
(1991) 		M.S.G.
(1992) 		Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G.
(1992)
Singles from M.S.G.
  1. "Nightmare"
    Released: February 1992[1]
  2. "When I'm Gone"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

M.S.G. is the third and final studio album by Michael Schenker and Robin McAuley's project, the McAuley Schenker Group. It was released in 1991 in Japan and 1992 in Europe.

Bass guitarist Jeff Pilson and drummer James Kottak previously played together in Michael Lee Firkins's backing band and Wild Horses. Kottak, who had also previously played in the original line-up of Kingdom Come, later joined Schenker's former band Scorpions.

Track listing

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All songs written by Michael Schenker and Robin McAuley except where noted.

  1. "Eve" – 4:52
  2. "Paradise" – 4:07
  3. "When I'm Gone" (Jesse Harms, McAuley) – 4:47
  4. "This Broken Heart" – 4:47
  5. "We Believe in Love" – 5:12
  6. "Crazy" (Rocky Newton, McAuley) – 4:53
  7. "Invincible" – 3:42
  8. "What Happens to Me" – 5:02
  9. "Lonely Nights" – 4:29
  10. "This Night Is Gonna Last Forever" (Newton, Kenny Stewart) – 4:51
  11. "Never Ending Nightmare" – 6:24

Note that "Paradise" is not the same song as the one McAuley recorded with his old band, Grand Prix.

Personnel

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Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[3] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 36

References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 721. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – McAuley Schenker Group – McAuley Schenker Group" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – McAuley Schenker Group – MSG". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – McAuley Schenker Group – MSG". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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