Out now, Songs Of White Lion – Vol. II by that band’s lead vocalist Mike Tramp, and with it a new lyric video for the track ‘Lonely Nights’, the single taken from the album out on Frontiers Music Srl.
Regarding these reimaginings, Tramp remarked: “Would Leonardo Da Vinci have re-painted Mona Lisa, if he had gotten a second chance? That, we will never know, but I can say for sure, that I am beyond thrilled to have gotten a second chance to rerecord and sing the songs I wrote between 1983 and 1990. Today I have such a better understanding of how I want to express the songs in my voice than I had when I was in my 20s, it’s just a fact, and I’ve grabbed the chance. Songs Of White Lion is a whole new chapter, matter of fact it is current.”
After forming in 1983, White Lion came to prominence when after signing to Atlantic Records, the band enjoyed success. Their second album Pride in 1987, included the hits ‘Wait’ and ‘When The Children Cry’. The band’s third album, Big Game (1991), and fourth album, Mane Attraction (1992) continued the band’s winning streak, but ultimately they disbanded in 1992.
After White Lion, Tramp formed the hard rock band Freak Of Nature, who had a decidedly darker and harder vibe than White Lion. Freak Of Nature would release three studio albums before disbanding in 1996. In 1998, Tramp kicked off his solo career with the album, Capricorn; in 2002, his second solo album Recovering The Wasted Years followed. Tramp would then take a break from his solo career from 2004-2008 to tour and record under the name Mike Tramp’s White Lion and eventually under the name White Lion, releasing the album Return Of The Pride in 2008.
Since 2009, Tramp has been writing and recording as a solo artist releasing nine studio albums, including his most recent, 2022’s For Første Gang. He has also been a consistent presence on the road, both as an acoustic solo artist and with a backing band, with no plans of slowing down anytime soon.
Tracks featured on Songs Of White Lion — Vol.II are: ‘Lights & Thunder’, ‘Lonely Nights’, ‘Till Death Do Us Part’,‘Salvador’, ‘The Road To Valhalla’, ‘Don’t Give Up’, ‘You’re AII I Need’, ‘Out With The Boys’, ‘All You Need Is Rock ‘n’ Roll’ and ‘Farewell To You’ – It can be ordered here.
