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| cover = Narita Riot cover.jpg
| cover = Narita Riot cover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1979 (Japan)<br/>October 5, 1979 (US)
| released = 5 October 1979
| recorded = Early 1979
| recorded = April–June 1979
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = [[Greene St. Recording|Big Apple Recording Studio]], New York City
| studio = [[Greene St. Recording|Big Apple Recording Studio]], New York City
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| length = 38:43
| length = 43:15
| label = [[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor]] (Japan), [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| label = [[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor]] (Japan), [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer = Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell
| producer = Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell
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| next_year = 1981
| next_year = 1981
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
| rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/narita-r48035/credits | title = Riot Narita review | accessdate = September 1, 2011 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | publisher = [[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/narita-r48035/credits | title = Riot Narita review | accessdate = September 1, 2011 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | publisher = [[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2Score = (favourable)<ref name="bboardreview">{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1980/BB-1980-08-02.pdf|title=Review: Narita – Riot|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 2, 1980|accessdate=May 24, 2020|volume=85|number=31|page=58|via=American Radio History|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
| rev2Score = (favourable)<ref name="bboardreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1980/BB-1980-08-02.pdf|title=Review: Narita – Riot|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 2, 1980|accessdate=May 24, 2020|volume=85|number=31|page=58|via=American Radio History|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
| noprose = yes
}}
}}


'''''Narita''''' is the second studio album by the American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Riot (band)|Riot]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=3547 | title = Riot – Narita | accessdate = September 1, 2011 | publisher = [[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Narita |others=Riot |year=1979 |type=LP Sleeve |publisher=[[Capitol Records]] SN-16271 |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref>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''''' is the second studio album by the American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Riot (band)|Riot]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Narita |others=Riot |year=1979 |type=LP Sleeve |publisher=[[Capitol Records]] SN-16271 |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> The album was initially released in 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 (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.
'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 (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==
==Track listing==
All songs written by Guy Speranza and Mark Reale except where noted.
All songs were written by [[Guy Speranza]] and [[Mark Reale]] except where noted.


{{Track listing
'''Side one'''
| headline = Side one
# "Waiting for the Taking" ''<small>(Speranza, Reale, Rick Ventura)</small>'' – 5:01
| title1 = Waiting for the Taking
⚫
# "49er" ''<small>(Speranza, Reale, Lou A. Kouvaris)</small>''- 4:36
| writer1 = Speranza, Reale, Rick Ventura
# "Kick Down the Wall" (Lou A. Kouvaris) – 4:32
| length1 = 5:01
# "[[Born to Be Wild]]" ''<small>([[Mars Bonfire]]; [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]] cover)</small>'' – 2:47
| title2 = 49er
# "Narita" – 4:38
⚫
| writer2 = Speranza, Reale, Lou A. Kouvaris
| length2 = 4:36
| title3 = Kick Down the Wall
| writer3 = Lou A. Kouvaris
| length3 = 4:32
| title4 = [[Born to Be Wild]]
| writer4 = [[Mars Bonfire]]
| note4 = [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]] cover
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = Narita
| length5 = 4:38
}}


{{Track listing
'''Side two'''
| headline = Side two
#<li value="6">"Here We Come Again" – 5:58
| title6 = Here We Come Again
# "Do It Up" – 3:44
# "Hot for Love" – 5:00
| length6 = 5:58
| title7 = Do It Up
⚫
# "White Rock" ''<small>(Speranza, Reale, Kouvaris)</small>'' - 2:33
| length7 = 3:44
# "Road Racin'" – 4:32
| title8 = Hot for Love
| length8 = 5:00
| title9 = White Rock
⚫
| writer9 = Speranza, Reale, Kouvaris
| length9 = 2:33
| title10 = Road Racin'
| length10 = 4:32
}}


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Narita International Airport]]（[[ Sanrizuka Struggle]]）
*[[Narita International Airport]]（[[Sanrizuka Struggle]]）


==References==
==References==
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Narita
Studio album by
Riot
Released5 October 1979
RecordedApril–June 1979
StudioBig Apple Recording Studio, New York City
GenreHeavy metal
Length43:15
LabelVictor (Japan), Capitol
ProducerSteve Loeb and Billy Arnell
Riot chronology
Rock City
(1977) 		Narita
(1979) 		Fire Down Under
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(favourable)[2]

Narita is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot.[3] The album was initially released in 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

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waiting for the Taking"Speranza, Reale, Rick Ventura5:01
2."49er"Speranza, Reale, Lou A. Kouvaris4:36
3."Kick Down the Wall"Lou A. Kouvaris4:32
4."Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover)Mars Bonfire2:47
5."Narita" 4:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Here We Come Again" 5:58
7."Do It Up" 3:44
8."Hot for Love" 5:00
9."White Rock"Speranza, Reale, Kouvaris2:33
10."Road Racin'" 4:32

Personnel

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Riot

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

Cover versions and appearances

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  • American metal band Night Demon covered "Road Racin'"[4] 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Riot Narita review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Review: Narita – Riot" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 31. August 2, 1980. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via American Radio History.
  3. ^ Narita (LP Sleeve). Riot. Los Angeles, California: Capitol Records SN-16271. 1979.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Road Racin' by Night Demon".
  5. ^ "Monsters of Rock . Castle Donington 1980".
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