Built to Perform

Built to Perform is the second and last full-length album by American heavy metal band Phantom Blue. In contrast to the first album's glam metal sound, Built to Perform displays a more raw, heavy metal sound. It also features songwriting credits by all fourof the band members plus former member Nicole Couch, who left prior to the album's release. The album includes the band's cover of Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation."

Veteran producer Max Norman oversaw the album's production, while Marty Friedman (who was then with Megadeth) and John Norum (of Europe) contributed as guest guitarists. Norum and guitarist Michelle Meldrum eventually married in 1995. "My Misery" was co-written by West Arkeen, known for his collaborations with Guns N' Roses.

Released by Geffen Records, this was the band's only album under a major record label.

Track listing

Personnel

Phantom Blue

• Gigi Hangach – vocals
• Michelle Meldrum – guitars
• Karen Kreutzer – guitar
• Kim Nielsen – bass guitar
• Linda McDonald – drums

Additional musicians

• Marty Friedman - guitar on "A Little Evil"
• John Norum - guitar on "Better Off Dead"
• A.T Das - In studio additional guitar

Production

• Max Norman - producer, engineer, mixing
• George Marino - mastering

References

1. Built to Spill
2. Stats Perform
3. Graph reduction machine
4. Daisy Bell
5. The House That Jack Built
6. Built to Rule
7. Built to Fall
8. Homebuilt aircraft
9. Akrobatik
10. Non-human
11. Laboratory for Laser Energetics
12. Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy song)
13. Phantom Blue
14. Performing arts
15. Domestic robot
16. Built-in test equipment
17. List of built-in macOS apps
18. Type 905 replenishment oiler
19. Albert Einstein Science Park
20. Greenfield project