Sword and Stone

1989 single by Bonfire
"Sword and Stone"
Single by Bonfire
Released1989
GenreHard rock
Length14:09
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Desmond Child
Producer(s)Desmond Child, Max Norman
Bonfire singles chronology
"Riding Away"
(1979)
"Sword and Stone"
(1989)
"Charlie & Louise"
(1994)

"Sword and Stone" is a single released by the German hard rock band Bonfire. It was recorded during the session recordings for their third studio album, Point Blank. This song appeared in the Wes Craven movie, Shocker. Included on the single are songs by Saraya and Voodoo X. "Sword and Stone" was written by Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick of KISS together with producer Desmond Child and was originally a demo for the KISS album Crazy Nights.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sword and Stone"Desmond Child, Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick3:59
2."Timeless Love (by Saraya)"Desmond Child4:10
3."The Awakening (by Voodoo X)"Jean Beauvoir, Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Tommy Lafferty6:00

Band members

  • Claus Lessmann - lead vocals
  • Angel Schleifer - guitar
  • Joerg Deisinger - bass
  • Edgar Patrik - drums

Covers

Paul Dean (guitarist for Loverboy) released a version of the song in 1989, which appears on his solo album, Hard Core.

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Bonfire
  • Alexx Stahl
  • Hans Ziller
  • Frank Pané
  • Ronnie Parkes
  • Tim Breideband
  • Claus Lessmann
  • David Reece
  • Karl Ziller
  • Hanns Schmidt-Theißen
  • Hans Hauptmann
  • Hans Forstner
  • Robert Prskalowicz
  • Horst Maier-Thorn
  • Michael Bormann
  • Angel Schleifer
  • Joerg Deisinger
  • Edgar Patrik
  • Chris Lausmann
  • Jurgen "Bam Bam" Wiehler
  • Dominik Hülshorst
  • Chris "Yps" Limburg
  • Uwe Köhler
  • Paul Morris
  • Harry Reischmann
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