| Heavy Hitters | ||||
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| Released | 12 July 2005 | |||
| Studio | Office Studios, Van Nuys, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 49:38 74:33 (2008 re-release) | |||
| Label | Deadline/Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | Bob Kulick, Brett Chassen, Brian Perera | |||
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| 2008 re-release cover | ||||
 "Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions" with rounded title | ||||
| 2011 re-release cover | ||||
 By Invitation Only 2011 re-issue cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| AllMusic (2008 edition) | [2] |
Heavy Hitters is a 2005 album of cover songs by the Michael Schenker Group. Originally planned by Schenker as a collection of covers featuring himself and a "revolving all-star cast of guest musicians," the album was labeled and marketed as an MSG album, with the result that Schenker received only a flat fee.[3]
In 2008,[4] it was re-released as a Michael Schenker solo album under the title Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions and included four additional tracks (1-2 and 13-14). A Deluxe Digital version of this release is available under the "Guitar Masters: The Kulick Sessions" title. This contains instrumental versions of all the songs on the album except 'Save Yourself'.[5] The album was re-issued again in 2011 with the title By Invitation Only by the Store For Music label, including the song "Run to the Hills", which Schenker and McAuley had recorded for the Iron Maiden tribute album Numbers from the Beast.[6]
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Michael Schenker Heavy Hitters review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Michael Schenker Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Gill, Chris (September 2008). "Brick by Brick". Guitar World. pp. 44–52. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions - Michael Schenker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Guitar Masters - the Kulick Sessions". Amazon UK.
- ^ "MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'By Invitation Only' Covers Album Detailed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.