Phantom Blue (album)
# Phantom Blue (album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 |
| Rock Hard | 6.5/10 |

Phantom Blue is the self-titled first studio album by all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue, released in 1989 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe and Japan). Guitarist Marty Friedman, at the time a member of the band Cacophony, and later of Megadeth, is credited as a co-producer. According to drummer Linda McDonald, the music video for "Why Call It Love?" was filmed within a maximum security prison in Carson City, Nevada.

## Personnel

### Phantom Blue

* Gigi Hangach – lead vocals, background vocals
* Nicole Couch – guitar, background vocals
* Michelle Meldrum – guitar, background vocals
* Kim Nielsen – bass
* Linda McDonald – drums

### Additional musicians

* Mike Mani, Dan Meblin – keyboards
* Jennifer Hall – background vocals

### Production

* Steve Fontano – producer, engineer
* Marty Friedman – producer
* Peter Marrino – vocal arrangement (tracks 2, 5–7, 9), producer (tracks 2, 5–7, 9)
* George Horn – mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
* Joe Marquez, Marc Reyburn – production assistance
