Heading for a Storm

Heading for a Storm is the second studio album by the Dutch hard rock band Vandenberg, released in 1983 on Atco Records.

Cover art
This cover art has a highway in a desolate desert and large sharks flying on the road. The painting on the album cover was made by guitarist Adrian Vandenberg.

Commercial performance
In the Netherlands, the preceding single "Different Worlds" ranked 17th on the singles chart, and the album entered the top 50 in the eighth week of the album chart and ranked 14th for two weeks. In addition, it spent six weeks the on Japan's Oricon Top 100 LP chart rising to 71.

On the other hand, in the U.S., it was not as successful as its previous work, ranked 169th on the Billboard 200, and when it comes to singles, "Friday Night" ranked 29th on the Billboard mainstream rock chart.

Track listing
Music and lyrics by Adrian Vandenberg


 * Side one
 * 1) "Friday Night" - 3:37
 * 2) "Welcome to the Club" - 3:30
 * 3) "Time Will Tell" - 3:48
 * 4) "Different Worlds" - 4:36


 * Side two
 * 1) "This Is War" - 4:01
 * 2) "I'm on Fire" - 4:18
 * 3) "Heading for a Storm" - 4:03
 * 4) "Rock On" - 4:05
 * 5) "Waiting for the Night" - 4:27

Band members

 * Bert Heerink – lead vocals, backing vocals
 * Adrian Vandenberg – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, mixing, cover design
 * Dick Kemper – bass guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals
 * Jos Zoomer – drums, backing vocals

Production

 * Stuart Epps - producer, engineer
 * Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York