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Metal Health is the third album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It is their first record without guitarist Randy Rhoads. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the U.S.,making it the first heavy metal album to go #1. The album went on to sell more than 6 million copies and is considered a classic among heavy metal fans to this day. However, some critics such as Allmusic [1], perceive it as a one-hit wonder, owing to Quiet Riot's relative lack of critical and commercial success with following albums (and subsequent disintegration) towards the end of the 1980s. The title track was ranked #35 on Vh1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.
The band went on a tour the same year and also supported Black Sabbath on their Born Again tour in the U.S.
[edit] Track listing
- "Metal Health" (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali) 5:16
- "Cum on Feel the Noize" (Holder/Lea) 4:51
- "Don't Wanna Let You Go" (DuBrow/Cavazo) 4:42
- "Slick Black Cadillac" (DuBrow)** 4:12
- "Love's a Bitch" (DuBrow) 4:11
- "Breathless" (DuBrow/Cavazo) 3:51
- "Run for Cover" (DuBrow/Cavazo) 3:38
- "Battle Axe" (Cavazo) 1:38
- "Let's Get Crazy" (DuBrow) 4:08
- "Thunderbird" (DuBrow) 4:43
- "Danger Zone" (DuBrow)* 5:06
- "Slick Black Cadillac" (live) (DuBrow)* 5:14
- On Metal Masters Remaster*
- "Slick Black Cadillac" is a re-recorded version of the same song from Quiet Riot II.
[edit] Credits
[edit] Quiet Riot
[edit] Additional musicians
- Chuck Wright - bass on "Metal Health" and "Don't Wanna Let You Go", backing vocals
- Pat Regan - keyboards
- Riot Squad - backing vocals
- Tuesday Knight - backing vocals
- Spencer Proffer - backing vocals
- Donna Slattery - backing vocals
[edit] Production
- Spencer Proffer - producer
- Duane Baron - engineer
- Dale Lavi - mastering
- Quiet Riot - artwork
- Jay Vigon - art direction, design
- Sam Emerson - photography
- Ron Sobol - photography
- Stan Watts - illustrations
[edit] Chart positions
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1983 |
Billboard 200 |
1 |
[edit] Singles
Billboard Music Charts(North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1983 |
"Metal Health" |
Mainstream Rock |
37 |
| "Cum on Feel the Noize" |
7 |
| "Slick Black Cadillac" |
32 |
| "Cum on Feel the Noize" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
5 |
| 1984 |
"Metal Health" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
31 |
[edit] References
- ^ [1], Metal Health article on Allmusic
