Metal Health
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| Studio album by Quiet Riot | ||||
| Released | March 11, 1983 August 28, 2001 (Bonus tracks) |
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| Recorded | 1982, The Pasha Music House, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 40:57 | |||
| Label | Pasha/Sony/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Spencer Proffer | |||
| Quiet Riot chronology | ||||
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Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". Metal Health is notable for being the very first heavy metal album to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell over six million copies and it 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 US.
"Slick Black Cadillac" is a re-recorded version of the same song from Quiet Riot II.
The song "Thunderbird" is dedicated to guitarist and ex-member Randy Rhoads. Although the bulk of the song was written for Rhoads while he was still alive, Kevin DuBrow added one final verse as a tribute to Rhoads after he died in a plane crash on March 19, 1982.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated) link[dead link] |
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" | Kevin DuBrow, Carlos Cavazo, Frankie Banali | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Cum on Feel the Noize" | Noddy Holder, Jim Lea | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Don't Wanna Let You Go" | DuBrow, Cavazo | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Slick Black Cadillac" | DuBrow, Randy Rhoads | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Love's a Bitch" | DuBrow | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Breathless" | DuBrow, Cavazo | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Run for Cover" | DuBrow, Cavazo | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Battle Axe" | Cavazo | 1:38 |
| 9. | "Let's Get Crazy" | DuBrow | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Thunderbird" | DuBrow | 4:43 |
[edit] 2001 The Metal Remasters Bonus Tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Danger Zone" | DuBrow | 5:06 |
| 12. | "Slick Black Cadillac (Live)" | DuBrow, Rhoads | 5:14 |
[edit] Credits
[edit] Quiet Riot
- Kevin DuBrow - lead vocals
- Carlos Cavazo - guitars, backing vocals
- Rudy Sarzo - bass, synthesizer
- Frankie Banali - drums, backing vocals
[edit] Additional musicians
- Chuck Wright - bass on "Metal Health", "Don't Wanna Let You Go" and "Danger Zone", backing vocals but Rudy dubbed
- 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 - production intern
- Quiet Riot - artwork
- Jay Vigon - art direction, design
- Sam Emerson - photography
- Ron Sobol - photography
- Stan Watts - illustrations
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
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| Canadian Albums Chart[2] | 5 | 53 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[3] | 33 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 200[4] | 1 | 74 |
[edit] Singles
Billboard Music Charts(North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo; John Franck. "Metal Health review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r16006. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ www.collectionscanada.gc.ca[dead link]
- ^ charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal
- ^ Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music | Billboard.com
| Preceded by Synchronicity by The Police |
Billboard 200 number-one album November 26 - December 2, 1983 |
Succeeded by Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie |
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