Walkin' the Razor's Edge

Walkin' the Razor's Edge
Studio album by Helix
Released	July 7, 1984
Recorded	Phase One Recording Studio, Toronto, Ontario Electric Lady, New York Studio One, Atlanta
Genre	Hard rock Heavy metal
Length	33:01 (original version), 44:03 (Rock Candy edition)
Label	Capitol (#12362), 2009 Rock Candy (UK reissue)
Producer	Tom Treumuth
Helix chronology
No Rest for the Wicked (March 11, 1983) Walkin' the Razor's Edge (July 7, 1984) Long Way to Heaven (November 9, 1985)

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Walkin' the Razor's Edge was the fourth album by the Canadian heavy metal band Helix. It was released on the Capitol Records label in 1984.

A music video was made for the Crazy Elephant cover "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Two versions of this video were filmed: One for music video channels, and the other being an "adult" version featuring topless models including a then 16-year-old porn star Traci Lords. This version was aired on the Playboy Channel in the United States.

The band also made a promotional video for their A Foot in Coldwater cover, "(Make Me Do) Anything You Want", as well as "Rock You". The video for "Rock You", filmed in a quarry in Kitchener, Ontario, is perhaps best known for the image of guitar player Brent Doerner emerging from the water to play his guitar solo.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Helix except where noted. 

Original track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rock You" (Bob Halligan, Jr)	2:51
2.	"Young & Wreckless"	3:22
3.	"Animal House"	2:57
4.	"Feel the Fire"	3:13
5.	"When the Hammer Falls"	3:02
6.	"Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" (Joey Levine, Ritchie Cordell)	3:25
7.	"My Kind of Rock"	2:54
8.	"(Make Me Do) Anything You Want" (Paul Naumann, Danny Taylor)	4:07
9.	"Six Strings, Nine Lives"	3:14
10.	"You Keep Me Rockin'"	3:38

2009 UK Rock Candy Records edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Young & Wreckless (Live)" (Taken from Live at the Marquee promotional-only EP)	3:25
12.	"Rock You (Live)" (Halligan) (Taken from Live at the Marquee promotional-only EP)	4:14
13.	"Animal House (Live)" (Taken from Live at the Marquee promotional-only EP)	3:32

Personnel

Band members

• Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
• Brent "The Doctor" Doerner - guitars, vocals
• Paul Hackman - guitars, vocals
• Daryl Gray - bass guitar, vocals
• Greg "Fritz" Hinz - drums

Additional musicians

• Spider Sinnaeve - additional bass

Production

• Produced by Tom Treumuth for Hypnotic Productions except "Rock You" and "Young & Wreckless", co-produced by Helix and Rodney Mills
• Bonus tracks produced by Simon Hanhart.
• Recorded & Engineered by Dave Wittman

Recorded at Phase One Recording Studio (Toronto, Ontario), Electric Lady (New York), Studio One (Atlanta).

• Originally Mastered by Bob Ludwig.
• Remastered by Jon Astley (2009 Rock Candy version)
• Management: William Seip Management.

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Canada	#27
	Billboard Top 200	#69

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Highest
1985	"Rock You"	Canadian Singles Chart	#32
	"(Make Me Do) Anything You Want"		#44

See also

• Crazy Elephant
• A Foot in Coldwater