BulletBoys (album)
| BulletBoys | ||||
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| Released | September 20, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | One On One Studios, North Hollywood, California, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 34:03 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
| BulletBoys chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
BulletBoys is the first album by the American rock band BulletBoys, released in 1988. The cover art is a copy of ".30 Bullet Piercing an Apple" by Harold Eugene Edgerton. The album features the hit "Smooth Up in Ya" as well as a cover of The O'Jay's song "For the Love of Money". The album reached No. 34 in the Billboard 200 chart[3] and was certified gold in 1989 selling over 500,000 copies.[4]
UK-based Rock Candy Records reissued this album on CD in 2014.
Track listing[edit]
- "Hard as a Rock" – 3:03
- "Smooth Up in Ya" – 4:23
- "Owed to Joe" – 2:45
- "Shoot the Preacher Down" – 3:37
- "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays cover) – 3:44
- "Kissin' Kitty" – 3:06
- "Hell on My Heels" – 3:22
- "Crank Me Up" – 3:37
- "Badlands" – 3:07
- "F#9" – 3:19
Singles[edit]
- "Smooth Up in Ya" (US Hot 100 #71, US Mainstream Rock #23[5])
- "For the Love of Money" (US Hot 100 #78, US Mainstream Rock #38[5])
Personnel[edit]
- Band members
- Marq Torien – lead vocals
- Mick Sweda – guitar, backing vocals
- Lonnie Vincent – bass, backing vocals
- Jimmy D'Anda – drums
- Production
- Ted Templeman – producer
- Jeff Hendrickson – engineer, associate producer
- Toby Wright – engineer
- George Marino – mastering
References[edit]
- ^ Theakston, Rob. "Bulletboys Bulletboys review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ Joy, Alison (September 17, 1988). "Going for the Gun". Kerrang!. Vol. 205. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 18.
- ^ "Bulletboys Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA Database Search for Bulletboys". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Bulletboys Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
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