Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)

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Girls, Girls, Girls is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on May 15, 1987.

The album contains a more blused riffed style than their previous albums. The record contains the hits "Wild Side" and "Girls, Girls, Girls". The record also reflects the band's hard-living lifestyle, and pays homage to their love of riding Harley Motorcycles, drinking whiskey, drug use, life on the Sunset Strip, and spending nights at strip clubs. However, there are darker sides to the album as well, notably "Dancing on Glass" and "Wild Side". The power ballad "You're All I Need" tells the story of the death of a lover, and the song "Nona" is a tribute to Nikki Sixx' grandmother, who died during the recording of the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Martin Popoff[2]
Metal Storm(9.0/10)[3]
PopMatters(unfavorable)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Girls, Girls, Girls received a positive review from Allmusic's Steve Huey, who gave the album a rating of four stars and states: "Girls, Girls, Girls continued Mötley Crüe's commercial hot streak, eventually going quadruple platinum as its predecessor, Theatre of Pain, had; meanwhile, the title track brought them their second Top 20 single, and 'Wild Side' became a popular MTV item."[1]

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard charts.[6] On the week it might have reached No. 1, Whitney Houston's second album, Whitney, debuted at the top of the charts.[7] Eventually, the group's 1989 album Dr. Feelgood would go on to claim the top Billboard spot.[8] The album was also the band's third straight album to go quadruple platinum, after Shout at the Devil and Theatre of Pain.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nikki Sixx except "Jailhouse Rock" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Wild Side"Sixx, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil4:40
2."Girls, Girls, Girls"Sixx, Lee, Mick Mars4:30
3."Dancing on Glass"Sixx, Mars4:18
4."Bad Boy Boogie"Sixx, Lee, Mars3:27
5."Nona"Sixx1:27
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
6."Five Years Dead"Sixx3:50
7."All in the Name Of..."Sixx, Neil3:39
8."Sumthin' for Nuthin'"Sixx4:41
9."You're All I Need"Lee, Sixx4:43
10."Jailhouse Rock" (live)Leiber, Stoller4:39
2003 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Girls, Girls, Girls" (Tom Werman & band intro, rough mix of instrumental track)5:38
12."Wild Side" (rough mix of instrumental track)4:06
13."Rodeo" (unreleased track)4:14
14."Nona" (instrumental demo idea)2:42
15."All in the Name Of..." (live in Moscow)5:02
16."Girls, Girls, Girls" (multimedia track) 

Personnel

Mötley Crüe

Additional musicians

Production

Covers

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1995 4x Platinum (+ 4,000,000)[9]
Canada CRIA 1989 2x Platinum (+ 200,000)[19]
UK BPI 1988 Silver (+ 60,000)[20]

References

  1. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2004). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ "Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls". Metal Storm. December 28, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Horning, Robert (June 3, 2003). "Mötley Crüe - Theatre of Pain / Girls, Girls, Girls". PopMatters. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Mötley Crüe". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon & Schuster. pp. 562–63. ISBN 978-0743201698. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2014. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b "Girls, Girls, Girls Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Billboard album chart history-Whitney Houston". Retrieved March 7, 2009.
  8. ^ "Dr. Feelgood Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Motley Crue". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 46, No. 11, June 20, 1986". Library and Archives Canada. June 20, 1987. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Girls Girls Girls (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Girls Girls Girls (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  13. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Girls Girls Girls". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c "Artist Chart History – Motley Crue". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  15. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Girls Girls Girls (album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  16. ^ "Album – Mötley Crüe, Girls Girls Girls". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  17. ^ a b c "Girls, Girls, Girls Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  18. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 46, No. 15, July 18, 1987". Library and Archives Canada. July 18, 1987. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  19. ^ "Gold Platinum Search for Motley Crue". Music Canada. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  20. ^ "BPI Certified Awards - search for Artist Motley Crue". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 15, 2014.