Inside the Electric Circus
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| Inside the Electric Circus | ||||
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| Studio album by W.A.S.P. | ||||
| Released | October 1986 | |||
| Recorded | July 1986 at Pasha Music House in North Hollywood, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, shock rock | |||
| Length | 47:57[1] | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Blackie Lawless | |||
| W.A.S.P. chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Inside the Electric Circus | ||||
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Inside the Electric Circus is the third studio album by heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in October 1986[3] through Capitol Records; a remastered edition featuring two bonus tracks was reissued in 1997 through Snapper Music.[4] The album is the band's first to feature singer and bandleader Blackie Lawless playing guitar, having switched from bass to rhythm guitar.[4] It reached No. 17 and 35 on the Norwegian and Swedish albums chart respectively,[5] and No. 60 on the U.S. Billboard 200;[6] it remained on the latter for 19 weeks.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
Greg Prato at AllMusic gave Inside The Electric Circus three stars out of five, calling it "[an attempt] to grow musically with each successive release".[8]
Track listing[edit]
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The Big Welcome" | Blackie Lawless | 0:51 |
| 2. | "Inside the Electric Circus" | Lawless | 4:06 |
| 3. | "I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ray Charles cover) | Jo Armstead, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 3:28 |
| 4. | "9.5.-N.A.S.T.Y." | Lawless, Chris Holmes | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Restless Gypsy" | Lawless | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Shoot from the Hip" | Lawless | 4:44 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 7. | "I'm Alive" | Lawless | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Easy Living" (Uriah Heep cover) | Ken Hensley | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Sweet Cheetah" | Lawless, Holmes | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Mantronic" | Lawless, Holmes | 4:12 |
| 11. | "King of Sodom and Gomorrah" | Lawless, Holmes | 3:52 |
| 12. | "The Rock Rolls On" | Lawless | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 47:57 | ||
| 1997 remastered edition bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 13. | "Flesh and Fire" | Lawless | 4:37 |
| 14. | "D.B. Blues" | Lawless | 3:24 |
Personnel[edit]
- Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, production
- Chris Holmes – lead guitar
- Steve Riley – drums, background vocals
- Johnny Rod – bass, background vocals
- Duane Baron – engineering
- Alex Woltman – engineering
- Hans Peter Huber – engineering
- Kevin Lehue – engineering
- Michael Wagener – mixing
- Garth Richardson – mixing
- George Marino – mastering
Chart performance[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Norwegian albums chart | 17[5] |
| Swedish albums chart | 35[5] | |
| 1987 | Billboard 200 | 60[6] |
References[edit]
- ^ Inside the Electric Circus (CD edition "Capitol CDP 7 46346 2").
- ^ "W.A.S.P. - 9.5.-N.A.S.T.Y. (song). finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ "W.A.S.P. UK Record Collector - August 1989". waspnation.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ a b "Inside the Electric Circus". waspnation.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ a b c "W.A.S.P. - Inside The Electric Circus (album). finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ a b "Inside the Electric Circus - W.A.S.P. | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ "W.A.S.P. - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Inside the Electric Circus - W.A.S.P.". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
