Blow My Fuse
Blow My Fuse is the fourth album by the hard rock band Kix. Released on September 19, 1988 on Atlantic Records, it contains the glam metal inspired track "Cold Blood", co-written by Purnell and Taylor Rhodes, and the power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes", co-written with Bob Halligan Jr and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo, both of whom had previously collaborated on Kix songs. The album remains one of the best known works by the group to this day.
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Released | September 19, 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Glam metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 40:23 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Tom Werman, Duane Baron, John Purdell | |||
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Background
Blow My Fuse includes both the group's biggest rock hit "Cold Blood" and their popular ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes," which made it to the top 15 peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1988 and early 1989. The album achieved platinum sales and reached position #46 on the Billboard charts, making it the band's most successful.
Track listing
- "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner, Steve Whiteman) – 3:54
- "Get It While It's Hot" (Philip Brown, Purnell, John Palumbo) – 4:24
- "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:34
- "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Bob Halligan Jr., Palumbo, Purnell) – 4:15
- "She Dropped Me the Bomb" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 3:46
- "Cold Blood" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:16
- "Piece of the Pie" (Purnell, Reede, Tanner, Whiteman) – 3:55
- "Boomerang" (Purnell) – 3:44
- "Blow My Fuse"(Purnell) – 4:00
- "Dirty Boys" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 3:42
Personnel
Kix
- Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica
- Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
- Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
- Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals
References
- Kix - Blow My Fuse @Discogs.com Retrieved 11-29-2013.