Detonator (album)

Detonator is the fifth studio album by American hair metal band Ratt, released August 21, 1990 by Atlantic Records. This is the last album to feature bassist Juan Croucier until his return in 2012, as well as guitarist Robbin Crosby before his death in 2002.

Detonator
Studio album by Ratt
Released	August 21, 1990
Studio	Music Grinder Studios, Lion Share Studios and Microplant Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hard rock[1]
Length	42:12
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Desmond Child, Arthur Payson
Ratt chronology
Reach for the Sky (1988) Detonator (1990) Ratt & Roll 81–91 (1991)
Singles from Detonator
"Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" Released: 1990 "Shame Shame Shame" Released: 1990 (Japan only) "Givin' Yourself Away" Released: 1990 (promo)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[3]

Though their previous album Reach for the Sky went platinum, it met with some criticism regarding the quality of their songs. In an attempt to regain the popularity that Ratt had in the mid-1980s, the band parted ways with long-time producer Beau Hill. Songwriter Desmond Child and his personal sound engineer Arthur Payson were hired as producers for the album. The album is notable for featuring Ratt's only power ballad, "Givin' Yourself Away". The band also gravitated towards a more glam metal/pop metal sound on Detonator.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro to Shame"	Warren DeMartini	0:55
2.	"Shame Shame Shame"	DeMartini, Stephen Pearcy, Desmond Child	4:32
3.	"Lovin' You's a Dirty Job"	DeMartini, Pearcy, Juan Croucier, Child	3:14
4.	"Scratch That Itch"	Pearcy, Croucier, Child	3:16
5.	"One Step Away"	Pearcy, Bobby Blotzer, DeMartini, Croucier, Child	4:50
6.	"Hard Time"	DeMartini, Pearcy, Child	3:46
7.	"Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"	DeMartini, Pearcy, Child	3:59
8.	"All or Nothing"	DeMartini, Robbin Crosby, Pearcy, Terry Kilgore, Child	4:14
9.	"Can't Wait on Love"	Crosby, Croucier, DeMartini, Pearcy, Blotzer, Child	4:04
10.	"Givin' Yourself Away"	Pearcy, Child, Diane Warren	5:26
11.	"Top Secret"	Pearcy, DeMartini, Child	3:49

Personnel

Ratt

• Stephen Pearcy - lead and backing vocals
• Robbin Crosby - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Warren DeMartini - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Juan Croucier - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bobby Blotzer - drums & percussion

Guest musicians

• Jon Bon Jovi - backing vocals on "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"
• Myriam Valle - backing vocals on "All or Nothing"
• Myriam Valle, Desmond Child - additional backing vocals
• Michael Schenker - tag on "Shame Shame Shame"
• Steve Deutsch - sample and synth programming
• David Garfield - keyboards

Production

• Sir Arthur Payson - producer, engineer
• Desmond Child - executive producer
• Steve Heinke, Lawrence Ethan, Jesse Kanner - assistant engineers
• Mike Shipley - mixing at The Enterprise, Burbank, California
• Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1990 Billboard 200 (USA)[4] 23 UK Albums Chart[5] 55

Singles Year Single Chart Position 1990 "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" Mainstream Rock (USA)[6] 18 1991 "Givin' Yourself Away" Mainstream Rock (USA)[6] 39

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1990	Gold (+ 500,000)[7]

References

1. http://alllossless.net/14956-ratt-detonator.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Hinds, Andy. "Ratt - Detonator review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
3. Neely, Kim (October 4, 1990). "Album Reviews: Ratt - Detonator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
4. "Detonator Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
5. "Ratt - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
6. "Detonator Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
7. "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Ratt". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2015.