Georgia Satellites (album)

Georgia Satellites is the first album released by The Georgia Satellites. It contains their biggest hit, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"), and another minor hit, "Battleship Chains," written by Terry Anderson. It also contains a cover of "Every Picture Tells a Story," written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Most of the other songs were written by lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Baird, except "Red Light," which he co-wrote with Neill Bogan, and "Can't Stand the Pain," written by lead guitarist Rick Richards, who also takes lead vocal on the tune. The album was a commercial success and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 1987 and then Platinum on August of the same year.[4]

Georgia Satellites
Studio album by The Georgia Satellites
Released	October 1986
Studio	Axis Studios and Cheshire Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Southern rock, hard rock
Length	37:26
Label	Elektra
Producer	Jeff Glixman
The Georgia Satellites chronology
Georgia Satellites (1986) Open All Night (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	B[2]
Kerrang!	[3]

The band would release two more studio albums after this one, but none featured a song with nearly the radio and MTV success as "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," and the band finally split in 1990.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Baird, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep Your Hands to Yourself"		3:26
2.	"Railroad Steel"		4:11
3.	"Battleship Chains"	Terry Anderson	2:55
4.	"Red Light"	Baird, Neill Bogan	2:45
5.	"The Myth of Love"		4:12
6.	"Can't Stand the Pain"	Rick Richards	3:40
7.	"Golden Light"		3:35
8.	"Over and Over"		3:35
9.	"Nights of Mystery"		4:44
10.	"Every Picture Tells a Story"	Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood	5:23

Personnel

Adapted credits from the album's liner notes.[5]

Georgia Satellites Dan Baird - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Rick Richards - lead guitar, backing and lead vocals Rick Price - bass Mauro Magellan - drums Additional musicians Randy Delay and Dave Hewitt ("Keep Your Hands to Yourself")

Production Jeff Glixman - producer Cheryl Bordagaray - assistant engineer Howie Weinberg - LP mastering (Masterdisk) Barry Diament - CD mastering (Atlantic Studios) Hale Milgrim - creative director Artwork David Michael Kennedy - photography Bob Defrin - art direction

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Georgia Satellites - Georgia Satellites". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "Georgia Satellites: Georgia Satellites". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 164. ISBN 9780679730156.
3. Dome, Malcolm (30 October 1986). "Georgia Satellites 'Georgia Satellites'". Kerrang!. 132. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
4. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=georgia+satellites&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section
5. Georgia Satellites (liner notes). Georgia Satellites. Elektra. 1986. 9 60496-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. "American album certifications – Georgia Satellites – Georgia Satellites". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.