Invasion of Your Privacy

Invasion of Your Privacy is the second album by American heavy metal band Ratt. It was released in 1985 and featured the singles "Lay It Down", "You're in Love" and "What You Give Is What You Get". Beau Hill produced the album, and the cover-model is Playboy model Marianne Gravatte, who also made an appearance in the "Lay It Down" music video.

Invasion of Your Privacy
Studio album by Ratt
Released	June 13, 1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California and Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal
Length	36:02
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Beau Hill
Ratt chronology
Out of the Cellar (1984) Invasion of Your Privacy (1985) Dancing Undercover (1986)
Singles from Invasion of Your Privacy
"Lay It Down" / "Got Me on the Line" Released: June 1985 "You're in Love" / "Between the Eyes" Released: August 1985 "What You Give Is What You Get" / "Between the Eyes" Released: January 1986 (Japan only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Storm	(8.9/10)[2]
Martin Popoff	[3]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're in Love"	Stephen Pearcy, Juan Croucier	3:12
2.	"Never Use Love"	Pearcy	3:54
3.	"Lay It Down"	Warren DeMartini, Robbin Crosby, Pearcy, Croucier	3:23
4.	"Give It All"	Crosby, Pearcy	3:19
5.	"Closer to My Heart"	Crosby, Pearcy	4:30

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Between the Eyes"	DeMartini, Pearcy	3:54
7.	"What You Give Is What You Get"	Croucier	3:47
8.	"Got Me on the Line"	Crosby, Pearcy	3:04
9.	"You Should Know by Now"	Crosby, Pearcy, Croucier	3:29
10.	"Dangerous but Worth the Risk"	DeMartini, Pearcy, Croucier	3:30

Personnel

Ratt

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

Production

• Beau Hill – producer, engineer
• Jim Faraci, Stephen Benben – engineers
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1985 Billboard 200 (USA)[5] 7 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[6] 36 UK Albums Chart[7] 50

Singles Year Single Chart Position 1985 "Lay It Down" Mainstream Rock (USA)[8] 11 Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[8] 40 UK Singles Chart[7] 77 "You're in Love" Mainstream Rock (USA)[8] 34 Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[8] 89 1986 UK Singles Chart[7] 82

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	2000	2x Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[9]

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Ratt – Invasion of Your Privacy review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
2. "Ratt – Invasion of Your Privacy". Metal Storm. January 3, 2006. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
3. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
4. Holmes, Tim (September 12, 1985). "Album Reviews: Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
5. "Invasion of Your Privacy Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
6. "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 42, No. 21, August 03 1985". Library and Archives Canada. August 3, 1985. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
7. "Ratt – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
8. "Ratt: Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
9. "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Ratt". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 14, 2015.

External links

• Album Lyrics