Open Fire (Y&T album)

Open Fire is the first live album released by American hard rock/heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1985 by A&M Records.

Open Fire
Live album by
Y&T
Released1985
Recorded1985
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length48:07
LabelA&M, Hip-O, Majestic Rock Records
ProducerY&T, Kevin Beamish
Y&T chronology
In Rock We Trust
(1984)		 Open Fire
(1985)		 Down for the Count
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

All of the live material was recorded at various locations earlier in 1985, with the exception of a studio version of "Summertime Girls." The material used on this album was recorded after the release of their previous album (1984's In Rock We Trust), but none of those songs appeared on this album.

Reception

Open Fire would prove to be a success spending 17 weeks on the Billboard 200 and peaking at Number 70.[2] The album also produced the song "Summertime Girls" which would go on to become the band's biggest hit, peaking at Number 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart.[3] The studio version of the song also appeared on the band's next proper studio album, Down for the Count, which was released in November 1985.

Despite this, Open Fire would go on to become on the hardest albums to find by the band until Hip-O Records (a subsidiary of Universal that specializes in reissuing previously out-of-print albums and themed music compilations) reissued it with two bonus tracks in 2005.[4] The bonus material consisted of live renditions of "Black Tiger" (which was previously unreleased) and "Summertime Girls." The live version of "Summertime Girls" also appeared as the B-side of the studio cut when it was released as a single. In the same year, Majestic Rock Records also released the album on CD using the track list of the vinyl release.[5] It featured a different front cover, but the back cover was the same as the original A&M release, as well as the Hip-O reissue. Both CD releases are once again out of print, and the album is becoming increasingly difficult to find on the used CD market.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Open Fire"4:26
2."Go for the Throat"4:51
3."25 Hours a Day"4:22
4."Rescue Me"5:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Summertime Girls" (Studio Version)3:30
6."Forever"5:55
7."Barroom Boogie"4:35
8."I Believe in You"8:02
Bonus tracks on Hip-O Reissue
No.TitleLength
9."Black Tiger" (Previously Unreleased Bonus Track)4:57
10."Summertime Girls" (Live Version)4:39

Personnel

Chart
Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 70
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References
  1. "Open Fire - Y&T | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. "Y&T Open Fire Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  3. "Y&T Summertime Girls Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  4. "Open Fire - Y&T | Release Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  5. "Open Fire [Bonus Tracks] - Y&T | Release Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  6. "YT Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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