Detonator (album)
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Detonator is Ratt
Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...

's fifth studio album, released in August 1990.

Though their previous album, Reach for the Sky, went platinum, it met with much 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
Beau Hill
Beau Hill is an American record producer who is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Kix, Winger, Streets, Warrant, Fiona, Europe and Ratt....

. Hitmaker Desmond Child
Desmond Child
Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

 and his personal sound engineer Sir Arthur Payson were hired to helm the project.

In 1991, guitarist Robbin "The King" Crosby
Robbin Crosby
Robbin Crosby was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt, earning several platinum albums in the U.S. in the mid-to-late 1980s. Crosby was HIV positive, but died from a heroin overdose in 2002....

 exited the band, after the Japanese leg of the Detonator Tour.

Track listing

  1. "Intro to Shame" (Warren DeMartini
    Warren DeMartini
    Warren Justin DeMartini , nicknamed Torch, is the lead guitarist for Ratt, a popular American band during the mid-to-late 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene.-Early life:...

    ) – 0:55
  2. "Shame Shame Shame" (Stephen Pearcy
    Stephen Pearcy
    Stephen Erica Pearcy is the lead singer of the 80's metal band Ratt. He has also been in the bands Arcade, Vicious Delite, Vertex, Nitronic, and Band From Hell...

    , DeMartini, Desmond Child
    Desmond Child
    Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

    ) – 4:32
  3. "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job
    Lovin' You's A Dirty Job
    "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" is a single by the American heavy metal band Ratt. It was released as the first single from their 1990 album Detonator. The song was co-written by Ratt bassist Juan Croucier, guitarist Warren DeMartini, lead singer Stephen Pearcy and songwriter Desmond Child. The song is...

    " (Pearcy, DeMartini, Juan Croucier
    Juan Croucier
    Juan Croucier is a Cuban-American heavy metal musician.-Career:Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California. Formerly a bassist for well known metal bands Dokken and Ratt during the 1980s, Croucier was also very briefly in Quiet Riot...

    , Child) – 3:14
  4. "Scratch That Itch" (Pearcy, Croucier, Child) – 3:16
  5. "One Step Away" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier, Bobby Blotzer
    Bobby Blotzer
    Robert John Blotzer, better known as Bobby Blotzer and nicknamed "Blotz" , is a drummer most famous for playing drums for glam metal band Ratt...

    , Child) – 4:50
  6. "Hard Time" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Child) – 3:46
  7. "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Child) – 3:59
  8. "All or Nothing" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Robin Crosby, Kilgore, Child) - 4:14
  9. "Can't Wait on Love" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier, Blotzer, Crosby, Child) – 4:04
  10. "Givin' Yourself Away
    Givin' Yourself Away
    "Givin' Yourself Away" is a song by American heavy metal band Ratt. It would mark the final single released featuring the original line-up as co-lead guitarist Robbin Crosby left just after a short tour for the Detonator album was completed....

    " (Pearcy, Warren, Child) – 5:26
  11. "Top Secret" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Child) – 3:49

Credits

  • Stephen Pearcy
    Stephen Pearcy
    Stephen Erica Pearcy is the lead singer of the 80's metal band Ratt. He has also been in the bands Arcade, Vicious Delite, Vertex, Nitronic, and Band From Hell...

    : lead vocals
  • Warren DeMartini
    Warren DeMartini
    Warren Justin DeMartini , nicknamed Torch, is the lead guitarist for Ratt, a popular American band during the mid-to-late 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene.-Early life:...

    :Lead guitars
  • Robbin Crosby
    Robbin Crosby
    Robbin Crosby was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt, earning several platinum albums in the U.S. in the mid-to-late 1980s. Crosby was HIV positive, but died from a heroin overdose in 2002....

    : guitars
  • Juan Croucier
    Juan Croucier
    Juan Croucier is a Cuban-American heavy metal musician.-Career:Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California. Formerly a bassist for well known metal bands Dokken and Ratt during the 1980s, Croucier was also very briefly in Quiet Riot...

    : bass guitar&back-up vocals
  • Bobby Blotzer
    Bobby Blotzer
    Robert John Blotzer, better known as Bobby Blotzer and nicknamed "Blotz" , is a drummer most famous for playing drums for glam metal band Ratt...

    : drums

Billboard Music Charts (America) - album

Year Chart Position
1990 Billboard 200 23

Billboard (America) - singles

Single Year Chart Position
"Lovin You's a Dirty Job" 1990 Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
"Givin' Yourself Away" 1990 Mainstream Rock Tracks 39

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S. Gold December 11, 1990 500,000

Personnel

  • Desmond Child
    Desmond Child
    Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

    : Co-wrote "Shame Shame Shame", "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job", "One Step Away", "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose", and "Givin' Yourself Away".

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