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'''''Ratt''''' is the first official record by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Ratt]], originally released on the band's Time Coast label, with the help of the band's manager Marshall Berle.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
'''''Ratt''''' is the first official record by American [[glam metal]] band [[Ratt]]. It was originally released on the band's Time Coast label, with the help of the band's manager Marshall Berle.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}


==Background==
==Background==
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;Side two
;Side two
#<li value="5">"Tell the World" - 3:15
#<li value="5">"Tell the World" – 3:15
#"Back for More" - 5:16
#"Back for More" – 5:16
#"[[Walking the Dog]]" ([[Rufus Thomas]]) - 3:38
#"[[Walking the Dog]]" ([[Rufus Thomas]]) – 3:38


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
===Ratt===
=== Ratt ===
*[[Stephen Pearcy]] - lead vocals
*[[Stephen Pearcy]] – lead vocals
*[[Robbin Crosby]] - guitars, backing vocals
*[[Robbin Crosby]] – guitars, backing vocals
*[[Warren DeMartini]] - guitars, backing vocals
*[[Warren DeMartini]] – guitars, backing vocals
*[[Juan Croucier]] - bass guitar, backing vocals
*[[Juan Croucier]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
*[[Bobby Blotzer]] - drums
*[[Bobby Blotzer]] – drums


===Production===
=== Production ===
*[[Liam Sternberg]] - producer
*[[Liam Sternberg]] – producer
*[[Ed Stasium]] - engineer and mixer
*[[Ed Stasium]] – engineer and mixer
*Mark Leonard - executive producer
*Mark Leonard – executive producer


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1983 EPs]]
[[Category:1983 EPs]]
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[[Category:Ratt albums]]

Revision as of 02:53, 9 April 2021

Ratt
EP by
Ratt
ReleasedAugust 23, 1983
Recorded1983
Genre
Length22:03
LabelTime Coast Communications (US)
Music for Nations (Europe)
ProducerLiam Sternberg, Mark Leonard (exec.)
Ratt chronology
Ratt
(1983) 		Out of the Cellar
(1984)
Singles from Ratt
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Martin Popoff[3]

Ratt is the first official record by American glam metal band Ratt. It was originally released on the band's Time Coast label, with the help of the band's manager Marshall Berle.[citation needed]

Background

The version of "Back for More" featured on this EP is an earlier recording than the one on the album Out of the Cellar. The European version also features an earlier recording of "You're in Trouble" as a bonus track, believed to feature Joey Cristofanilli on bass guitar. A cover of Rufus Thomas' "Walkin' the Dog" is also included, presumably as a nod to the 1973 Aerosmith version. It is also noted for the strong lead guitar presence of guitarist Robbin Crosby, whose trademark "blues with a twist" solos are prominent through the first four songs. An early version of "Tell the World" (which did not feature Blotzer or Croucier) was also featured on the compilation Metal Massacre, but was removed from later pressings. "U Got It" often opened the show circa 1983-84, and Pearcy did the same during his Nitronic 'Pure Hell' Tour in 2000.

In 1984, Atlantic Records remixed and re-released this EP following the success of Out of the Cellar. This reissue featured a glossier production mix to match the band's recent mainstream success, as well as an updated back cover photo of the group with a more pronounced Sunset Strip glam appearance.

The legs on the front cover belong to Tawny Kitaen, the then-girlfriend of guitarist Crosby. She later also posed on the cover of the band's 1984 album Out of the Cellar.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robbin Crosby and Stephen Pearcy, except where indicated. Arrangements by Ratt.

Side one
  1. "Sweet Cheater" - 2:41
  2. "You Think You're Tough" - 3:58
  3. "U Got It" - 3:01
  4. "You're in Trouble" (Robbin Crosby, Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini) - 3:15 (European-only release)
Side two
  2. "Tell the World" – 3:15
  3. "Back for More" – 5:16
  4. "Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:38

Personnel

Ratt

Production

References

  1. ^ a b Hinds, Andy. "Ratt Ratt (EP) review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Westhoff, Ben (December 6, 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  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.
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