BulletBoys (album)
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| Released | September 20, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | One On One Studios, North Hollywood, California, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 34:03 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
| BulletBoys chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
BulletBoys is the debut album by the American rock band BulletBoys, released in 1988. The cover art is a copy of ".30 Bullet Piercing an Apple" by Harold Eugene Edgerton. The album features the hit "Smooth Up in Ya" as well as a cover of the O'Jay's song "For the Love of Money". The album reached No. 34 in the Billboard 200 chart[4] and was certified gold in 1989 selling over 500,000 copies.[5]
UK-based Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014.
Track listing
[edit]- "Hard as a Rock" – 3:03
- "Smooth Up in Ya" – 4:23
- "Owed to Joe" – 2:45
- "Shoot the Preacher Down" – 3:37
- "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays cover) – 3:44
- "Kissin' Kitty" – 3:06
- "Hell on My Heels" – 3:22
- "Crank Me Up" – 3:37
- "Badlands" – 3:07
- "F#9" – 3:19
Singles
[edit]- "Smooth Up in Ya" (US Hot 100 No. 71, US Mainstream Rock No. 23[6])
- "For the Love of Money" (US Hot 100 No. 78, US Mainstream Rock No. 38[6])
Personnel
[edit]- Band members
- Marq Torien – lead vocals
- Mick Sweda – guitar, backing vocals
- Lonnie Vincent – bass, backing vocals
- Jimmy D'Anda – drums
- Production
- Ted Templeman – producer
- Jeff Hendrickson – engineer, associate producer
- Toby Wright – engineer
- George Marino – mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1988–1989) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 34 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Theakston, Rob. "Bulletboys Bulletboys review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ Joy, Alison (September 17, 1988). "Going for the Gun". Kerrang!. Vol. 205. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 18.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 96.
- ^ "Bulletboys Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA Database Search for Bulletboys". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Bulletboys Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "BulletBoys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "American album certifications – BulletBoys – BulletBoys". Recording Industry Association of America.
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