Blow My Fuse is the fourth album by the American glam metal band Kix. Released on September 6, 1988, on Atlantic Records, the album features Kix's only hit, the power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes". The song peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was co-written with Bob Halligan Jr. and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo, both of whom had previously collaborated on Kix songs. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000.
| Blow My Fuse | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 19, 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Conway Studios and Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tom Werman, Duane Baron, John Purdell | |||
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| Singles from Blow My Fuse | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
Track listing
edit- Side one
- "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell, Steve Whiteman, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner) – 3:54
- "Get It While It's Hot" (Purnell, Philip Brown, John Palumbo) – 4:24
- "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:34
- "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Purnell, Bob Halligan Jr., Palumbo) – 4:15
- "She Dropped Me the Bomb" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:46
- Side two
- "Cold Blood" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:16
- "Piece of the Pie" (Purnell, Whiteman, Reede, Tanner) – 3:55
- "Boomerang" (Purnell) – 3:44
- "Blow My Fuse" (Purnell) – 4:00
- "Dirty Boys" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:42
Personnel
edit- Kix
- Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica
- Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
- Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
- Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Production
- Tom Werman – producer on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, executive producer, mixing
- Duane Baron – producer on tracks 3, 5, 6-8, 10, engineer, mixing
- John Purdell – producer on tracks 3, 5, 6-8, 10, mixing
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- John Scarpati – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 46 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "KIX | Blow My Fuse".
- ^ Franck, John. "Kix- Blow My Fuse review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ "Kix Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kix – Blow My Fuse". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
External links
edit- Kix Official Website
- Guitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe Archived December 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine