In Heat (Black 'N Blue album)

In Heat is the fourth studio album by the American glam metal band Black 'n Blue. It was produced by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons.

In Heat
Studio album by
Released1988
StudioRumbo Recorders and Club Vital, Los Angeles, California,
Right Track Recording and Electric Lady Studios, New York City
GenreGlam metal
Length41:08
LabelGeffen
ProducerGene Simmons, Pat Regan
Black 'n Blue chronology
Nasty Nasty
(1986)
In Heat
(1988)
One Night Only: Live
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[2]
Rock Hard6.0/10[3]

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Rock On" (Gene Simmons, Jaime St. James, Tommy Thayer) – 3:45
  2. "Sight for Sore Eyes" (Simmons, St. James, Thayer, Pat Regan) – 3:31
  3. "Heat It Up! Burn It Out!" (St. James, Thayer, Jeff Warner) – 4:21
  4. "Suspicious" (St. James, Thayer, Regan) – 3:42
  5. "The Snake" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:41
Side two
  1. "Live It Up" (Simmons, St. James, Warner) – 3:37
  2. "Gimme Your Love" (Adam Mitchell, St. James, Thayer) – 3:45
  3. "Get Wise to the Rise" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:36
  4. "Great Guns of Fire" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:37
  5. "Stranger" (Simmons, St. James) – 4:33

Personnel

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Black 'n Blue
Additional musicians
Production
  • Gene Simmons – producer
  • Pat Regan – associate producer on tracks 2 and 4
  • Dave Wittman – engineer, mixing
  • Adam Yellin, Andrew Udoff, Danny Mormando, David Reitzas, Jon Magnusson, Scott Mabuchi – assistant engineers
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Hugh Syme – art direction and design
  • John Kalodner – A&R

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 133

References

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  1. ^ "Black 'N Blue - In Heat review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ Trojan, Frank (1988). "Review Album : Black 'N Blue - In Heat". Rock Hard (in German). No. 27. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Black 'n Blue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.