BulletBoys
Studio album by
BulletBoys
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1988
RecordedOne On One Studios, North Hollywood, California, 1988
GenreGlam metal
Length34:03
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerTed Templeman
BulletBoys chronology
BulletBoys
(1988)		 Freakshow
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang! [2]

BulletBoys is the first album from the American glam metal 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[3] and was certified gold in 1989 selling over 500,000 copies.[4]

UK-based Rock Candy Records reissued this album on CD in 2014.

Track listing

  1. "Hard as a Rock" – 3:03
  2. "Smooth Up in Ya" – 4:23
  3. "Owed to Joe" – 2:45
  4. "Shoot the Preacher Down" – 3:37
  5. "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays cover) – 3:44
  6. "Kissin' Kitty" – 3:06
  7. "Hell on My Heels" – 3:22
  8. "Crank Me Up" – 3:37
  9. "Badlands" – 3:07
  10. "F#9" – 3:19

Singles

  • "Smooth Up in Ya" (US Hot 100 #71, US Mainstream Rock #23[5])
  • "For the Love of Money" (US Hot 100 #78, US Mainstream Rock #38[5])

Personnel

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

References

  1. ↑ Theakston, Rob. "Bulletboys Bulletboys review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  2. ↑ Joy, Alison (17 September 1988). "Going for the Gun". Kerrang!. Vol. 205. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 18.
  3. ↑ "Bulletboys Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  4. ↑ "RIAA Database Search for Bulletboys". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  5. 1 2 "Bulletboys Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-01.



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