Black 'n Blue (album)

Black 'N Blue
Studio album by Black 'n Blue
Released	August 1984
Recorded	Dierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany, March - April 1984
Genre	Glam metal, heavy metal
Length	40:07
Label	Geffen
Producer	Dieter Dierks for Breeze Music
Black 'n Blue chronology
Black 'N Blue (1984) Without Love (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
No Life til Metal	(favorable)[2]

Black 'N Blue is the self-titled debut album from the glam metal band Black 'n Blue. Recorded in March to April, 1984 and released worldwide the following August, the album includes one of Black 'n Blue's most successful hits, "Hold On to 18."

The track "Chains Around Heaven" had previously appeared on the second pressing of the first Metal Massacre compilation, perhaps best known as the compilation to feature the first commercially released recording by Metallica.

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Strong Will Rock" (Jaime St. James, Tommy Thayer) – 4:06
2. "School of Hard Knocks" (St. James, Thayer) – 3:58
3. "Autoblast" (St. James, Thayer, Jeff Warner) – 3:53
4. "Hold on to 18" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:12
5. "Wicked Bitch" (St. James) – 4:17

Side two

6. "Action" (Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker) – 3:36 (Sweet cover)
7. "Show Me the Night" (St. James, Thayer)– 4:01
8. "One for the Money" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:19
9. "I'm the King" (St. James, Thayer, Patrick Young, Pete Holmes) – 3:42
10. "Chains Around Heaven" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:00

Personnel

Black 'n Blue

• Jaime St. James - lead and backing vocals
• Tommy Thayer - guitar and backing vocals
• Jeff "Woop" Warner - guitar and backing vocals
• Patrick Young - bass guitar and backing vocals
• Pete Holmes - drums

Production

• Dieter Dierks - producer, mixing
• Gerd Rautenbach - engineer
• Greg Fulginiti - mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders

References

External links

• "Black 'n Blue" at discogs