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Black 'N Blue is the 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 the band's only song to chart as a single, Hold On to 18. In 2015, the album was ranked 28th at Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time".[3]

Black 'N Blue
Studio album by Black 'n Blue
Released	August 2, 1984
Recorded	March - April 1984
Studio	Dierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany
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]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]
Rock Hard	7.0/10[4]

The track "Chains Around Heaven" had previously appeared on both the second and third pressings of the compilation album Metal Massacre (1982).

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 – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jeff "Woop" Warner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Patrick Young – bass, 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

На других языках

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[de] Black ’n Blue (Album)

Black ’n Blue ist das 1984 erschienene Debütalbum der aus Portland, Oregon, stammenden, in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, ansässigen Hard-Rock-Band Black ’n Blue. In Deutschland war das Album zunächst nur als Importware erhältlich.[1][2]

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- [en] Black 'n Blue (album)

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