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Collage is a compilation album by American glam metal band Ratt. It consists of alternate recordings, B-sides, and versions of songs from the band's Mickey Ratt period. It was mostly recorded and released in 1997, concurrently with Ratt's reunion tour, so that they would have a new album to promote. In 1998, the band would sign a new major label deal with Sony.

Collage
Compilation album by Ratt
Released	July 22, 1997
Recorded	1982-1997
Studio	The Office (Van Nuys, California) Silver Cloud (Burbank, California) (tracks 5, 7, 8), Music Grinder (Hollywood, California) (track 10)
Genre	Heavy metal, glam metal
Length	39:19
Label	DeRock (US) Victor (Japan)
Producer	Warren DeMartini, Stephen Pearcy
Ratt chronology
Ratt & Roll 81–91 (1991) Collage (1997) Ratt (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[2]

The track "Mother Blues" first appeared as an Arcade song on their 1993 self-titled release, but was originally a Ratt demo, ending up on Collage. "Steel River" is an alternate version of the Mickey Ratt song "Railbreak".

Track listing

Personnel

Ratt

• Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (tr., acoustic guitar, producer
• Warren DeMartini – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro ( tr. 1 ), backing vocals, producer
• Bobby Blotzer – drums, percussion
• Robbie Crane – bass guitar
• Robbin Crosby – rhythm guitars on tracks 6, 8, 10
• Juan Croucier – bass on tracks 3, 5, 8, 10

Additional musicians

• Billy Sherwood – bass on track 6

Production

• Billy Sherwood – engineer
• Joe Floyd, Sean Kenesie – engineers on tracks 5, 7, 8
• Sir Arthur Payson, Steve Heinke – engineers on track 10
• Joe Gastwirt – mastering

References

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