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Reach for the Sky is the fourth studio album by the American glam metal band RATT.

Reach for the Sky
Studio album by Ratt
Released	November 1, 1988
Recorded	1988
Studio	A&M Studios and The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA) The Enterprise StudioBurbank, CA
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal
Length	39:25
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Beau Hill and Mike Stone (треков: A1, A2, A4 to B5)
Ratt chronology
Dancing Undercover (1986) Reach for the Sky (1988) Detonator (1990)
Singles from Reach for the Sky
"Way Cool Jr." Released: December 1988[1] "I Want a Woman" Released: 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]

Background

Though it sold well enough to achieve platinum status and spawned the popular songs "Way Cool Jr." and "I Want a Woman", the record's performance was not enough to keep the group on the road for longer than seven months. As a result, "What's It Gonna Be", a track not released as a single, was used as a B-side to "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job", the first single from the band's next release Detonator. In doing so, it was hoped that listeners would go back and give Reach for the Sky a second listen.^{[citation needed]}

Reach for the Sky marked the last Ratt album to be produced by Beau Hill. The band originally intended for the record to be produced entirely by Mike Stone. However, substandard DAT tape recordings of Stone's production efforts prompted then-Atlantic Records president Doug Morris to bring in Hill to assist Stone and salvage the album.^{[citation needed]}

Opening acts on the promotional record tour included Great White, Warrant and Kix.

Pro-wrestler Brian Pillman used "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds" as his theme music, when WCW talent went on tour with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Another pro wrestler, Larry Zbyszko, used "City To City" as his theme music in New Japan.

Track listing

Personnel

Ratt

• Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
• Robbin Crosby – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Warren DeMartini – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Juan Croucier – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bobby Blotzer – drums, percussion, harmonica, washboard

Additional musicians

• New West Horns arranged by Chris Botti and Kent Smith

Production

• Beau Hill – producer, mixing
• Mike Stone – producer
• Stephen Benben – engineer, mixing
• Al Wright – engineer
• Marty Hornburg, Tom Banghart, Jim Mitchell – assistant engineers

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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