Painkiller (Judas Priest album)

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All tracks are written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K. K. Downing, except where noted

Painkiller
Judaspainkiller.JPG
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Judas Priest
Released14 September 1990 (1990-09-14) [1]
RecordedJanuary–March 1990
Studio Miraval Studios, Correns, France and Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
Genre
Length45:52
Label Columbia
Producer Chris Tsangarides, Judas Priest
Judas Priest chronology
Ram It Down
(1988)		Painkiller
(1990)		 Jugulator
(1997)
Singles from Painkiller
  1. "Painkiller"
    Released: 3 September 1990 [2]
  2. "A Touch of Evil"
    Released: 11 March 1991 [3]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Painkiller"6:06
2."Hell Patrol"3:35
3."All Guns Blazing"3:56
4."Leather Rebel"3:34
5."Metal Meltdown"4:46
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Night Crawler"5:44
7."Between the Hammer & the Anvil"4:47
8."A Touch of Evil" (Tipton, Halford, Downing, Chris Tsangarides)5:42
9."Battle Hymn" (instrumental)0:56
10."One Shot at Glory"6:46
Total length:45:52
2001 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Living Bad Dreams" (Recorded during the 1990 Painkiller sessions)5:20
12."Leather Rebel" (Live at Foundation's Forum, Los Angeles, California, 13 September 1990)3:38
Total length:54:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [18] 22
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [19] 29
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [20] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [22] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [23] 27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [24] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [25] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [27] 26
US Billboard 200 [28] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [29] Gold50,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [30]
1996 release 		Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [31] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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