Atomic Playboys

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Atomic Playboys
AtomicPlayboysCover.jpg
Cover art by H. R. Giger
Studio album by
Released1989 (1989)
Studio Right Track Recording in New York City; The Enterprise Studios and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length50:17
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Steve Stevens, Beau Hill, Ted Templeman
Steve Stevens chronology
Atomic Playboys
(1989)
Black Light Syndrome
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Atomic Playboys is the first studio album by guitarist Steve Stevens, released in 1989 through Warner Bros. Records; [1] a remastered edition containing two bonus tracks was reissued on August 5, 2013 through Rock Candy Records. [2] The album reached No. 119 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. [3] The cover art was done by surrealist artist H.R. Giger, who designed the Xenomorph creature in the Alien film series.

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Atomic Playboys was also the name of Stevens' band at the time, which was only meant to be a one-album effort upon him being signed to Warner Bros. In a 2001 interview, when asked about the possibly of reforming the group, Stevens replied: "Absolutely not. That group was a very expensive hobby". [4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Stevens, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Atomic Playboys" 5:47
2."Power of Suggestion" 4:37
3."Action" (The Sweet cover) Andy Scott, Mick Tucker, Brian Connolly, Steve Priest 4:44
4."Desperate Heart"Stevens, Perry McCarty, Beau Hill, Fiona 4:33
5."Soul on Ice" 3:57
6."Crackdown" 5:44
7."Pet the Hot Kitty"Stevens, McCarty, Hill4:03
8."Evening Eye"Stevens, McCarty3:56
9."Woman of 1,000 Years" 4:21
10."Run Across Desert Sands" (instrumental) 3:52
11."Slipping into Fiction" 4:43
Total length:50:17
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Warm Female"Stevens, Iggy Pop 4:10
2013 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Warm Female"Stevens, Pop4:04
13."Action" (The Sweet cover; promo remix)Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest3:53

Personnel

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1989 Billboard 200 119 [3]

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