Babylon A.D. (album)

Babylon A.D.
Studio album by Babylon A.D.
Released	September 1989
Recorded	Ocean Way Studios, Cherokee Studios and Summa Recorders, Los Angeles TMF Stusios, New York City Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California
Genre	Glam metal [1]
Length	44:56
Label	Arista
Producer	Simon Hanhart
Babylon A.D. chronology
Babylon A.D. (1989) Nothing Sacred (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Babylon A.D. is the debut album by the American hard rock band of the same name, released in 1989. It contains the metal hits "Bang Go The Bells", "Hammer Swings Down" and "The Kid Goes Wild" which was also featured in the film RoboCop 2 .

Music Videos

In the music video for "The Kid Goes Wild", RoboCop attends a performance of Babylon A.D. and targets the kid who appears in the movie for arrest. Interestingly, just two years later in 1991, the music video for the Guns N' Roses song "You Could Be Mine" featured the Terminator attending a performance of Guns N' Roses and targeting them for termination.

Track listing

Track listing for Babylon A.D.

No.	Title	Songwriter(s)	Length
1.	"Bang Go the Bells"	Derek Davis, Ron Freschi, Robb Reid	4:15
2.	"Hammer Swings Down"	Davis, Jack Ponti	3:27
3.	"Caught Up in the Crossfire"	Davis, Ponti	3:33
4.	"Desperate"	Davis, Ponti	5:23
5.	"The Kid Goes Wild"	Davis, Ponti, Vic Pepe	4:52
6.	"Shot o' Love"	Davis	5:47
7.	"Maryanne"	Davis, Ponti	3:41
8.	"Back in Babylon"	Davis, John Matthews, Jamey Pacheco	4:10
9.	"Sweet Temptation"	Davis, Freschi	3:40
10.	"Sally Danced"	Davis	5:53
Total length:			32:06

Personnel

Band members

• Derek Davis - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Dan De La Rosa - guitars
• Ron Freschi - guitars, backing vocals
• Robb Reid - bass, backing vocals
• Jamey Pacheco - drums

Additional musicians

• John Matthews - guitars
• Jimmy Wood - harmonica
• Sam Kinison - vocals on "The Kid Goes Wild"

Production

• Simon Hanhart - producer, engineer, mixing
• Clark Germain, Eric Rudd, Julie Last, Scott Ralston, Guy Snider, Thom Roberts, Micajah Ryan, Chris Fuhrman - assistant engineers
• Chris Bellman - mastering
• Hugh Syme - art direction
• John Scarpati - photography

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	88

References

1. "Friday 5: What 5 (More) Hair Metal Albums Are Essential?". MetalSucks. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Babylon A.D. Babylon A.D." Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-06-20.
3. "Babylon A.D. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.