Boys in Heat

Boys in Heat
Studio album by Britny Fox
Released	December 17, 1989
Studio	Platinum Island, New York City Power Station, New York City Soundtrack Recording, New York City
Genre	Glam metal, hard rock
Length	51:13
Label	Columbia
Producer	Neil Kernon
Britny Fox chronology
Britny Fox (1988) Boys in Heat (1989) Bite Down Hard (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10 [3]

Boys in Heat is the second album by the American glam metal band Britny Fox, released in 1989. After this album, singer "Dizzy" Dean Davidson left the group and formed the band Blackeyed Susan. He was replaced by singer Tommy Paris. The album debuted at No. 149 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated November 25, 1989, and peaked at No. 79 the following week, staying there for 3 weeks. ^[4] The song "Hair of the Dog" was originally recorded by Nazareth on the album Hair of the Dog (1975).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dean Davidson, except where indicated.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In Motion"		2:46
2.	"Standing in the Shadows"		3:49
3.	"Hair of the Dog" (Nazareth cover)	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	4:11
4.	"Livin' on a Dream"		3:20
5.	"She's So Lonely"		4:03
6.	"Dream On"	Davidson, Michael Kelly Smith	4:47
7.	"Long Way from Home"		4:11

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Plenty of Love"		4:16
9.	"Stevie"	Davidson, Billy Childs	4:26
10.	"Shine On"		3:32
11.	"Angel in My Heart"		4:20
12.	"Left Me Stray"		3:15
13.	"Longroad"		4:03

Personnel

Band members

• "Dizzy" Dean Davidson - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on track 8, harmonica
• Michael Kelly Smith - lead guitars, backing vocals
• Billy Childs - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Johnny Dee - drums, backing vocals, cowbell and tambourine in "Hair of the Dog"

Production

• Neil Kernon - producer, engineer, mixing
• Chris Trevett - engineer, mixing
• Oz Fritz, Paul Berry, Dan Gellert - engineers
• Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	79

References

1. Ulrey, Jeremy. "Britny Fox Boys in Heat review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 28, 2013.
2. Hotten, Jon (February 2010). "Britny Fox - Britny Fox/Boys in Heat". Classic Rock . No. 141. p. 92.
3. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2004). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 60–61. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
4. "Boys in Heat Billboard Albums". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 28, 2013.
5. "Britny Fox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved June 30, 2024.

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page