Georgia Satellites (album)

Georgia Satellites
Studio album by the Georgia Satellites
Released	October 1986
Studio	Axis Studios and Cheshire Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Southern rock hard rock
Length	37:26
Label	Elektra
Producer	Jeff Glixman
The Georgia Satellites chronology
Georgia Satellites (1986) Open All Night (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	B [2]
Kerrang!	[3]

Georgia Satellites is the debut studio album by American Southern rock band the Georgia Satellites. It contains their biggest hit, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"), and another minor hit, "Battleship Chains," written by Terry Anderson. It also contains a cover of "Every Picture Tells a Story," written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Most of the other songs were written by lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Baird, except "Red Light," which he co-wrote with Neill Bogan, and "Can't Stand the Pain," written by lead guitarist Rick Richards, who also takes lead vocal on the tune. The album was produced by Jeff Glixman, known for his work with Black Sabbath. ^[4]

Release and reception

The album was a commercial success and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 1987 and then Platinum on August of the same year. ^[5] Rich Stim in Spin described it as a 'six-pack boogie-rock record.' ^[4]

The band would release two more studio albums after this one, but none featured a song with nearly the radio and MTV success as "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," and the band finally split in 1990.

"Battleship Chains" was originally written by Terry Anderson and recorded by his band The Woods. It was covered and made famous The Georgia Satellites. It reached number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[6] The song also appeared on the album Hindu Love Gods by the band Hindu Love Gods, a collaboration between members of R.E.M. and Warren Zevon. The song is also featured on The Wildhearts covers album Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1. Izzy Stradlin has covered "Battleship Chains" when playing live with Rick Richards. Danish metal band Volbeat has also covered the song on their 2016 album, Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie .^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Baird, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep Your Hands to Yourself"		3:26
2.	"Railroad Steel"		4:11
3.	"Battleship Chains"	Terry Anderson	2:55
4.	"Red Light"	Dan Baird, Neill Bogan	2:45
5.	"The Myth of Love"		4:12
6.	"Can't Stand the Pain"	Rick Richards	3:40
7.	"Golden Light"		3:35
8.	"Over and Over"		3:35
9.	"Nights of Mystery"		4:44
10.	"Every Picture Tells a Story"	Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood	5:23
Total length:			37:26

Personnel

Adapted credits from the album's liner notes. ^[7]

Georgia Satellites Dan Baird – lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7–9), backing vocals, rhythm guitar Rick Richards – lead guitar, lead vocals (tracks: 3, 6, and 10), backing vocals Rick Price – bass Mauro Magellan – drums Additional musicians Randy DeLay – drums (track: 1) Dave Hewitt – bass (track: 1)

Production Jeff Glixman – producer Cheryl Bordagaray – assistant engineer Howie Weinberg – LP mastering (Masterdisk) Barry Diament – CD mastering (Atlantic Studios) Hale Milgrim – creative director Artwork David Michael Kennedy – photography Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1987) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)| [8] 28 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 26 UK Albums (OCC) [11] 52 US Billboard 200 [12] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1987) Position US Billboard 200 [13] 36

Singles

"Battleship Chians"

Chart (1987)	Position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	82 [8]
UK Singles (OCC) [14]	44

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Georgia Satellites - Georgia Satellites". AllMusic . Retrieved September 13, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "Georgia Satellites: Georgia Satellites". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 164. ISBN   9780679730156.
3. Dome, Malcolm (October 30, 1986). "Georgia Satellites 'Georgia Satellites'". Kerrang!. Vol. 132. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
4. Stim, Rich (December 1986). "Georgia Sattelites review". SPIN . 2 (9): 42 – via Google Books.
5. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America .
6. "Battleship Chains", Billboard
7. Georgia Satellites (liner notes). Georgia Satellites. Elektra. 1986. 9 60496-2.
8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 123. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
9. "Charts.nz – The Georgia Satellites – Georgia Satellites". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
10. "Swisscharts.com – The Georgia Satellites – Georgia Satellites". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
12. "The Georgia Satellites Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
15. "American album certifications – Georgia Satellites – Georgia Satellites". Recording Industry Association of America.