In Heat (Black 'N Blue album)

In Heat
Studio album by Black 'n Blue
Released	1988
Studio	Rumbo Recorders and Club Vital, Los Angeles, California, Right Track Recording and Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre	Glam metal
Length	41:08
Label	Geffen
Producer	Gene Simmons, Pat Regan
Black 'n Blue chronology
Nasty Nasty (1986) In Heat (1988) One Night Only: Live (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10 [2]
Rock Hard	6.0/10 [3]

In Heat is the fourth studio album by the American glam metal band Black 'n Blue. It was produced by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Rock On" (Gene Simmons, Jaime St. James, Tommy Thayer) – 3:45
2. "Sight for Sore Eyes" (Simmons, St. James, Thayer, Pat Regan) – 3:31
3. "Heat It Up! Burn It Out!" (St. James, Thayer, Jeff Warner) – 4:21
4. "Suspicious" (St. James, Thayer, Regan) – 3:42
5. "The Snake" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:41

Side two

6. "Live It Up" (Simmons, St. James, Warner) – 3:37
7. "Gimme Your Love" (Adam Mitchell, St. James, Thayer) – 3:45
8. "Get Wise to the Rise" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:36
9. "Great Guns of Fire" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:37
10. "Stranger" (Simmons, St. James) – 4:33

Personnel

Black 'n Blue

• Jaime St. James – vocals
• Tommy Thayer – lead guitar
• Jeff Warner – rhythm guitar
• Patrick Young – bass
• Pete Holmes – drums

Additional musicians

• John Purdell, Pat Regan – keyboards

Production

• Gene Simmons – producer
• Pat Regan – associate producer on tracks 2 and 4
• Dave Wittman – engineer, mixing
• Adam Yellin, Andrew Udoff, Danny Mormando, David Reitzas, Jon Magnusson, Scott Mabuchi – assistant engineers
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Hugh Syme – art direction and design
• John Kalodner – A&R

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	133

References

1. "Black 'N Blue - In Heat review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved October 4, 2013.
2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 47. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
3. Trojan, Frank (1988). "Review Album : Black 'N Blue - In Heat". Rock Hard (in German). No. 27. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
4. "Black 'n Blue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.