In Heat (Black 'N Blue album)

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In Heat
Black N Blue In Heat.jpg
Studio album by
Released1988
Studio Rumbo Recorders and Club Vital, Los Angeles, California,
Right Track Recording and Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre Glam metal
Length41:08
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
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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

Personnel

Black 'n Blue
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

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

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References

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