Killer on the Rampage

Killer on the Rampage
Studio album by Eddy Grant
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Blue Wave Studios, St. Phillip, Barbados
Genre	Rock [1] [2] funk [2] [3] pop [2] [3] reggae [2] disco [2] new wave [2]
Length	41:39
Label	Ice Portrait
Producer	Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant chronology
Can't Get Enough (1981) Killer on the Rampage (1982) Going for Broke (1984)
Singles from Killer on the Rampage
"Electric Avenue" Released: April 18, 1983 "I Don't Wanna Dance" Released: July 24, 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Killer on the Rampage is the sixth studio album by Eddy Grant. It remains his most successful album, hitting the top 10 in the US and the UK. It features the hits "Electric Avenue" (which was a big hit in the US and UK at #2), "I Don't Wanna Dance" (a UK #1 hit) and "War Party".

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Eddy Grant.

1. "Electric Avenue" – 3:48
2. "I Don’t Wanna Dance" – 3:40
3. "It's All in You" – 4:26
4. "War Party" – 3:54
5. "Funky Rock ’N’ Roll" – 4:30
6. "Killer on the Rampage" – 3:29
7. "Too Young to Fall" – 4:28
8. "Latin Love Affair" – 4:18
9. "Another Revolutionary" – 5:16
10. "Drop, Baby, Drop" – 3:33

US cassette bonus tracks

6. “Electric Avenue” (Extended Version)—6:18

12. “Time Warp”—5:56

Bonus tracks on deluxe edition

1. "Electric Avenue" (Extended Version) 6:18
2. "I Don't Wanna Dance" (Extended Version) 5:41
3. "War Party" (Bajan Remix Extended Version) 8:28

Personnel

Musicians

• Eddy Grant - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, drums, producer

Technical

• Frank Aggarat - engineer
• Tim "TimTom" Young - mastering
• Simon Fowler - photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982–1983) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [5] 11 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 16 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 45 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 11 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 9 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 30 UK Albums (OCC) [11] 7 US Billboard 200 [12] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 55 US Billboard 200 [14] 51

References

1. "Eddy still making waves". Stuff. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
2. Campbell, Joel (1 March 2024). "Over 40 years later, Eddy Grant's music is still a 'Killer On The Rampage'". The Voice. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
3. Greene, Jo-Ann. Killer on the Rampage at AllMusic
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 288.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
9. "Charts.nz – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
11. "Eddy Grant | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
12. "Eddy Grant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
13. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.