Kix (album)

Kix
Studio album by Kix
Released	September 1981
Recorded	1981
Studio	Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard rock pop metal [1]
Length	36:12
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tom Allom
Kix chronology
Kix (1981) Cool Kids (1983)
Singles from Blow My Fuse
"The Itch" Released: 1981 "Heartache" Released: 1981 "Atomic Bombs" Released: 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	5/10 [2]

Kix is the debut album by American rock band Kix. It was released in 1981 on Atlantic Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Donnie Purnell, except where indicated

Side one

1. "Atomic Bombs" – 3:45
2. "Love at First Sight" (Brian Forsythe, Steve Whiteman) – 2:42)
3. "Heartache" – 3:16
4. "Poison" – 3:46
5. "The Itch" – 4:26

Side two

1. "Kix Are for Kids" – 4:16
2. "Contrary Mary" (Forsythe, Purnell, Jimmy Chalfant, Ronnie Younkins, Whiteman) – 3:10
3. "The Kid" – 3:54
4. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (Forsythe, Purnell, Chalfant, Younkins, Whiteman) – 6:57

Personnel

Kix

• Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone
• Ronnie Younkins – guitars
• Brian Forsythe – guitars
• Donnie Purnell – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
• Jimmy Chalfant – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Production

• Tom Allom – producer
• Bill Dooley – engineer
• Ed Garcia, Joe Procopio, Mark Ross, Michael O'Reilly – assistant engineers
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
• Bob Defrin – art direction

References

1. Donald A. Guarisco. Kix at AllMusic
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. 188. ISBN   978-1-89-495931-5.

External links

• Guitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe