Little Miss Dangerous

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Little Miss Dangerous
LittleMissDangerous TedNugentalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Ted Nugent
ReleasedMarch 1986
RecordedApril–July, October-November 1985
StudioChannel Recording (Burbank), Criteria, (Miami)
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length38:32
Label Atlantic
Producer Peter Solley, Michael Verdick, Ted Nugent, Doug Banker
Ted Nugent chronology
Penetrator
(1984)		Little Miss Dangerous
(1986)		 If You Can't Lick 'Em...Lick 'Em
(1988)
Singles from Little Miss Dangerous
  1. "Little Miss Dangerous" / "Angry Young Man"
    Released: 1986

Little Miss Dangerous is the ninth studio album by American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent. It was released in March 1986 by Atlantic Records.

Contents

The single "Little Miss Dangerous" was Ted Nugent's most successful single in Australia. The track was featured in an episode of the same name of the American television series Miami Vice . The track "Angry Young Man" was also used in an episode of Miami Vice entitled "Definitely Miami", in which Nugent guest-starred as a pimp/drug dealer and was killed in a shoot-out with Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson).

A promotional video clip was produced for the song "Little Miss Dangerous".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [3]

AllMusic's John Franck was heavily dismissive of Little Miss Dangerous, opining that it may be "the worst Ted Nugent record ever released", and being "a sonic embarrassment" to be "avoid[ed] at all costs". [1]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."High Heels in Motion" 3:35
2."Strangers" Bill Conti, Nugent3:53
3."Little Miss Dangerous" 4:50
4."Savage Dancer" 3:55
5."Crazy Ladies" 3:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."When Your Body Talks"Ben Shultz, Eric Scott3:16
7."My Little Red Book" Burt Bacharach, Hal David 3:06
8."Take Me Away" Dave Amato, Nugent3:14
9."Angry Young Man" 3:57
10."Painkiller" 6:02

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1986 Billboard 200 (US) [4] 76

Singles

YearTitleChartPosition
1986"Little Miss Dangerous" Billboard Mainstream Rock (US) [5] 22

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References

  1. 1 2 Franck, John. "Ted Nugent - Little Miss Dangerous review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ Wall, Mick (November 2009). "Ted Nugent - Reissues". Classic Rock . No. 138. p. 98.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 248. ISBN   978-1894959315.
  4. ↑ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Recording Industry Association of America. October 16, 2018.
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