Painkiller (Judas Priest album)

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All tracks are written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K. K. Downing, except where noted.

Painkiller
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Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Released17 September 1990 (1990-09-17) [1]
RecordedJanuary–March 1990
Studio Miraval Studios, Correns, France and Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
Genre
Length45:52
Label Columbia
Producer
Judas Priest chronology
Ram It Down
(1988)
Painkiller
(1990)
Jugulator
(1997)
Singles from Painkiller
  1. "Painkiller"
    Released: 3 September 1990 [2]
  2. "A Touch of Evil"
    Released: 11 March 1991 [3]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Painkiller"6:06
2."Hell Patrol"3:35
3."All Guns Blazing"3:56
4."Leather Rebel"3:34
5."Metal Meltdown"4:46
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Night Crawler" 5:44
7."Between the Hammer & the Anvil" 4:47
8."A Touch of Evil"Tipton, Halford, Downing, Chris Tsangarides 5:42
9."Battle Hymn" (instrumental) 0:56
10."One Shot at Glory" 6:46
Total length:45:52
2001 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Living Bad Dreams" (Recorded during the 1990 Painkiller sessions)5:20
12."Leather Rebel" (Live at Foundation's Forum, Los Angeles, California, 13 September 1990)3:38
Total length:54:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 22
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [22] 29
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [23] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [25] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [26] 27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [27] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [28] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 26
US Billboard 200 [31] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [32] Gold50,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [33]
1996 release
Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [34] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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