| Rocked and Ripped | ||||
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| Released | August 31, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Label | Cleopatra, Deadline | |||
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Rocked and Ripped is the seventh studio album by the American rock band BulletBoys. The album was released August 31, 2011, on Cleopatra Records. The album consists entirely of cover songs. [1] In addition to the 15 cover songs, the album also features a re-recorded version of the band's 1988 hit "Smooth Up in Ya".
Track listing adopted from Discogs: [2]
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