Stay Hungry (album)

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Stay Hungry
Twister Sister - Stay Hungry.jpg
Cover photo by Mark Weiss
Studio album by
Twisted Sister
ReleasedMay 10, 1984 (1984-05-10)
RecordedFebruary–March 1984
Studio
Genre Heavy metal, glam metal
Length36:58
Label Atlantic
Producer Tom Werman
Twisted Sister chronology
You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll
(1983)		Stay Hungry
(1984)		 Come Out and Play
(1985)
Singles from Stay Hungry
  1. "We're Not Gonna Take It"
    Released: May 1984
  2. "I Wanna Rock"
    Released: October 1984
  3. "The Price"
    Released: December 1984

Stay Hungry is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on May 10, 1984, by Atlantic Records. [1] It contains the band's two signature songs, "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", both of which remain a staple of '80s glam metal. [2] According to RIAA, Stay Hungry is the band's most successful release by far and their only platinum album. Eventually, the album achieved multi-platinum status in the U.S. with sales of more than 3 million copies by 1995. [3]

Contents

During recording, producer Tom Werman brought some songs by English heavy metal band Saxon for the band to listen to, which led to a conflict with Dee Snider who understood it as Werman wanting the band to replace some of his songs with Saxon covers. Guitarist Jay Jay French also claims the band lost two songs that they wanted on the album due to Werman's influence [4]

Twisted Sister performed the song "Burn in Hell" during a cameo appearance in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure . The two songs that comprise the Horror-Teria segment became the basis of Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider's 1998 film Strangeland , in which Captain Howdy was played by Snider himself.

In 2004, the band re-recorded all nine songs from this album and re-released them under the title Still Hungry . In 2009, the band played Stay Hungry in its entirety for the first time including songs never played live before, such as "Don't Let Me Down" and "Horror-Teria: Street Justice".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [6]
IGN 7.5/10 [7]
Ultimate Guitar Archive 8.9/10 [8]

Metal Rules ranked the album fifth on their list of the Top 50 Glam Metal Albums. [9] In 2016, Loudwire ranked it at number 6 on their list of the Top 30 Hair Metal Albums. [10] In 2017, Rolling Stone listed the album at number 76 on its list of the 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. [11]

Track listing

All songs are written by Dee Snider.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Stay Hungry"3:03
2."We're Not Gonna Take It"3:38
3."Burn in Hell"4:43
4."Horror-Teria (The Beginning):
a) Captain Howdy
b) Street Justice"		7:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."I Wanna Rock"3:06
6."The Price"3:48
7."Don't Let Me Down"4:26
8."The Beast"3:30
9."S.M.F."3:00

25th anniversary edition

A 25th anniversary edition was released on June 30, 2009, by Rhino Records. The first disc contains remastered versions of the nine tracks from the May 1984 original. The bonus disc uncovers 15 unreleased outtakes and early demos from the original sessions, recorded in December 1983 at Nino's Studios, Baldwin, New York, as well as the new track "30" recorded especially for this collection by the 1984 lineup at Audio Magic, West Babylon, New York.

Additionally, any music fan who bought the CD or vinyl of the 25th anniversary edition in any participating independent record store received a free gift from the band: a DVD of the Twisted Sister 1984 Uncut Live at San Bernardino concert. Originally broadcast on MTV as Stay Hungry Live, the concert had been commercially unavailable for years and previously unavailable as DVD. June 30, 2009, was the only day the DVD was available and only through participating, independent record stores with a limited stock. [12]

Commented guitarist Jay Jay French, "While other bands have made exclusive deals with big box chains and discounters, Twisted Sister remembers all the independent record shops who have supported us through the years." [12]

Bonus disc

  1. "Death from Above" – 2:42
  2. "Prime Motivator" – 2:25
  3. "We're Not Gonna Take It" – 2:47 (early demo)
  4. "Death Run" – 1:45
  5. "This One's for You" – 2:00
  6. "S.M.F." – 2:14 (early demo)
  7. "We're Coming On" – 1:42
  8. "Call My Name" – 2:10
  9. "Burn in Hell" – 5:08 (early demo)
  10. "Pay the Price" – 1:42
  11. "What's Love Without You" – 1:44
  12. "Our Voice Will Be Heard" – 1:29
  13. "You Got to Fight" – 1:39
  14. "The Price" – 2:36 (early demo)
  15. "Stay Hungry" – 1:58 (early demo)
  16. "KMET Radio Spot" – 0:24
  17. "30" – 4:23 (new track)
  18. "Lollipop Guild" – 0:30 (hidden track)

Personnel

Twisted Sister

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [27] 5× Platinum500,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [28] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [29] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [28] Silver25,000 [30]
Sweden (GLF) [28] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [31] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Ling, Dave (September 15, 2004). "Twisted Sister: the improbable story of Stay Hungry". loudersound.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "100 Greatest Hair & Glam Metal Songs". digitaldreamdoor.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Twisted Sister". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Twisted Sister guitarist claims Stay Hungry producer Tom Werman wanted band to record four Saxon covers for the album". thegauntlet.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 369. ISBN   978-1894959315.
  7. ↑ Kaz, Iaz (July 10, 2009). "Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry 25th Anniversary Edition review". IGN . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry 25th Anniversary Edition review". Ultimate Guitar Archive. July 6, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules . Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Twisted Sister To Perform On 'Live With Regis And Kelly'". Blabbermouth.net . June 17, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  13. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  14. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9640". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
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  17. ↑ "Charts.nz – Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Twisted Sister Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 41. hét". MAHASZ . Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9642". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1984". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0618". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1985". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry". Music Canada.
  28. 1 2 3 "In Honor of the holiday Dee Snider gives thanks by auctioning his personal awards and memorabilia to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity fights AIDS". December 20, 2020.
  29. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Scandinavian Statistics-Norway" (PDF). Music & Media . January 13, 1990. p. 28. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  31. ↑ "American album certifications – Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 15, 2011.
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