Stick It to Ya | ||||
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Released | January 23, 1990 [1] | |||
Recorded | May–June 1989 | |||
Studio | Red Zone Studios, Studio 55 and Pasha Music House | |||
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Length | 48:54 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Singles from Stick It to Ya | ||||
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Christgau's Consumer Guide | D [6] |
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Stick It to Ya is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Slaughter. It was released in 1990 by Chrysalis Records. It sold over 2 million copies and became one of the biggest albums of 1990. "Up All Night"(#27), "Fly to the Angels"(#19) & "Spend My Life"(#39) all charted in the Top 40 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 and their videos were in solid rotations on the various music television outlets. "Mad About You" also received considerable airplay on Album Rock stations as the band toured to support the release. The LP was also nominated for a best metal album of the year at the 1991 American Music Awards show. Music videos were made for the singles "Up All Night", "Fly to the Angels", "Spend My Life", and "Mad About You".
All songs written, arranged and produced by Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Eye to Eye" | 3:57 |
2. | "Burnin' Bridges" | 4:07 |
3. | "Up All Night" | 4:16 |
4. | "Spend My Life" | 3:21 |
5. | "Thinking of June" | 1:05 |
6. | "She Wants More" | 3:55 |
7. | "Fly to the Angels" | 5:05 |
8. | "Mad About You" | 4:05 |
9. | "That's Not Enough" | 3:25 |
10. | "You Are the One" | 3:55 |
11. | "Gave Me Your Heart" | 3:51 |
12. | "Desperately" | 3:34 |
13. | "Loaded Gun" | 4:18 |
Total length: | 48:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Fly to the Angels" (Acoustic version) | 3:22 |
15. | "Wingin' It" | 1:11 |
Total length: | 53:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Mad About You" (Original Demo) | 3:27 |
17. | "She Wants More" (Original Demo) | 3:56 |
18. | "Up All Night" (Original Demo) | 3:46 |
19. | "Fly to the Angels" (Original Demo) | 5:05 |
Total length: | 69:41 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [13] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [14] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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