The Blitz (Krokus album)

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The Blitz
Blitz cover.jpg
Studio album by
Krokus
ReleasedAugust 1984 [1]
Studio Little Mountain Sound (Vancouver, Canada)
Genre
Length38:34
Label Arista
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Krokus chronology
Headhunter
(1983)		The Blitz
(1984)		 Change of Address
(1986)
Singles from The Blitz
  1. "Ballroom Blitz"
    Released: August 1984 (UK) [4]
  2. "Midnite Maniac"
    Released: 15 September 1984 (US) [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 4/10 [7]

The Blitz is the eighth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in August 1984. [1] It became a gold album in the US. [8] The band hit the Billboard Hot 100 with "Midnite Maniac" from that album and became the first Swiss act to do so. While preparing to record it, the group had tapped Patrick Mahassen to join the band on guitar, with Mark Kohler switching to bass. However, Mahassen would end up leaving the band before recording commenced, and the album was ultimately recorded as a quartet; Andy Tanas played bass on the subsequent tour. [9] The song "Boys Nite Out", written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, was originally recorded by Adams for his hit 1984 album Reckless but was left off the final track list. Adams' version eventually saw a release on the 30th anniversary reissue of Reckless.

Contents

UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014.

In pop culture

A cover of Krokus' version of "Ballroom Blitz", originally performed by UK band Sweet, is featured as a playable track on Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fernando von Arb and Marc Storace, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnite Maniac" 3:59
2."Out of Control" 4:15
3."Boys Nite Out" Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Storace, Von Arb3:38
4."Our Love" 4:35
5."Out to Lunch" 4:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Ballroom Blitz" (Sweet cover) Nicky Chinn, Michael Chapman 4:00
7."Rock the Nation" 4:41
8."Hot Stuff" 4:36
9."Ready to Rock" 4:30

Personnel

Krokus

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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