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 Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in August 1984. [1] It achieved Gold status in the US. [8] When preparing to record the album, the band tapped Patrick Mahassen to join on guitar, with Mark Kohler switching to bass, however, Mahassen ended up leaving the band before recording commenced. The album was ultimately recorded as a quartet; Andy Tanas played bass on the subsequent tour. [9]

Contents

The band hit the Billboard Hot 100 with "Midnite Maniac" becoming the first Swiss act to do so. The song "Boys Nite Out", written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, was originally recorded by Adams for his 1984 album Reckless but was left off until its 30th anniversary reissue.

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

Track listing

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

Side A
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 B
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.

References

  1. 1 2 Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 177
  2. 1 2 "Krokus - The Blitz". Metal Storm .
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2014). The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade. Minneapolis, MN. p. 75. ISBN   978-1-62788-375-7. OCLC   891379313.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ "Krokus singles".
  5. ↑ "Krokus singles".
  6. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Krokus The Blitz review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  7. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 191. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – Krokus – The Blitz". Recording Industry Association of America.
  9. ↑ Andy Tanas Biography
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8947". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Krokus – The Blitz" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Krokus – The Blitz". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Krokus – The Blitz". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Krokus Awards". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  15. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Krokus – The Blitz". Music Canada.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Krokus – The Blitz". Recording Industry Association of America.
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