In Your Face (Kingdom Come album)

Last updated

In Your Face
In Your Face album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Kingdom Come
ReleasedApril 24, 1989
Recorded1989
StudioGoodnight LA, Van Nuys, California
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length44:54
Label Polydor
Producer Keith Olsen, Lenny Wolf
Kingdom Come chronology
Kingdom Come
(1988)		In Your Face
(1989)		 Hands of Time
(1991)
Singles from In Your Face
  1. "Do You Like It"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Who Do You Love"
    Released: 1989 (US only)
  3. "Overrated"
    Released: 1989 (UK only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [2]

In Your Face is the second album by the hard rock band Kingdom Come, released in 1989. This is the band's final album to be recorded with the original lineup of vocalist Lenny Wolf, lead guitarist Danny Stag, rhythm guitarist Rick Steier, bassist Johnny B. Frank and drummer James Kottak.

Contents

Overview

Two singles were released in support of the album, both becoming minor hits in the UK: "Do You Like It" (no. 73) and "Overrated" (no. 85). [3] The band was due to tour the UK, supporting W.A.S.P., shortly after release of the second single, but split up before the tour commenced (ironically W.A.S.P. also lost guitarist and co-founder Chris Holmes at the same time, meaning they also had to cancel the tour). A third single "Stargazer" was pressed, but never officially released. The 12" and CD single versions of "Do You Like It", includes the previously unreleased "Slow Down"; [4] a song that did not make it onto the album.

Album title meaning

In an interview, the band's members talk about the title of the album, saying that when you first look at the LP, you read "Kingdom Come", then, as you move your eyes downwards, you read "In your face". They laugh and say: "Kingdom come ... in your face, get it?", making an obscene joke or double entendre of it.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Like It" Lenny Wolf, Rick Steier, Danny Stag, James Kottak, Johnny B. Frank, Marty Wolff3:40
2."Who Do You Love"Frank, Wolf, Wolff4:14
3."The Wind"Frank, Stag, Wolf, Wolff5:01
4."Gotta Go (Can't Wage a War)"Wolf, Kottak4:25
5."Highway 6"Wolf, Steier, Stag, Kottak, Frank, Wolff5:51
6."Perfect 'O'"Frank, Steier, Wolf3:46
7."Just Like a Wild Rose"Wolf, Wolff4:32
8."Overrated"Frank, Steier, Wolf4:03
9."Mean Dirty Joe"Wolf, Wolff4:09
10."Stargazer"Wolf, Steier, Stag, Frank5:14

Personnel

Kingdom Come
Production

Charts

Album

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kingdom Come (German band)</span> German rock band

Kingdom Come is a Germany-based hard rock band formed in 1987. The band was originally fronted by Lenny Wolf, until their hiatus in 2016. While there have been no constant Kingdom Come members throughout the band's history, their most recent lineup features three original members who, along with drummer James Kottak, left the band in 1989 and returned in 2018. Wolf was replaced by Keith St. John in 2018, and he remained until 2024, when Ezekiel "Zeke" Kaplan replaced him. Kottak remained in Kingdom Come until his death in January of the same year and was replaced by Matt Muckle. The group's 1988 debut album, Kingdom Come, is to date their most internationally popular and biggest selling recording and features their most notable hit "Get It On".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warrant (American band)</span> American glam metal band

Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their double platinum debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich and one of its singles, "Heaven", originally written for lutenist Ben Salfield, which reached No. 1 in Rolling Stone and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's success continued in the early 1990s with the double platinum album Cherry Pie, which provided the hit song of the same name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paradise City</span> 1989 single by Guns N Roses

"Paradise City" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). Released as a single in January 1989, it is the only song on the album to feature a synthesizer. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100—becoming the band's third single to reach the Top 10—and number six on the UK Singles Chart. It also topped the Irish Singles Chart, their first of three singles to do so.

<i>Native Tongue</i> (Poison album) 1993 studio album by Poison

Native Tongue is the fourth studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1993 through Capitol Records. It peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200, #20 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 21, 1993. It has also been certified by CAN platinum. This is the only album to feature lead guitarist Richie Kotzen. Kotzen was hired as the band's guitarist following the firing of C.C. DeVille in late 1991. The album features the singles "Stand", "Until You Suffer Some " and "Body Talk".

John Douglas Edwards is an American rock singer who sang for the bands Buster Brown, Montrose, King Kobra, Wild Horses, Northrup, Royal Jelly and is best known as the second lead singer of the rock band Foreigner.

<i>After the War</i> (Gary Moore album) 1989 studio album by Gary Moore

After the War is the seventh solo studio album by the Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released on 25 January 1989 by Virgin Records.

<i>Ultraphobic</i> 1995 studio album by Warrant

Ultraphobic is the fourth studio album by American rock band Warrant. Released on March 7, 1995, on CMC International, after the apparent breakup of the band, the record was regarded as the band's "comeback" album. It is the first album to feature former Kingdom Come and Wild Horses members Rick Steier and James Kottak who came in to replace original band members Joey Allen and Steven Sweet.

Rick Steier is a guitarist who has played in the bands Warrant, Kingdom Come, Wild Horses, and KrunK/Kottak. Drummer and fellow Louisville native James Kottak was also in all these bands with Rick Steier.

<i>Detonator</i> (album) 1990 studio album by Ratt

Detonator is the fifth studio album by American glam metal band Ratt, released August 21, 1990, by Atlantic Records. This is the last album to feature bassist Juan Croucier until his return in 2012, as well as guitarist Robbin Crosby before his death in 2002.

<i>Come Out and Play</i> (Twisted Sister album) 1985 studio album by Twisted Sister

Come Out and Play is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released by Atlantic Records on November 9, 1985. The album was significantly less successful than its predecessor Stay Hungry (1984), both critically and commercially, although it achieved Gold status by selling more than 500,000 copies.

<i>We Want Moore!</i> 1984 live album by Gary Moore

We Want Moore! is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in October 1984.

Frank Wollschläger, known professionally as Lenny Wolf, is a retired German singer and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the hard rock band Kingdom Come. In addition to songwriting and lead vocals, he played multiple instruments on various Kingdom Come albums. He also collaborated on the song "Eyes of Time", from The Final Experiment, the debut album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's project Ayreon. He was also a member of the bands Germany in 1982 featuring Dieter Buttner, Andreas Daniels, Miroslav Supica, and the band Stone Fury between 1984 and 1986 featuring Bruce Gowdy, Rick Wilson Jody Cortez and Vinnie Colaiuta.

<i>Dedication</i> (Bay City Rollers album) 1976 studio album by Bay City Rollers

Dedication is an album by the Bay City Rollers, issued in September 1976. It was the band's fourth original studio album, and the first new album to be released in the wake of their enormous worldwide success of early 1976.

<i>Kingdom Come</i> (Kingdom Come album) 1988 studio album by Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come is the debut album by American/German hard rock band Kingdom Come, released in 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Get It On (Kingdom Come song)</span> 1988 single by Kingdom Come

"Get It On" is the first single by hard rock/glam metal band Kingdom Come from their self-titled debut album. It reached number four on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Danny Stag is an American hard rock guitarist who played with the band Kingdom Come. Stag is noted for his soulful blues rock playing, a style that by the late 1980s had been somewhat of a lost art, with many hard rock guitarists at the time playing with a more technical approach.

<i>M.S.G.</i> (McAuley Schenker Group album) 1991 studio album by McAuley Schenker Group

M.S.G. is the third and final studio album by Michael Schenker and Robin McAuley's project, the McAuley Schenker Group. It was released in 1991 in Japan and 1992 in Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hide Your Heart (song)</span> Single by Bonnie Tyler

Hide Your Heart is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart. The song was written by Kiss' rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Holly Knight. Although the song failed to chart, it has appeared on several compilations.

<i>20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kingdom Come</i> 2003 compilation album by Kingdom Come

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kingdom Come is the first compilation album by German-American hard rock band Kingdom Come.

<i>In Your Eyes</i> (George Benson album) 1983 studio album by George Benson

In Your Eyes is a 1983 album by George Benson. It is his only album produced by producer Arif Mardin. It includes the hit "Lady Love Me ".

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Kingdom Come - In Your Face review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 185. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kingdom Come Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kingdom Come – do You Like It (1989, CD)". Discogs .
  5. ↑ "Kingdom Come - In Your Face". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kingdom Come - In Your Face (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: K > Kingdom Come". Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "Kingdom Come Awards". AllMusic . All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Album – Kingdom Come, In Your Face". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 50, No. 4, May 22, 1989". Library and Archives Canada. May 4, 1989. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.