Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

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Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Studio album by Warrant
Released	January 31, 1989
Recorded	November 1988 - May 1989
Genre	Glam metal
Length	37:08
Label	Columbia
Producer	Beau Hill
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Warrant chronology
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) Cherry Pie (1990)

Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich is the first album by American glam metal band Warrant.

The record, which was released in 1989, was highly successful, spawning the hit singles "Heaven" (#2, 1989), "Down Boys" (#27, 1989) and "Sometimes She Cries" (#20, 1990).

The song "Down Boys" is not the Cars song of the same name.

[edit] Musical style

The album's sound is typical of the Sunset Strip glam metal scene of the 1980s, featuring heavy guitars and melodic, catchy choruses.

As mentioned above, the song "Down Boys" is not the Cars song of the same name. However, aside from borrowing the title of the aforementioned Cars song, musically it is a pretty direct lift from another Cars song, "Bye Bye Love".

[edit] Production and marketing

The album was released amidst some controversy. It was widely rumoured that guitarists Erik Turner and Joey Allen had not played a note on the album and that all guitar work had been performed by ex Streets guitarist and session musician Mike Slamer;^[1]. While the rumour was never been verified, Slamer's wife confirmed in 1998 that her husband played guitar on the record.^[2]

During the recording of the album, vocalist Jani Lane walked in on his best friend in bed with his girlfriend, leading to his nervous breakdown. The album was recorded without Lane's vocals, and its release was delayed by several months while Lane recovered. These events would later be recounted in the single "I Saw Red" on the band's following album, Cherry Pie. ^[3]

The record was produced and engineered by Beau Hill, who also contributed keyboards and backing vocals. It was recorded at The Enterprise in Burbank, California.

[edit] Songs

The album's themes, which include materialism ("32 Pennies", "D.R.F.S.R"), sex ("Down Boys", "So Damn Pretty", "Cold Sweat"), heartbreak ("Heaven") and loneliness ("Sometimes She Cries"), would be echoed on later Warrant releases.

The smash hit "Heaven" took Warrant's record company by surprise. Indeed, once the widespread appeal of the song became apparent, the band were instructed to re-record the track to lend it a "bigger radio sound". The first 250,000 copies of the record featured the original version while later pressings featured a new version. ^[4] "Heaven" had previously been recorded by Jani Lane and Steven Sweet's old band Plain Jane.

[edit] Track listing

1. "32 Pennies"
2. "Down Boys"
3. "Big Talk"
4. "Sometimes She Cries"
5. "So Damn Pretty (Should Be Against the Law)"
6. "D.R.F.S.R."
7. "In the Sticks"
8. "Heaven"
9. "Ridin' High"
10. "Cold Sweat"

[edit] Band

• Jani Lane: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
• Joey Allen: Guitar
• Erik Turner: Guitar
• Jerry Dixon: Bass
• Steven Sweet: Drums

[edit] Additional musicians

• Beau Hill: Keyboards and Backing Vocals
• Bekka Bramlett: Backing Vocals

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Warrant: What could have been ?