Blue Murder (album)

Blue Murder
Studio album by Blue Murder
Released 25 April 1989
Recorded Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1988-1989
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 52:01
Label Geffen
Producer Bob Rock
Blue Murder chronology
Blue Murder
(1989)		 Nothin' but Trouble
(1993)
Professional ratings
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Blue Murder is the debut album by the hard rock band Blue Murder, released in 1989.

Contents

Legacy

The back of the album states that it is dedicated to Phil Lynott. This is not surprising as John Sykes had played with Thin Lizzy in the past.

In 2010, That Metal Show host Eddie Trunk named Blue Murder his fourth favorite debut album of all time.

Track listing

All songs written by John Sykes, except where indicated.

Side one

  1. "Riot" - 6:22
  2. "Sex Child" - 5:51
  3. "Valley of the Kings" (Sykes, Tony Martin) - 7:51
  4. "Jelly Roll" - 4:44

Side two

  1. "Blue Murder" (Carmine Appice, Sykes, Tony Franklin) - 4:54
  2. "Out of Love" - 6:44
  3. "Billy" - 4:12
  4. "Ptolemy" - 6:30
  5. "Black-Hearted Woman" (Appice, Franklin, Sykes) - 4:48

Personnel

Band

Other

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Blue Murder Blue Murder review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-murder-r2145/review. Retrieved 2011-10-08. 
Blue Murder
John Sykes
Carmine Appice • Tony Franklin • Ray Gillen • Nik Green • Kelly Keeling • Marco Mendoza • Tommy O'Steen • Cozy Powell
Studio albums
Blue Murder • Nothin' but Trouble
Live albums
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