Play Dirty (album)

Play Dirty
Studio album by Girlschool
Released November 08, 1983
Genre Heavy metal
Length 40:14
53:59 (re-issue)
Label Bronze (UK)
Mercury (U.S.)
Producer Noddy Holder
Jim Lea
Girlschool chronology
1-2-3-4 Rock and Roll
(1983)		 Play Dirty
(1983)		 Running Wild
(1985)
Singles from Play Dirty
  1. "20th Century Boy / Breaking All the Rules"
    Released: October 07, 1983
  2. "Burning in the Heat / Surrender"
    Released: January 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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Play Dirty is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool, released on Bronze Records in 1983 and produced by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea from the hard rock band Slade. It was the first Girlschool album not to enter the UK Top 40 album chart and signalled a general downturn in their career, along with an inclination towards a softer rock sound. Kelly Johnson left the band soon after the release and an intended full US-tour never materialised. In the UK, two singles were lifted from the album, each having a picture-sleeve:

In 2005, Castle subsidiary Sanctuary Records re-issued the album with bonus tracks, although none were new to CD, having been on compilation albums.

Drummer Denise Dufort rated the album as her favourite of all the band's career: "Play Dirty as it has a more mature sound to it and I think it sounds a bit like Def Leppard, also Jim Lea and Noddy Holder from Slade produced it".[2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Going Under" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 4:16
  2. "High & Dry" (J. Lea, N. Holder) – 3:10
  3. "Play Dirty" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 5:04
  4. "20th Century Boy" (Marc Bolan) – 3:28
  5. "Breaking All the Rules" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson, G. Weston, D. Dufort) – 3:03
  6. "Burning in the Heat" (J. Lea, N. Holder) – 3:20
  7. "Surrender" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 3:24
  8. "Rock Me Shock Me" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson, G. Weston, D. Dufort) – 4:28
  9. "Running for Cover" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson) – 3:12
  10. "Breakout (Knob in the Media)" (K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson, G. Weston, D. Dufort) – 3:23

2005 re-issue bonus tracks

  1. "1-2-3-4 Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:32
  2. "Don't Call It Love" – 3:24
  3. "Tush" – 2:13
  4. "Like It Like That" – 3:28
  5. "1-2-3-4 Rock 'n' Roll" (12" extended version) – 4:33

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Girlschool Play Dirty review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/play-dirty-r8287/review. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
  2. ^ Geesin, Joe (2005). "Interview: Girlschool". Get Ready to Rock! .com. http://www.getreadytorock.com/rock_stars/girlschool.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 

External links

Girlschool
Kim McAuliffe · Enid Williams · Jackie Chambers · Denise Dufort
Former members
Kelly Johnson · Gil Weston-Jones · Tracey Lamb · Jackie Carrera · Cris Bonacci · Jackie Bodimead
Studio albums
EPs
Live albums
Compilations
Cheers You Lot! · C'mon Let's Go · The Collection · The Best of Girlschool · From the Vaults · Emergency · The Collection (2 CD) · Can't Keep a Good Girl Down · The Very Best of Girlschool · Wild at Heart · The Singles
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