Stick It to Ya

Stick It To Ya
Studio album by Slaughter
Released	January 27, 1990
Recorded	Red Zone Studios, Studio 55 and Pasha Music House. May-June 1989
Genre	Glam metal Hard rock
Length	49:02
Label	Chrysalis Records (#21702)
Producer	Dana Strum & Mark Slaughter
Slaughter chronology
Stick It To Ya (January 27, 1990) Stick It Live (1990)

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Stick It To Ya is the debut album from hard rock band Slaughter. It was released in 1990 by Chrysalis Records. It sold over 2 million copies. It was also nominated for a best metal album of the year at the 1991 American Music Awards show.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Band members 2.2 Additional musicians 2.3 Production 3 Singles 4 Certifications 5 Cover Art 6 References

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum.

1. "Eye to Eye" - 3:57
2. "Burnin' Bridges" - 4:07
3. "Up All Night" 4:16
4. "Spend My Life" - 3:21
5. "Thinking of June" (Instrumental) - 1:05
6. "She Wants More" - 3:55
7. "Fly to the Angels" - 5:05
8. "Mad About You" - 4:05
9. "That's Not Enough" - 3:25
10. "You Are the One" - 3:55
11. "Gave Me Your Heart" - 3:51
12. "Desperately" - 3:34
13. "Loaded Gun" - 4:18
14. "Fly to the Angels" (Acoustic Version) - 3:22
15. "Wingin' It" - 1:11

A later, reissued and remastered version included bonus tracks.

Personnel

Band members

• Mark Slaughter - Lead Vocals, Guitar, and Keyboards
• Tim Kelly - Guitar, background vocals
• Dana Strum - Bass, background vocals
• Blas Elias - Drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Todd Cooper - Horns
• Gerri Miller - Camera noises

Production

• Produced By Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum
• Production Co-Ordination by Scott Cadwallader
• Engineer: Andy Chappel
• Mixing: Brian Malouf
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Singles

• Up All Night / Eye To Eye - April 17, 1990 - Chrysalis 23486 #27 US Hot 100
• Fly To The Angels / Desperately - July 23, 1990 - Chrysalis 23527 #15 US Hot 100
• Spend My Life / She Wants More - December 4, 1990 - Chrysalis 23605 #39 US Hot 100
• Mad About You / Up All Night (Live) - April 2, 1991 - Chrysalis 23699

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – United States[3]	Gold	May 11, 1990
	Platinum	September 11, 1990
	2x Platinum	May 10, 1991

Cover Art

• Art Direction: Glen Wexler and Hugh Syme
• Photography: Glen Wexler
• Model: Laurie Carr

This image used on the cover of the album was the last project Wexler created using traditional darkroom methods. The Target girl posed in his studio, and a miniature set of the carnival was placed in perspective for the background.

References