Detonator (album)

Detonator
Studio album by Ratt
Released	August 21, 1990
Genre	Glam Metal, hard rock
Length	42:12
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Desmond Child, Sir Arthur Payson
Ratt chronology
Reach for the Sky (1988) Detonator (1990) Ratt (1999)
Singles from Detonator
"Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" Released: 1990 "Shame Shame Shame" Released: 1990 "Givin' Yourself Away" Released: 1990

Detonator is Ratt's fifth studio album, released in August 1990.

Though their previous album, Reach for the Sky, went platinum, it met with much criticism regarding the quality of their songs. In an attempt to regain the popularity that Ratt had in the mid-1980s, the band parted ways with long-time producer Beau Hill. Hitmaker Desmond Child and his personal sound engineer Sir Arthur Payson were hired to helm the project.

This is the last album to feature guitarist Robbin "The King" Crosby before his departure in 1991, after the Japanese leg of the Detonator Tour.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	(mixed) link

Track listing

1. "Intro to Shame" (Warren DeMartini) – 0:55
2. "Shame Shame Shame" ( DeMartini, Stephen Pearcy, Desmond Child) – 4:32
3. "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" (Child, DeMartini, Pearcy, Juan Croucier,) – 3:14
4. "Scratch That Itch" (Croucier, Pearcy, Child) – 3:16
5. "One Step Away" (Blotzer, Child, Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier) – 4:50
6. "Hard Time" (DeMartini, Pearcy, Child) – 3:46
7. "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" (DeMartini, Pearcy, Child) – 3:59
8. "All or Nothing" (DeMartini, Pearcy, Robin Crosby, Terry Kilgore, Child) - 4:14
9. "Can't Wait on Love" (Crosby, Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier, Blotzer, Child) – 4:04
10. "Givin' Yourself Away" (Pearcy, Diane Warren, Child) – 5:26
11. "Top Secret" (Pearcy, DeMartini) – 3:49

Credits

• Stephen Pearcy: Lead Vocals
• Warren DeMartini:Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Robbin Crosby: Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Juan Croucier: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Bobby Blotzer: Drums & Percussion

Guests

• Jon Bon Jovi: Backing Vocals on "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (America) - album

Billboard (America) - singles

Certifications

Personnel

• Desmond Child: Co-wrote "Shame Shame Shame", "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job", "One Step Away", "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose", and "Givin' Yourself Away".

External links

• Album Lyrics