Inside the Electric Circus

Inside The Electric Circus
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released September 1986[1]
Recorded July 1986 at Pasha Music House in North Hollywood, Los Angeles
Genre Heavy metal, shock rock
Length 47:57[2]
Label Capitol
Producer Blackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology

The Last Command
(1985)		 Inside The Electric Circus
(1986)		 Live... In the Raw
(1987)
Singles from Inside the Electric Circus
  1. "9.5.-N.A.S.T.Y." / "Easy Living"
    Released: 1986[3]
  2. "I Don't Need No Doctor"
    Released: 1987

Inside The Electric Circus is the third studio album by heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in September 1986 through Capitol Records; a remastered edition featuring two bonus tracks was reissued in 1997 through Snapper Music.[1] The album is the band's first to feature singer and bandleader Blackie Lawless playing guitar, having switched from bass to rhythm.[1] It reached No. 17 and 35 on the Norwegian and Swedish albums chart respectively,[4] and No. 60 on the U.S. Billboard 200;[5] it remained on the latter for 19 weeks.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [7]

Greg Prato at AllMusic gave Inside The Electric Circus three stars out of five, calling it "[an attempt] to grow musically with each successive release".[7]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Big Welcome"  Blackie Lawless 0:51
2. "Inside the Electric Circus"  Lawless 4:06
3. "I Don't Need No Doctor"  Jo Armstead, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson 3:28
4. "9.5.-N.A.S.T.Y."  Lawless, Chris Holmes 4:50
5. "Restless Gypsy"  Lawless 5:02
6. "Shoot from the Hip"  Lawless 4:44
7. "I'm Alive"  Lawless 4:24
8. "Easy Living"  Ken Hensley 3:13
9. "Sweet Cheetah"  Lawless, Holmes 5:18
10. "Mantronic"  Lawless, Holmes 4:12
11. "King of Sodom and Gomorrah"  Lawless, Holmes 3:52
12. "The Rock Rolls On"  Lawless 3:57
Total length:
 47:57

Personnel

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1986 Norwegian albums chart 17[4]
Swedish albums chart 35[4]
1987 Billboard 200 60[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Inside the Electric Circus". waspnation.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  2. ↑ Inside the Electric Circus (CD edition "Capitol CDP 7 46346 2").
  3. ↑ "W.A.S.P. - 9.5.-N.A.S.T.Y. (song). finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "W.A.S.P. - Inside The Electric Circus (album). finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Inside the Electric Circus - W.A.S.P. | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  6. ↑ "W.A.S.P. - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Prato, Greg. "Inside the Electric Circus - W.A.S.P.". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-26.