Dancing Undercover

Dancing Undercover
Studio album by Ratt
Released August 9, 1986 (1986-08-09)
Recorded Village Recorder, Los Angeles. California
Genre Heavy metal, glam metal
Length 34:55
Label Atlantic
Producer Beau Hill
Ratt chronology
Invasion of Your Privacy
(1985)Invasion of Your Privacy1985		 Dancing Undercover
(1986)		 Reach for the Sky
(1988)Reach for the Sky1988
Singles from Dancing Undercover
  1. "Dance" / "Take a Chance"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Body Talk" / "Slip of the Lip"
    Released: 1986 (Japan only)
  3. "Slip of the Lip"
    Released: 1987 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Martin Popoff[2]

Dancing Undercover is the third studio album by American glam metal band Ratt, released in 1986. The album was produced by Beau Hill and contains the hit single/video "Dance", which appeared in the Miami Vice episode "Down For The Count". Two other videos were made, "Body Talk", which was used on the soundtrack for Eddie Murphy's film, The Golden Child, and "Slip of the Lip". It charted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart and at No. 14 on Rolling Stone's Album Chart. The album went platinum.

Ratt's opening acts on the tour in support of the album included Poison, Cinderella, Cheap Trick,[3] Queensrÿche and Vinnie Vincent Invasion.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance"Robbin Crosby, Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Beau Hill4:17
2."One Good Lover"Robbin Crosby, Pearcy3:06
3."Drive Me Crazy"Robbin Crosby, Pearcy, DeMartini, Bobby Blotzer3:42
4."Slip of the Lip"Pearcy, DeMartini, Juan Croucier3:15
5."Body Talk"Robbin Crosby, Pearcy, Croucier3:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Looking for Love"Robbin Crosby, Pearcy, Croucier3:09
7."7th Avenue"Pearcy, DeMartini3:11
8."It Doesn't Matter"Pearcy, Croucier3:08
9."Take a Chance"Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier4:00
10."Enough Is Enough"Robbin Crosby, Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier3:23

Personnel

Ratt

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1986 Swedish Albums Chart[4] 23
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[5] 49
UK Albums Chart[6] 51
1987 Billboard 200 (US)[7] 26

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1986 "Dance" Mainstream Rock (US)[8] 36
1987 Billboard Hot 100 (US)[8] 59

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
US RIAA 1987 Platinum (+1,000,000)[9]

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Ratt - Dancing Undercover review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/cheap-trick/1986/cedar-rapids-coliseum-cedar-rapids-ia-13dfa139.html
  4. ↑ "Ratt – Dancing Undercover (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 45, No. 14, December 27 1986". Library and Archives Canada. December 27, 1986. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ratt - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dancing Undercover Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Dancing Undercover Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Ratt". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
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