Detonator (album)

Detonator
Detonator
Studio album by Ratt
Released	August 21, 1990
Studio	Music Grinder, Lion Share, and Microplant; (Los Angeles)
Genre	Glam metal
Length	42:12
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Desmond Child, Arthur Payson
Ratt chronology
Singles from Detonator
	"Lovin' You's a Dirty Job"; Released: October 1990 (UK) ; "Shame Shame Shame"; Released: 1990 (Japan);

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[4]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)^[5]
Select	^[6]

Detonator is the fifth studio album by American glam metal band Ratt, released August 21, 1990, by Atlantic Records. This is the last album to feature bassist Juan Croucier until his return in 2012, as well as guitarist Robbin Crosby before his death in 2002.

Though their previous album Reach for the Sky went platinum, it met with some 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. Songwriter Desmond Child and his personal sound engineer Arthur Payson were hired as producers for the album. The album is notable for featuring Ratt's only power ballad, "Givin' Yourself Away". The band also gravitated towards a more glam metal/pop metal sound on Detonator.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	DeMartini, Juan Croucier, Pearcy, Child	3:14
4.	"Scratch That Itch"	Croucier, Pearcy, Child	3:16
5.	"One Step Away"	Pearcy, Bobby Blotzer, Croucier, DeMartini, Child	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, Robbin Crosby, Pearcy, Terry Kilgore, Child	4:14
9.	"Can't Wait on Love"	Crosby, Croucier, DeMartini, Pearcy, Blotzer, Child	4:04
10.	"Givin' Yourself Away"	Pearcy, Child, Diane Warren	5:26
11.	"Top Secret"	Pearcy, DeMartini, Child	3:49

Personnel[edit]

Ratt

Stephen Pearcy – lead and backing vocals
Robbin Crosby – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Warren DeMartini – lead guitar, backing vocals
Juan Croucier – bass guitar, backing vocals
Bobby Blotzer – drums and percussion

Guest musicians

Jon Bon Jovi – backing vocals on "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"
Myriam Valle – backing vocals on "All or Nothing"
Myriam Valle, Desmond Child – additional backing vocals
Michael Schenker – tag on "Shame Shame Shame"
Steve Deutsch – sample and synth programming
David Garfield – keyboards

Production

Sir Arthur Payson – producer, engineer
Desmond Child – executive producer
Steve Heinke, Lawrence Ethan, Jesse Kanner – assistant engineers
Mike Shipley – mixing at The Enterprise in Burbank, California
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk in New York City

Charts[edit]

Album[edit]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[7]	36
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	55
US Billboard 200^[9]	23

Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Lovin' You's a Dirty Job"	Mainstream Rock (USA)^[10]	18
1991	"Givin' Yourself Away"	Mainstream Rock (USA)^[10]	39

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Irwin, Corey (August 21, 2020). "The Day Five Hard-Rock Bands Released Career-Altering Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "Ratt singles".
^ Hinds, Andy. "Ratt - Detonator review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
^ Neely, Kim (October 4, 1990). "Album Reviews: Ratt - Detonator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
^ Marlowe, Chris (October 1990). "Ratt: Detonator". Select. No. 4. p. 112.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^ "Ratt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Detonator Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
^ "American album certifications – Ratt – Detonator". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Irwin, Corey (August 21, 2020). "The Day Five Hard-Rock Bands Released Career-Altering Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[2] "Ratt singles".

[3] Hinds, Andy. "Ratt - Detonator review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

[martin-4] Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.

[5] Neely, Kim (October 4, 1990). "Album Reviews: Ratt - Detonator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

[6] Marlowe, Chris (October 1990). "Ratt: Detonator". Select. No. 4. p. 112.

[FINI-7] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Ratt-9] "Ratt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

[singles-10] "Detonator Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

[United_StatesRattDetonatoralbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Ratt – Detonator". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Ratt
Stephen Pearcy Juan Croucier Jordan Ziff Pete Holmes Frankie Lindia Robbin Crosby Chris Hager Matt Thorr Jake E. Lee Marq Torien Joey Cristofanilli Robbie Crane Keri Kelli John Corabi Jizzy Pearl Scott Griffin Joshua Alan Bobby Blotzer Warren DeMartini Carlos Cavazo Chris Sanders
Studio albums	Out of the Cellar Invasion of Your Privacy Dancing Undercover Reach for the Sky Detonator Ratt Infestation
EPs & compilations	Ratt Ratt & Roll 81–91 Collage Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt
Singles	"You Think You're Tough" "Round and Round" "Wanted Man" "Lack of Communication" "Lay It Down" "You're in Love" "What You Give Is What You Get" "Dance" "Slip of the Lip" "Body Talk" "I Want a Woman" "Way Cool Jr." "Shame Shame Shame" "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" "Givin' Yourself Away" "Nobody Rides for Free" "Best of Me" "Eat Me Up Alive"
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