Summary
Stick It to Ya is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Slaughter. It was released in 1990 by Chrysalis Records. It sold over 2 million copies and became one of the biggest albums of 1990. "Up All Night"(#27), "Fly to the Angels"(#19) & "Spend My Life"(#39) all charted in the Top 40 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 and their videos were in solid rotations on the various music television outlets. "Mad About You" also received considerable airplay on Album Rock stations as the band toured to support the release. The LP was also nominated for a best metal album of the year at the 1991 American Music Awards show. Music videos were made for the singles "Up All Night", "Fly to the Angels", "Spend My Life", and "Mad About You".
| Stick It to Ya | ||||
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| Released | January 23, 1990[1] | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1989 | |||
| Studio | Red Zone Studios, Studio 55 and Pasha Music House | |||
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| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| Slaughter chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Stick It to Ya | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Chicago Tribune | [5] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | D[6] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [7] |
Track listing edit
All songs written, arranged and produced by Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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" | 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 |
| Total length: | 48:54 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Fly to the Angels" (Acoustic version) | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Wingin' It" | 1:11 |
| Total length: | 53:27 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Mad About You" (Original Demo) | 3:27 |
| 17. | "She Wants More" (Original Demo) | 3:56 |
| 18. | "Up All Night" (Original Demo) | 3:46 |
| 19. | "Fly to the Angels" (Original Demo) | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 69:41 | |
Personnel edit
Band members edit
- 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 edit
- Todd Cooper - Horns
- Gerri Miller - Camera noises
Production edit
- Produced By Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum
- Production Co-Ordination by Scott Cadwallader
- Engineer: Andy Chappel
- Mixing: Brian Malouf
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Singles edit
- 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 #19 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 edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Cover art edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. August 31, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Stick It to Ya at AllMusic
- ^ Loftus, Tom (April 19, 1990). "Slaughter Stick It to Ya (Chrysalis)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Slaughter". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ OFace (June 6, 2011). "Slaughter (CAN) - (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Slaughter, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Recording Industry Association of America.