Detonator
Album by Ratt
Released	August 1990
Recorded	???
Genre	Glam Metal
Length	42:12
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Sir Arthur Payson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Ratt chronology
Reach for the Sky (1988)	Detonator (1990)	Ratt & Roll 81-91 (1991)

Detonator is Ratt's fifth studio album. Released in 1990, it was the first album that failed to go platinum for the glam metal superstars. Though their previous album, Reach for the Sky, sold enough albums to meet expectations for the band, it met with much criticism regarding the quality of their work. To be sure, the band had grown complacent by the time it came to write songs for "Reach for the Sky". The presence of hit makers like Desmond Child and Jon Bon Jovi all but confirms that the band was aware thathas lost some confidence in its abilities to write songs. The results on Detonator are clean and focused, but lack some of the live-sounding energy of the band's earlier work. Still, there are some strong moments here, including the crushing, detuned guitar riff of "Shame Shame Shame" and swaggering "All or Nothing," which (along with the rest of the album) spotlight the considerable skills of guitarist Warren DiMartini. Detonator, released on the eve of the grunge explosion of the early '90s, would represent the end of Ratt's golden era. Image File history File links DetonatorRatt. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Ratt is an American glam metal band that enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. ... This article is about the year. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Ratt is an American glam metal band that enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. ... Reach for the Sky is Ratts fourth full length album. ... Ratt & Roll 81-91 is a Ratt compilation album. ... Ratt is an American glam metal band that enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. ... See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Reach for the Sky is Ratts fourth full length album. ... Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ... Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is the lead singer of the highly successful rock band Bon Jovi. ...

• Stephen Pearcy: Lead Vocals
• Warren DeMartini: Guitar
• Robbin Crosby: Guitar
• Juan Croucier: Bass
• Bobby Blotzer: Drums

Stephen Pearcy is the former lead singer of the 80s hair metal band Ratt. ... Lead guitarist for Ratt, Warren DeMartini (born April 10th, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) helped define a generation of lead electric guitar players that utilized slick timing, crunchy riffs and blistering scalar passages in the mid to late 1980s hair metal scene. ... Robbin Crosby Robbin Crosby (August 4, 1959 – June 6, 2002), born Robbinson Lantz Crosby, former guitarist in the glam metal band Ratt, who had several platinum albums in the U.S. in the mid to late 1980s. ... Juan Croucier (born August 22, 1959) is an American, heavy metal musician. ... Bobby Blotzer is a drummer most famous for playing drums for Ratt. ...

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

• 1990 The Billboard 200 No. 23

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Billboard (North America) - singles

• 1990 "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 18
• 1990 "Givin' Yourself Away" Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 39

Personnel

• Jon Bon Jovi: Guest background vocals on "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"
• 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.

Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is the lead singer of the highly successful rock band Bon Jovi. ... Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ...

External links

• Album Lyrics