- Reach for the Sky (Ratt album)
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Reach for the Sky 
Studio album by Ratt Released November 1, 1988 Recorded 1988 Genre Hard rock Length 39:25 Label Atlantic Producer Beau Hill and Mike Stone Ratt chronology Dancing Undercover
(1986)Reach for the Sky
(1988)Detonator
(1990)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Reach for the Sky is Ratt's fourth full length album. Though it sold well enough to achieve Platinum sales status and spawned the popular "I Want a Woman" and "Way Cool Jr.", it was not enough to keep the band on the road for longer than seven months, as a result, "What's It Gonna Be", not released as a single, was used as a B-Side to "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job", the first single from their next release Detonator, in the hopes that people will go back and take a second look at Reach for the Sky.
Opening acts on this tour included Warrant and Kix.
This album has also marked the last Ratt album to be produced by Beau Hill. The band originally intended for the album to be produced entirely by Mike "Clay" Stone, but Stone's abysmal producing of the album, from the DAT tape recordings, prompted Atlantic Records to bring in Beau Hill to assist Stone and salvage the album.
Pro wrestler Brian Pillman used "Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds" as his theme music, when WCW talent go on tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Contents
Track listing
Side One
- "City to City" (Pearcy/Crosby/DeMartini/Croucier/Hill) – 3:31
- "I Want a Woman" (Pearcy/Crosby/Croucier/Hill) – 3:58
- "Way Cool Jr." (Pearcy/DeMartini/Hill) – 4:27
- "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds" (Pearcy/Crosby/Croucier/Hill) – 3:08
- "I Want to Love You Tonight" (Pearcy/Crosby/DeMartini) – 4:27
Side Two
- "Chain Reaction" (Pearcy/DeMartini/Croucier) – 3:42
- "No Surprise" (Pearcy/DeMartini)– 4:03
- "Bottom Line" (Pearcy/Crosby/DeMartini/Croucier/Hill) – 4:20
- "What's It Gonna Be" (Pearcy/Crosby/DeMartini/Croucier/Hill) – 4:07
- "What I'm After" (Pearcy/Croucier) – 3:35
Line-Up
- Stephen Pearcy: Lead Vocals
- Warren DeMartini: Guitar
- Robbin Crosby: Guitar
- Juan Croucier: Bass
- Bobby Blotzer: Drums
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (America) - album
Year Chart Position 1988 Billboard 200 17 Billboard (America) - singles
Single Year Chart Position "Way Cool Jr." 1988 Billboard Hot 100 75 Mainstream Rock Tracks 16 Certifications
Country Certification Date Sales certified U.S. Platinum December 06, 1989 1,000,000 References
- Marq Torien
- Joey Cristofanilli
- Robbin Crosby
- Juan Croucier
- Michael Schenker
- Keri Kelli
- Jizzy Pearl
- John Corabi
- Mickey Ratt: Jake E. Lee
- Chris Hager
- Bob DeLellis
- Matt Thorr
- Tim Garcia
- Dave Jellison
- Dave Alford
- Bob Eisenberg
- John Turner
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
Videos & DVDs - Ratt: The Video
- Videos from the Cellar: The Atlantic Years
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"
Related Articles Categories:- Ratt albums
- 1988 albums
- Atlantic Records albums
- Albums produced by Mike Stone
- Albums produced by Beau Hill
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