Detonator (album)

Detonator
Studio album by Ratt
Released	August 21, 1990
Genre	Hard rock
Length	42:12
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Desmond Child, Sir Arthur Payson
Ratt chronology
Reach for the Sky (1988) Detonator (1990) Ratt (1999)

Detonator is Ratt's fifth studio album, released in August 1990.

Though their previous album, Reach for the Sky, went platinum, it met with much 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. Hitmaker Desmond Child and his personal sound engineer Sir Arthur Payson were hired to helm the project.

In 1991, guitarist Robbin "The King" Crosby exited the band, after the Japanese leg of the Detonator Tour.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	(mixed) link

Track listing

1. "Intro to Shame" (Warren DeMartini) – 0:55
2. "Shame Shame Shame" (Stephen Pearcy, DeMartini, Desmond Child) – 4:32
3. "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Juan Croucier, Child) – 3:14
4. "Scratch That Itch" (Pearcy, Croucier, Child) – 3:16
5. "One Step Away" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier, Bobby Blotzer, Child) – 4:50
6. "Hard Time" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Child) – 3:46
7. "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Child) – 3:59
8. "All or Nothing" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Robin Crosby, Kilgore, Child) - 4:14
9. "Can't Wait on Love" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Croucier, Blotzer, Crosby, Child) – 4:04
10. "Givin' Yourself Away" (Pearcy, Warren, Child) – 5:26
11. "Top Secret" (Pearcy, DeMartini, Child) – 3:49

Credits

• Stephen Pearcy: lead vocals
• Warren DeMartini: guitar
• Robbin Crosby: guitar
• Juan Croucier: bass guitar
• Bobby Blotzer: drums

Guests

• Jon Bon Jovi: backing vocals on "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (America) - album

Year	Chart	Position
1990	Billboard 200	23

Billboard (America) - singles

Single	Year	Chart	Position
"Lovin You's a Dirty Job"	1990	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
"Givin' Yourself Away"	1990	Mainstream Rock Tracks	39

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
U.S.	Gold	December 11, 1990	500,000

Personnel

• 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".

External links

• Album Lyrics