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band

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, released in 1986. The album was produced by

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and contains the hit single/video "

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", which appeared in the ''

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'' episode "Down for the Count". Two other videos were made: "Body Talk", which was used on the soundtrack for the

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film ''

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'', and " Slip of the Lip". It charted at No. 26 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and at No. 14 on ''

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''s Album Chart. The album went platinum. Ratt's opening acts on the tour in support of the album included

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, and Vinnie Vincent Invasion.

Release

The second single, "Body Talk", was released in January 1987 in Japan. The song was written by Pearcy, Croucier, and DeMartini. Ratt's guitarist Warren DeMartini had the song's opening riffs for years. However, no one was able to develop it into a song. Under a very tight deadline (one day to be exact), Ratt bassist Juan Croucier stepped in. He wrote all the vocal melodies and lyrics, adding additional chord progressions to the one riff that had been around for years. The song title was apparently conceived of by Ratt producer Beau Hill or vocalist Stephen Pearcy. It was featured on the

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'' Ratt & Roll 81-91''. It was also used as a soundtrack for

's film ''

''. The video was added on MTV in late '86, while "

" was still in heavy rotation.

Track listing

Early pressings of the CD had "Slip of the Lip" and "Body Talk" errantly mastered into one track as track 4.

Personnel

;Ratt *

Stephen Pearcy Stephen Eric Pearcy (born July 3, 1956) is an American musician who is the founder, singer, songwriter of the heavy metal band Ratt. He has also created the bands Firedome, Crystal Pystal, Arcade, Vicious Delite, and Vertex. He has also reco ...

– lead vocals *

Robbin Crosby Robbinson Lantz Crosby (August 4, 1959 – June 6, 2002) was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt, earning several platinum albums in the US in the 1980s. Crosby died in 2002 from a heroin overdose. Early life Crosby ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Warren DeMartini Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s. Early life DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Juan Croucier Juan Croucier (born August 22, 1959) is a Cuban-born American musician. He is best known as the bassist for the hard rock/glam metal band Ratt. Career Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California, and played in various ba ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Bobby Blotzer Robert John Blotzer (born October 22, 1958) is an American musician best known as the drummer for metal band Ratt. He attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California along with his future Ratt bandmate Juan Croucier. Ratt Blotzer began ...

– drums, percussion ;Production *

– producer, engineer *Michael O'Reilly, Jim Faraci – engineers *Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer *Stephen Benben – digital editing and sequencing *

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– mastering at

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, New York City

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Ratt albums 1986 albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Beau Hill Albums recorded at the Village (studio)