''Love Grenade'' is the 13th solo

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by American rock and roll musician

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. It was released on September 4, 2007. It was recorded at DRS Studios in

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. Sales figures, however, have been low, with the album only selling 3,000 copies in its first week, landing it at No. 186 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features a new version of the song "

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", a hit for Nugent's 1960s group

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. The pre-release cover art drew some controversy, as it depicts a naked woman bound and bent over on a large platter, with a grenade in her mouth.

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pulled the planned cover, and instead released a milder design featuring a

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with a pink ribbon affixed.

Track listing

#"Love Grenade" – 5:03 #"Still Raising Hell" – 3:21 #"Funk U" – 4:00 #"Girl Scout Cookies" – 4:03 #"Journey to the Center of the Mind" – 4:21 #"Geronimo & Me" – 4:44 #"EagleBrother" (instrumental) – 4:38 #"Spirit of the Buffalo" – 7:29 #"Aborigine" – 3:22 #"Stand" – 2:43 #"Broadside" – 3:36 #"Bridge over Troubled Daughters" – 3:36 #"Lay with Me" – 6:23 *All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except "Journey to the Center of the Mind", written by Steve Farmer/Ted Nugent.

Reception

Critical reception of the album was mixed to negative.

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declared the album "sterile" and representing "the same old hard rock that Nugent has been cranking out for over three decades now, and it sure sounds like he's been doing it that long, as the riffs are recycled, the production is too clean, and the performances too professional."

Personnel

;Band members *

– guitars, lead vocals, producer *

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– bass guitar (except "Love Grenade", "Spirit of the Buffalo" and "Lay with Me") *

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– drums ;Additional musicians *

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– bass guitar on "Love Grenade", "Spirit of the Buffalo" and "Lay with Me", background vocals, producer * Eric Martin,

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, April Grisman, Amber Morris,

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– background vocals ;Production * Chris Manning, Matt Cohen – engineers * Steven Rosas, Kayla Rosas – pre-production recording engineers * Juan J. Orteaga – mixing * Dave Donnelly – mastering * John Rios – disc artwork * James & Maryln Brown – live photos * Nick Zimba – Little Kid with big grenade photo * Neil Zlozower – Platter girl photo * Peter Tsakiris – package design & layout

Charts

References

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