Atomic Playboys
Atomic Playboys is the first studio album by guitarist Steve Stevens, released in 1989 through Warner Bros. Records;[1] a remastered edition containing two bonus tracks was reissued on August 5, 2013 through Rock Candy Records.[2] The album reached No. 119 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.[3] The cover art was done by surrealist artist H.R. Giger, who designed the Xenomorph creature in the Alien film series.
| Atomic Playboys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by H. R. Giger | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Right Track Recording in New York City; The Enterprise Studios and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 50:17 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Steve Stevens, Beau Hill, Ted Templeman | |||
| Steve Stevens chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Atomic Playboys was also the name of Stevens' band at the time, which was only meant to be a one-album effort upon him being signed to Warner Bros. In a 2001 interview, when asked about the possibly of reforming the group, Stevens replied: "Absolutely not. That group was a very expensive hobby".[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Steve Stevens, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Atomic Playboys" | 5:47 | |
| 2. | "Power of Suggestion" | 4:37 | |
| 3. | "Action" (The Sweet cover) | Andy Scott, Mick Tucker, Brian Connolly, Steve Priest | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Desperate Heart" | Stevens, Perry McCarty, Beau Hill, Fiona | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Soul on Ice" | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "Crackdown" | 5:44 | |
| 7. | "Pet the Hot Kitty" | Stevens, McCarty, Hill | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Evening Eye" | Stevens, McCarty | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Woman of 1,000 Years" | 4:21 | |
| 10. | "Run Across Desert Sands" (instrumental) | 3:52 | |
| 11. | "Slipping into Fiction" | 4:43 | |
| Total length: | 50:17 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Warm Female" | Stevens, Iggy Pop | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Warm Female" | Stevens, Pop | 4:04 |
| 13. | "Action" (The Sweet cover; promo remix) | Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest | 3:53 |
Personnel
- Steve Stevens – lead vocals (track 9), guitar, bass (except track 1), production
- Perry McCarty – lead vocals
- Phil Ashley – keyboard, preamplifier
- Thommy Price – drums (except tracks 4, 8)
- Anton Fig – drums (tracks 4, 8)
- Kasim Sulton – bass (track 1)
- Chris Botti – horn (track 2), horn arrangement (track 2)
- Kent Smith – horn (track 2), horn arrangement (track 2)
- Mike Davis – horn (track 2)
- Andy Snitzer – horn (track 2)
- Daniel Wilensky – horn (track 2)
- Paul Winger – background vocals
- Nate Winger – background vocals
- Paulette Brown – background vocals (tracks 2, 9)
- Bunny Hull – background vocals (track 2)
- Fiona – background vocals (track 4)
- Dave Wittman – engineering, mixing
- Debi Cornish – engineering
- Danny Mormando – engineering
- Joel Stoner – engineering
- Jeff DeMorris – engineering
- John Kubick – digital editing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Beau Hill – background vocals, production
- Ted Templeman – executive production
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Billboard 200 | 119[3] |
In popular culture
- The title track was used by Australian television network The Nine Network for the closing credits of their Formula One coverage throughout the early 1990s[5]
- The title track features a quote by William H. P. Blandy, who originally said "I am not an atomic playboy" in response to the 1946 atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll
- "Power of Suggestion" was featured in the 1994 film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
References
- Book, John. "Atomic Playboys - Steve Stevens' Atomic Playboys". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- "Atomic Playboys [Collector's Edition, Original recording remastered]". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- "Atomic Playboys - Steve Stevens' Atomic Playboys | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- Allar, Randy (February 2001). "Interview: Steve Stevens". Guitar Nine Records. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- "Adeliade Alive Promo" at YouTube. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
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