Dangerous Curves (album)
Dangerous Curves is the fifth solo studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal singer and guitarist Lita Ford, released in 1991. Though it was a popular release and received heavy video rotation on MTV,[4] the album was not as successful as its predecessor due to its predominantly glam metal sound and the fact that musical tastes were shifting towards alternative rock in late 1991.[4] The album charted on both the US and UK charts in 1992 and the single, "Shot of Poison", was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1993. This was Lita Ford's second ever Grammy nomination and her first since 1984's "Dancin' On The Edge".[5]
Dangerous Curves | ||||
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Released | November 12, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990-1991 | |||
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Genre | Glam metal | |||
Length | 43:53 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Tom Werman, Eddie DeLena | |||
Lita Ford chronology | ||||
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Singles from Dangerous Curves | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 0/10[2] |
Kerrang! | [3] |
The track "Black Widow" is not to be confused for the track "Die for Me Only (Black Widow)" from Ford's 1983 debut Out for Blood.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Larger Than Life" (Michael Dan Ehmig, Lita Ford, Myron Grombacher) – 3:53
- "What Do Ya Know About Love?" (Randy Cantor, Michael Caruso, Cal Curtis) – 3:52
- "Shot of Poison" (Ford, Grombacher, Jim Vallance) – 3:31
- "Bad Love" (Ehmig, David Ezrin, Ford, Joe Taylor) – 4:20
- "Playin' with Fire" (Ehmig, Ford, Vallance) – 4:08
- Side two
- "Hellbound Train" (Ehmig, Ezrin, Ford, Grombacher, Kevin Savigar) – 6:06
- "Black Widow" (Ehmig, Ezrin, Ford, Taylor) – 3:30
- "Little Too Early" (Rick Blakemore, Al Pitrelli, Joe Lynn Turner) – 2:58
- "Holy Man" (Ehmig, Ford) – 4:42
- "Tambourine Dream" (Ehmig, Ford, Grombacher) – 4:53
- "Little Black Spider" (Ford) – 1:46
Personnel
- Band members
- Lita Ford - lead vocals, guitars
- Joe Taylor - guitar
- David Ezrin - keyboards
- Matt Bissonette - bass guitar
- Myron Grombacher - drums
- Additional musicians
- Howard Leese - guitar
- Jeff Scott Soto, Debbie Holiday, Joe Lynn Turner, Michael Caruso, Anne Marie Hunter - backing vocals
- Production
- Tom Werman - producer, mixing
- Eddie DeLena - associate producer, engineer, mixing
- Clif Norrell, Mike Piersante - assistant engineers
- Michael Dan Ehmig - vocal arrangements
- Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Neal Avron - remastering engineer
Charts
Chart (1991/92) | Peak position |
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Billboard 200 (USA)[6] | 132 |
UK Albums Chart[7] | 51 |
References
- Henderson, Alex. "Lita Ford Dangerous Curves review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- Reynolds, Dave (26 October 1991). "Curve Ball". Kerrang!. Vol. 364. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 26.
- Sherman, Dale. 20th Century Rock And Roll : Women In Rock. Collector's Guide Publishing, inc, p53
- Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- "Dangerous Curves Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- "Artist Chart History – Lita Ford". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 16, 2014.