Rip It Up (Thunder album)

Rip It Up is the eleventh studio album by hard rock band Thunder and the follow-up to their 2015 album Wonder Days. The album was released in the UK on 10 February 2017 and entered the UK album chart at number three, giving the band their highest placing since their 1992 album Laughing on Judgement Day.

Rip It Up
Studio album by
Thunder
Released10 February 2017
RecordedRockfield Studios, Monmouth 2016
GenreHard rock
Length51:13
LabelearMUSIC
ProducerLuke Morley
Thunder chronology
Wonder Days
(2015)		 Rip It Up
(2017)		 Please Remain Seated
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Mosh[1]
Maximum Volume Music[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Morley.

  1. "No One Gets Out Alive" – 4:21
  2. "Rip It Up – 4:43
  3. "She Likes the Cocaine" – 4:34
  4. "Right from the Start" – 5:23
  5. "Shakedown" – 4:08
  6. "Heartbreak Hurricane" – 4:46
  7. "In Another Life" – 4:57
  8. "The Chosen One" – 5:09
  9. "The Enemy Inside" – 3:10
  10. "Tumbling Down" – 5:25
  11. "There's Always a Loser" – 4:38

Personnel
  • Danny Bowes – lead and backing vocals
  • Luke Morley – guitars, keyboards and backing vocals
  • Gary James – drums and percussion
  • Ben Matthews – guitars and keyboard
  • Chris Childs – bass guitar
  • Lynne Jackaman – backing vocals, tambourine and featured vocals on "She Likes the Cocaine"
  • Heather Findlay – backing vocals
  • Susie Webb – backing vocals

Production

  • Josh Tyrell – studio assistance
  • Jon Constantine – studio assistance
  • Joe Coghlan-Allen – studio assistance[3]

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 160
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 181
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 2
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 3

References
  1. "Thunder- Rip It up". 27 January 2017.
  2. "Review: Thunder - Rip It up (2017)". 31 January 2017.
  3. Album sleeve notes
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Thunder – Rip It Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Thunder – Rip It Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Thunder – Rip It Up" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Thunder – Rip It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. "Veckolista Hårdrock, vecka 7, 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Thunder – Rip It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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