XYZ (XYZ album)

XYZ is the 1989 debut album by the American hard rock band XYZ. There were two hits off the album, "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You". The album was a moderate success, charting at No. 99 on the Billboard 200. There were two music videos made, for the songs "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You", which both aired on MTV between 1989 and 1990.

XYZ
Studio album by
XYZ
ReleasedOctober 17, 1989
RecordedLos Angeles, 1988
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length41:12
LabelEnigma Records, Axe Killer
ProducerDon Dokken
XYZ chronology
XYZ
(1989)		 Hungry
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Critical reception

Upon the release Ian McCann of New Musical Express described the music of the album as "polished, loud and unchallenged metal-rock."[2]

Track listing

All songs are written by Terry Ilous, Marc Richard Diglio and Pat Fontaine, except noted.

  1. "Maggy" – 4:40
  2. "Inside Out" – 4:10
  3. "What Keeps Me Loving You" – 4:42
  4. "Take What You Can" – 4:28
  5. "Follow the Night" – 3:25
  6. "Come On n' Love Me" – 3:49
  7. "Souvenirs" (Terry Ilous, Pat Fontaine) – 3:56
  8. "Tied Up" – 4:14
  9. "Nice Day to Die" – 5:06
  10. "After the Rain" – 2:50
  11. "On the Blue Side of the Night" [2001 reissue bonus track] – 3:28

Bonus track is excerpted from "Inside Out / Take What You Can" single 12" (March 1990)

Personnel
  • Marc Richard Diglio – guitar, backing vocals
  • Pat Fontaine – bass, backing vocals
  • Terry Ilous – vocals
  • Paul Monroe – drums, snare drums, backing vocals
Production
  • Eddie Ashworth – engineer
  • Wyn Davis – engineer
  • Eddie DeLena – engineer, mixing
  • Pat Dillon – art direction
  • Don Dokken – producer
  • Faun Clothing – wardrobe
  • John Goodenough – engineer
  • Dennis Keeley – photo enhancement
  • Jeannine Pinkerton – typography
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Melissa Sewell – engineer
  • Neil Zlozower – photography

References
  1. XYZ at AllMusic
  2. McCann, Ian (March 10, 1990). "XYZ — XYZ (Enigma Records)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 37. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved February 4, 2023 – via Flickr.
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