Hot Wire (Kix album)

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Hot Wire
Kix-HotWire.jpg
Studio album by
Kix
ReleasedJuly 9, 1991
GenreGlam metal, hard rock
Length46:08
LabelEast West
ProducerTaylor Rhodes
Kix chronology
Blow My Fuse
(1988) 		Hot Wire
(1991) 		Live
(1993)
Singles from Hot Wire
  1. "Hot Wire"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Girl Money"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Tear Down the Walls"
    Released: 1991
  4. "Same Jane"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly(B-)[2]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[3]

Hot Wire is the fifth studio album by the glam metal band Kix. It was released on July 9, 1991 on East West Records.

Background[]

Hot Wire peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200 in October 1991.[4] It failed to match the sales of Kix's previous album, Blow My Fuse, selling slightly over 200,000 copies.[5] Producer Taylor Rhodes co-wrote five of the albums' ten songs with Donnie Purnell (the only Kix member credited as a songwriter). At the same time, Crack the Sky member John Palumbo and songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. (Judas Priest, Kiss, Icon, Blue Öyster Cult) got two co-writing credits each.

Track listing[]

  1. "Hot Wire" (Donnie Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 5:22
  2. "Girl Money" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 3:58
  3. "Luv-a-Holic" (Purnell) – 4:39
  4. "Tear Down the Walls" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:35
  5. "Bump the La La" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 3:28
  6. "Rock & Roll Overdose" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:29
  7. "Cold Chills" (Halligan, Purnell) – 5:19
  8. "Same Jane" (Halligan, Purnell) – 4:33
  9. "Pants on Fire (Liar, Liar)" (John Palumbo, Purnell) – 4:12
  10. "Hee Bee Jee Bee Crush" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 5:33

Personnel[]

Kix[]

  • Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone, acoustic guitar on "Tear Down the Walls"
  • Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – rhythm guitar
  • Brian "Damage" Forsythe – lead guitar
  • Donnie Purnell - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant - drums, percussion, backing vocals

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Garza, Janiss (12 July 1991). "Hot Wire (1991)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Kix". Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ Hot Wire (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, October 5, 1991.
  5. ^ [1]



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