Instinct (Iggy Pop album)
Instinct | ||||
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Released | 20 June 1988 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Studio | Sorcerer Sound and B.C. Studio in New York City | |||
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Length | 43:38 | |||
Label | A&M; Universal Special Products | |||
Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
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Instinct is the eighth studio album by American singer Iggy Pop, released in June 1988 by record label A&M.
Style[]
After the heavily pop-oriented, radio-ready Blah Blah Blah, A&M expected another hit record from Pop; however, he instead recorded the heavy, hard-rocking Instinct. The album features Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones.
Release[]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
The album peaked at number 110 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single from the album, "Cold Metal", charted at number 37 on Mainstream Rock Charts and earned Pop a Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal performance in 1989. Videos were made for "Cold Metal" and "High on You".
Legacy[]
The album was ranked number 69 on Kerrang!s "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time" list.[citation needed]
The song "Cold Metal" was briefly played in the 1990 science fiction-horror film Hardware, which also featured Iggy Pop as the voice of Angry Bob, a radio DJ.
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted.
- "Cold Metal" – 3:27
- "High on You" – 4:48
- "Strong Girl" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:04
- "Tom Tom" – 3:17
- "Easy Rider" (Jones, Pop) – 4:54
- "Power & Freedom" (Jones, Pop) – 3:53
- "Lowdown" – 4:30
- "Instinct" – 4:12
- "Tuff Baby" – 4:27
- "Squarehead" (Jones, Pop) – 5:06
Alternate versions[]
- "Tuff Baby" (12" version released on "High on You" single) – 6:40
- "Tuff Baby" (Dub version) – 5:18
- "High On You" (7" edit) – 4:33
- "Cold Metal" (Rock version) – 5:05
- "Cold Metal" (Dub version) – 4:10
Personnel[]
- Iggy Pop – vocals
- Steve Jones – guitar
- Seamus Beaghen – keyboards
- Leigh Foxx – bass
- Paul Garisto – drums
- Jeff Bova – CMI programming
- Nicky Skopelitis – keyboard programming
- Technical
- Robert Musso – track recording
- Martin Bisi – vocal recording
- Gary Grimshaw – cover design
- Donald Krieger – cover graphics
- Paul McAlpine – cover photography
References[]
- ^ Deming, Mark. Instinct at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ David Fricke (22 September 1988). "Instinct | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ Robert Christgau review
External links[]
- Iggy Pop albums
- 1988 albums
- A&M Records albums
- Albums produced by Bill Laswell