Midnite Dynamite

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Midnite Dynamite
Kix-Midnite.jpg
Studio album by
Kix
ReleasedOctober 7, 1985
Genre
Length41:04
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBeau Hill, Bill-Dog Dooley, Keith Lentin
Kix chronology
Cool Kids
(1983) 		Midnite Dynamite
(1985) 		Blow My Fuse
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars [2]
Kerrang!3.5/5 stars[5]

Midnite Dynamite is the band's third full-length released on Atlantic Records. The album, released in 1985, features 7 out of 10 songs co-written by bassist Donnie Purnell with hit songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. (Kiss, Judas Priest, Icon, Blue Öyster Cult). Kip Winger was credited on one song and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo on three. Only one other Kix member contributed to the songwriting, Steve Whiteman on, "Sex."

Track listing[]

  1. "Midnite Dynamite" (Halligan Jr./Purnell) – 3:51
  2. "Red Hot (Black & Blue)" (Halligan Jr./Purnell) – 3:23
  3. "Bang Bang (Balls of Fire)" (Halligan Jr./Purnell/Winger) – 4:00
  4. "Layin' Rubber" (Halligan Jr./Purnell) – 3:52
  5. "Walkin' Away" (Halligan Jr./Purnell/Palumbo) – 4:56
  6. "Scarlet Fever" (Halligan Jr./Purnell) – 4:20
  7. "Cry Baby" (Halligan Jr./Purnell) – 4:17
  8. "Cold Shower" (Purnell/Palumbo) – 5:02
  9. "Lie Like a Rug" (Purnell/Palumbo) – 3:41
  10. "Sex" (Purnell/Whiteman) – 3:56

Personnel[]

Kix[]

  • Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone
  • Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
  • Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
  • Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"
  • Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"

Additional musicians[]

References[]

  1. ^ "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence of Sound. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Guarisco, Donald A. "Kix Midnite Dynamite review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. ^ "Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties - Page 1 | Guitar World". web.archive.org. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  4. ^ "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. ^ Suter, Paul (3 October 1985). "Kix - Midnite Dynamite". Kerrang!. 104. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 17.

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