Blow My Fuse

Blow My Fuse is the fourth album by the hard rock band Kix. Released on September 19, 1988 on Atlantic Records, it contains the glam metal inspired track "Cold Blood", co-written by Purnell and Taylor Rhodes, and the power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes", co-written with Bob Halligan Jr and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo, both of whom had previously collaborated on Kix songs. The album remains one of the best known works by the group to this day.

Blow My Fuse
Studio album by
Kix
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1988
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal, hard rock
Length40:23
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTom Werman, Duane Baron, John Purdell
Kix chronology
Midnite Dynamite
(1985)		 Blow My Fuse
(1988)		 Hot Wire
(1991)
Singles from Blow My Fuse
  1. "She Dropped Me the Bomb"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Cold Blood"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Blow My Fuse"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Don't Close Your Eyes"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Get It While It's Hot"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Background

Blow My Fuse includes both the group's biggest rock hit "Cold Blood" and their popular ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes," which made it to the top 15 peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1988 and early 1989. The album achieved platinum sales and reached position #46 on the Billboard charts, making it the band's most successful.

Track listing
  1. "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner, Steve Whiteman) – 3:54
  2. "Get It While It's Hot" (Philip Brown, Purnell, John Palumbo) – 4:24
  3. "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:34
  4. "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Bob Halligan Jr., Palumbo, Purnell) – 4:15
  5. "She Dropped Me the Bomb" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 3:46
  6. "Cold Blood" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:16
  7. "Piece of the Pie" (Purnell, Reede, Tanner, Whiteman) – 3:55
  8. "Boomerang" (Purnell) – 3:44
  9. "Blow My Fuse"(Purnell) – 4:00
  10. "Dirty Boys" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 3:42

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Personnel

Kix
  • Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica
  • Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
  • Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
  • Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 46

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Kix - Blow My Fuse @Discogs.com Retrieved 11-29-2013.
  2. "Kix Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. "American album certifications – Kix – Blow My Fuse". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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