Mean Streak (album)

Mean Streak is the fifth studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1983 through A&M Records. Major hits on Mean Streak include Midnight in Tokyo (inspired by the band's live show in Tokyo), Sentimental Fool, and the opening track, Mean Streak. The album peaked at #103 on the Billboard 200 on October 27, 1983.

Mean Streak
Studio album by
Y&T
ReleasedOctober 27, 1983
Recorded1983
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:02
LabelA&M
ProducerChris Tsangarides and Nigel James
Y&T chronology
Black Tiger
(1982)		 Mean Streak
(1983)		 In Rock We Trust
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Forces(7/10)[2]

This was the third of five studio albums and 2 live albums released by A&M Records.

Loudwire ranked the album at number 28 on their list of the Top 30 Hair Metal Albums.[3]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Y&T

Side one
  1. "Mean Streak" - 4:06
  2. "Straight Thru the Heart" - 4:14
  3. "Lonely Side of Town" - 4:48
  4. "Midnight in Tokyo" - 5:41
Side two
  1. "Breaking Away" - 4:42
  2. "Hang 'Em High" - 5:30
  3. "Take You to the Limit" - 4:57
  4. "Sentimental Fool" - 3:11
  5. "Down and Dirty" - 3:54

Personnel

Y&T

Production

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Y&T - Mean Streak review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  2. Constable, Dave (August 1983). "Y and T - Mean Streak". Metal Forces (1): 20. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  3. DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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