Penetrator (album)

Penetrator is the eighth studio album by American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent. The album was released in January 1984, by Atlantic Records.

For the game, see Penetrator (computer game). For the play, see Penetrator (play).
Penetrator
Cover art by Boris Vallejo
Studio album by
Ted Nugent
ReleasedJanuary 1984
RecordedJuly–August 1983
StudioThe Power Station, New York City
The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length40:41
LabelAtlantic
ProducerAshley Howe, Doug Banker
Ted Nugent chronology
Nugent
(1982)		 Penetrator
(1984)		 Little Miss Dangerous
(1986)
Singles from Penetrator
  1. "Tied Up in Love" / "Lean Mean R & R Machine"
    Released: 1984

"Tied Up in Love" was made into a promo clip to support the album. It reached No. 56 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[2] The song "(Where Do You) Draw the Line", written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, was originally recorded by Adams for his hit 1984 album Reckless but was left off the final track list. Adams' version eventually saw a release on the 30th anniversary reissue of Reckless.

The cover art is a section of the painting "Dragon Tattoo" by Boris Vallejo.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[5]

In a largely negative review, John Franck of AllMusic proclaimed Penetrator to be "one of Nugent's most underwhelming releases".[3]

Track listing

All songs by Ted Nugent, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tied Up in Love"Randy Cate, Clif Magness, Nugent4:23
2."(Where Do You) Draw the Line"Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance3:25
3."Knockin' at Your Door"Andy Fraser3:53
4."Don't You Want My Love" 3:30
5."Go Down Fighting"Robin George, Nugent4:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Thunder Thighs" 4:07
7."No Man's Land" 3:24
8."Blame It on the Night"Rick Blakemore, Dennis LaRue, Nugent4:13
9."Lean Mean R & R Machine" 3:56
10."Take Me Home" 5:06

Personnel
Band members
  • Ted Nugent – guitars, six-string bass, vocals
  • Brian Howe – lead vocals
  • Alan St. Jon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Doug Lubahn – bass
  • Bobby Chouinard – drums
Additional musicians
  • Peter Wolf – percussion, sequencing
  • Cynthia Shiloh, Kevin Russell, Rahni Raines, Tod Howarth, Zoe Fox – background vocals
Production
  • Ashley Howe – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Bill Scheniman – engineer
  • Kevin Eddy – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Doug Banker – executive producer
  • Eric Conn – digital remastering

References
  1. Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-76034-546-7.
  2. "Penetrator Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. Franck, John. "Ted Nugent - Penetrator review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  4. Wall, Mick (November 2009). "Ted Nugent - Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 138. p. 98.
  5. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 978-1894959315.
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