BulletBoys (album)

BulletBoys is the first album by the American rock band BulletBoys, released in 1988. The cover art is a copy of ".30 Bullet Piercing an Apple" by Harold Eugene Edgerton. The album features the hit "Smooth Up in Ya" as well as a cover of The O'Jay's song "For the Love of Money". The album reached No. 34 in the Billboard 200 chart[3] and was certified gold in 1989 selling over 500,000 copies.[4]

BulletBoys
Studio album by
BulletBoys
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1988
RecordedOne On One Studios, North Hollywood, California, 1988
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length34:03
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerTed Templeman
BulletBoys chronology
BulletBoys
(1988)		 Freakshow
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang! [2]

UK-based Rock Candy Records reissued this album on CD in 2014.

Track listing
  1. "Hard as a Rock" – 3:03
  2. "Smooth Up in Ya" – 4:23
  3. "Owed to Joe" – 2:45
  4. "Shoot the Preacher Down" – 3:37
  5. "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays cover) – 3:44
  6. "Kissin' Kitty" – 3:06
  7. "Hell on My Heels" – 3:22
  8. "Crank Me Up" – 3:37
  9. "Badlands" – 3:07
  10. "F#9" – 3:19

Singles
  • "Smooth Up in Ya" (US Hot 100 #71, US Mainstream Rock #23[5])
  • "For the Love of Money" (US Hot 100 #78, US Mainstream Rock #38[5])

Personnel
Band members
  • Marq Torien – lead vocals
  • Mick Sweda – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lonnie Vincent – bass, backing vocals
  • Jimmy D'Anda – drums
Production
  • Ted Templeman – producer
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer, associate producer
  • Toby Wright – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering

References
  1. Theakston, Rob. "Bulletboys Bulletboys review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  2. Joy, Alison (September 17, 1988). "Going for the Gun". Kerrang!. Vol. 205. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 18.
  3. "Bulletboys Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  4. "RIAA Database Search for Bulletboys". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  5. "Bulletboys Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2011.


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