| In Your Face | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 24, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Goodnight LA, Van Nuys, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 44:54 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Keith Olsen, Lenny Wolf | |||
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| Singles from In Your Face | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
In Your Face is the second album by the hard rock band Kingdom Come. Two singles were released in support of the album, both becoming minor hits in the UK: "Do You Like It" (no. 73) and "Overrated" (no. 85).[3] The band was due to tour the UK, supporting W.A.S.P., shortly after release of the second single, but split up before the tour commenced (ironically W.A.S.P. also lost guitarist and co-founder Chris Holmes at the same time, meaning they also had to cancel the tour). A third single "Stargazer" was pressed, but never officially released.
The 12" and CD single versions of "Do You Like It", includes the previously unreleased "Slow Down";[4] a song that did not make it onto the album.
In an interview, the band's members talk about the title of the album, saying that when you first look at the LP, you read "Kingdom Come", then, as you move your eyes downwards, you read "In your face". They laugh and say: "Kingdom come ... in your face, get it?", making an obscene joke or double entendre of it.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do You Like It" | Lenny Wolf, Rick Steier, Danny Stag, James Kottak, Johnny B. Frank, Marty Wolff | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Who Do You Love" | Frank, Wolf, Wolff | 4:14 |
| 3. | "The Wind" | Frank, Stag, Wolf, Wolff | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Gotta Go (Can't Wage a War)" | Wolf, Kottak | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Highway 6" | Wolf, Steier, Stag, Kottak, Frank, Wolff | 5:51 |
| 6. | "Perfect 'O'" | Frank, Steier, Wolf | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Just Like a Wild Rose" | Wolf, Wolff | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Overrated" | Frank, Steier, Wolf | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Mean Dirty Joe" | Wolf, Wolff | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Stargazer" | Wolf, Steier, Stag, Frank | 5:14 |
Personnel
- Kingdom Come
- Lenny Wolf – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
- Danny Stag – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Rick Steier – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Overrated", keyboards, backing vocals
- Johnny B. Frank – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- James Kottak – drums
- Production
- Keith Olsen – producer, engineer, mixing
- Gordon Fordyce – engineer, mixing
- Shay Baby – assistant engineer
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood
- Hugh Syme – cover design
- Scarpati – portrait photography
Charts
Album
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Singles
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References
- ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Kingdom Come - In Your Face review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- 1 2 3 4 "Kingdom Come Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Kingdom Come – do You Like It (1989, CD)". Discogs.
- ↑ "Kingdom Come - In Your Face". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Kingdom Come - In Your Face (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: K > Kingdom Come". Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Kingdom Come Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Album – Kingdom Come, In Your Face". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 50, No. 4, May 22, 1989". Library and Archives Canada. May 4, 1989. Retrieved May 21, 2021.