Stick It to Ya

Studio album by Slaughter

Released

January 27, 1990

Recorded

Red Zone Studios, Studio 55 and Pasha Music House. May–June 1989

Genre

Length

49:02

Label

Chrysalis Records (#21702)

Producer

Dana Strum & Mark Slaughter

Slaughter chronology

Stick It to Ya
(1990)

Stick It Live
(1990)

Singles from 'Stick It to Ya'

"Up All Night"
Released: April 17, 1990
"Fly to the Angels"
Released: July 23, 1990
"Spend My Life"
Released: December 4, 1990
"Mad About You"
Released: April 2, 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Sputnikmusic	^[2]

Stick It to Ya is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Slaughter. It was released in 1990 by Chrysalis Records. It sold over 2 million copies and became one of the biggest CDs of 1990. "Up All Night"(#27), "Fly to the Angels"(#19) & "Spend My Life"(#39) all charted in the Top 40 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 and their videos were in solid rotations on the various music television outlets. "Mad About You" also received considerable airplay on Album Rock stations as the band toured to support the release. The LP was also nominated for a best metal album of the year at the 1991 American Music Awards show. Music videos were made for the singles "Up All Night", "Fly to the Angels", "Spend My Life", and "Mad About You".

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eye to Eye"	3:57
2.	"Burnin' Bridges"	4:07
3.	"Up All Night"	4:16
4.	"Spend My Life"	3:21
5.	"Thinking of June"	1:05
6.	"She Wants More"	3:55
7.	"Fly to the Angels"	5:05
8.	"Mad About You"	4:05
9.	"That's Not Enough"	3:25
10.	"You Are the One"	3:55
11.	"Gave Me Your Heart"	3:51
12.	"Desperately"	3:34
13.	"Loaded Gun"	4:18

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Fly to the Angels" (Acoustic version)	3:22
15.	"Wingin' It"	1:11

2003 Re-issue
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Mad About You" (Original Demo)
17.	"She Wants More" (Original Demo)
18.	"Up All Night" (Original Demo)
19.	"Fly to the Angels" (Original Demo)

Personnel

Band members

Mark Slaughter - Lead Vocals, Guitar, and Keyboards
Tim Kelly - Guitar, background vocals
Dana Strum - Bass, background vocals
Blas Elias - Drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional musicians

Todd Cooper - Horns
Gerri Miller - Camera noises

Production

Produced By Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum
Production Co-Ordination by Scott Cadwallader
Engineer: Andy Chappel
Mixing: Brian Malouf
Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Singles

Up All Night / Eye to Eye - April 17, 1990 - Chrysalis 23486 #27 US Hot 100
Fly to the Angels / Desperately - July 23, 1990 - Chrysalis 23527 #19 US Hot 100
Spend My Life / She Wants More - December 4, 1990 - Chrysalis 23605 #39 US Hot 100
Mad About You / Up All Night (Live) - April 2, 1991 - Chrysalis 23699

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – United States^[3]	Gold	May 11, 1990
	Platinum	September 11, 1990
	2x Platinum	May 10, 1991

Cover Art

Art Direction: Glen Wexler and Hugh Syme
Photography: Glen Wexler
Model: Laurie Carr

This image used on the cover of the album was the last project Wexler created using traditional darkroom methods. The Target girl posed in his studio, and a miniature set of the carnival was placed in perspective for the background.

References

External links

Slaughter

Mark Slaughter Jeff Blando Dana Strum Blas Elias Tim Kelly Dave Marshall Bobby Rock Timothy DiDuro Zoltan Chaney

Studio albums	Stick It to Ya The Wild Life Fear No Evil Revolution Back to Reality

Live albums	Stick It Live Eternal Live

Compilations	Mass Slaughter: The Best of Slaughter

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