Blow My Fuse

Blow My Fuse is the fourth album by the glam metal band Kix. Released on September 6, 1988, on Atlantic Records, the album features Kix's only hit, the power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes." The song peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was co-written with Bob Halligan, Jr. and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo, both of whom had previously collaborated on Kix songs. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000.

Track listing

Side one

"Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell, Steve Whiteman, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner) – 3:54 "Get It While It's Hot" (Purnell, Philip Brown, John Palumbo) – 4:24 "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:34 "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Purnell, Bob Halligan Jr., Palumbo) – 4:15 "She Dropped Me the Bomb" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:46

Side two

"Cold Blood" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:16

"Piece of the Pie" (Purnell, Whiteman, Reede, Tanner) – 3:55

"Boomerang" (Purnell) – 3:44

"Blow My Fuse" (Purnell) – 4:00

"Dirty Boys" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:42

Personnel

Kix

Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica

Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars

Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars

Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals

Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production

Tom Werman – producer on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, executive producer, mixing

Duane Baron – producer on tracks 3, 5, 6-8, 10, engineer, mixing

John Purdell – producer on tracks 3, 5, 6-8, 10, mixing

Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood

Bob Defrin – art direction

John Scarpati – photography

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

Kix Official Website

Guitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe

1988 albums

Kix (band) albums

Albums produced by John Purdell

Albums produced by Tom Werman

Albums produced by Duane Baron

Atlantic Records albums