Bite Down Hard

{{Infobox album

| name = Bite Down Hard

| type = studio

| artist = Britny Fox

| cover = Britny fox - bite down hard - front.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1991

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = One On One Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California

| genre = Glam metal, pop metal

| length = 41:10

| label = East West{{cite news |title=Britny Fox hopes to regain success |work=Windsor Star |agency=AP |date=18 Apr 1992 |page=F2}}

| producer = John Purdell, Duane Baron{{cite magazine |title=Bite down Hard by Britny Fox |magazine=Billboard |date=Jan 18, 1992 |volume=104 |issue=3 |page=53}}

| prev_title = Boys in Heat

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Springhead Motorshark

| next_year = 2003

}}

Bite Down Hard is the third studio album by American glam metal band Britny Fox and the first to feature singer Tommy Paris.{{cite news |last1=Blockus |first1=Gary |title=Britny Fox Taking Post-Glam Image on the Road |work=The Morning Call |date=1 Feb 1992 |page=A55}} It also features guest appearances by Zakk Wylde and Poison drummer Rikki Rockett.

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/bite-down-hard-mw0000273450 | title = Britny Fox Bite Down Hard review | accessdate = 2012-09-01 | last = Ulrey | first = Jeremy | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| rev3 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev3Score = 7/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = August 1, 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | page=62 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite news |last1=Hermann |first1=Brenda |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=28 Nov 1991 |page=15B}}

}}

The Chicago Tribune deemed the songs "fast, seamless bits of Sunset Strip rock." The Washington Post wrote that, "the usual sexism aside, this is serviceable pop-metal."{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Mark |title=Britny Fox's 'Bite' Has Familiar Bark |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=7 Feb 1992 |page=N12}}

Track listing

All songs by Tommy Paris and Billy Childs except where noted.

"Six Guns Loaded" (Paris, Michael Kelly Smith) - 3:46
"Louder" - 3:53
"Liar" - 4:42
"Closer to Your Love" - 3:48
"Over and Out" - 4:45
"Shot from My Gun" (Paris, Smith) - 4:07
"Black and White" (Paris, Smith, Childs, Johnny Dee) - 3:35
"Look My Way" - 4:32
"Lonely Too Long" (Paris, Smith) - 3:34
"Midnight Moses" (Alex Harvey) - 4:28 (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover)

Credits

;Band members

Tommy Paris - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar solos on tracks 7 and 9
Michael Kelly Smith - lead guitar, backing vocals
Billy Childs - bass, acoustic guitar on track 3 and 5, backing vocals
Johnny Dee - drums

;Additional musicians

Zakk Wylde - guitar solo at end of track 1
Rikki Rockett - percussion break in track 10

;Production

John Purdell, Duane Baron - producers, engineers, mixing
Sean Odwyer, Ulrich Wild - assistant engineers
Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Bob Defrin - art direction
John Scarpati - photography
Brittney Powell - cover model

References

Category:Britny Fox albums

Category:1991 albums

Category:East West Records albums