Blow My Fuse
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Blow My Fuse
| type = studio
| artist = Kix
| cover = Kix-Blow.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 19, 1988{{cite web | url=https://kixband.com/music/blow-fuse/ | title=KIX | Blow My Fuse }}
| recorded = 1988
| studio = Conway Studios and Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California
| genre = *Hard rock
| length = 40:23
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Tom Werman, Duane Baron, John Purdell
| prev_title = Midnite Dynamite
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Hot Wire
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Blow My Fuse
| type = studio
| single1 = Get It While It's Hot
| single1date = 1988
| single2 = Blow My Fuse
| single2date = 1988
| single3 = Don't Close Your Eyes
| single3date = 1989
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-my-fuse-mw0000197415 |title=Kix- Blow My Fuse review |last=Franck |first=John |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=August 25, 2022 }}
| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 7/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page= 189}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Blow My Fuse is the fourth studio album by American hard rock 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
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|46|artist=Kix|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 30, 2024}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Kix|title=Blow My Fuse|relyear=1988|certyear=2000|award=Platinum|accessdate=November 18, 2020}}
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References
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External links
- [http://kixband.com/ Kix Official Website]
- [http://guitar.com/articles/kix-interview-brian-%E2%80%9Cdamage%E2%80%9D-forsythe-celebrates-return-kix Guitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223033649/http://www.guitar.com/articles/kix-interview-brian-%E2%80%9Cdamage%E2%80%9D-forsythe-celebrates-return-kix |date=December 23, 2014 }}
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Category:Albums produced by John Purdell
Category:Albums produced by Tom Werman