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Dancin' on the Edge

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Dancin' on the Edge

| type = Studio album

| artist = Lita Ford

| cover = dancin_on_the_edge.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = 28 May 1984

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

  • Power Station, New York City, New York
  • The Warehouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Studio 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| genre = Glam metal, heavy metal

| length = 38:05

| label = Mercury

| producer = Lance Quinn

| prev_title = Out for Blood

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Lita

| next_year = 1988

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Dancin on the Edge

| type = studio

| single1 = Gotta Let Go" / "Run with the $

| single1date = April 1984

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/dancin-on-the-edge-r7616/review | title = Lita Ford Dancin' on the Edge review | accessdate = 2011-10-07 | last=Huey | first= Steve | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| rev2 = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 6/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 November 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page=125}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Dancin' on the Edge is second solo studio album by American rock musician Lita Ford. It was her final release with Mercury Records, as she departed to sign with RCA Records in 1987. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching No. 66 of the US Billboard 200 chart.{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/dancin-on-the-edge-mw0000207595/awards | title = Dancin' on the Edge Billboard Albums | accessdate = 2013-04-14 | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}} The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award in category of Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/lita-ford|title=Lita Ford|publisher=The Recording Academy|website=grammy.com}}

Overview

Ford's second solo release after leaving The Runaways in 1979, Dancin' on the Edge features the debut of her new backing band, featuring drummer Randy Castillo, who would soon join Ozzy Osbourne's band, and bassist Hugh McDonald, who later joined Bon Jovi (McDonald had previously played with Jon Bon Jovi in the All Star Revue; the group that recorded the hit "Runaway.") Dancin' on the Edge surpassed the success of Ford's debut album Out For Blood in both sales and airplay.

Music videos for the singles "Gotta Let Go" and "Dressed to Kill" received heavy rotation on MTV during the summer of 1984. "Gotta Let Go" was a minor hit in England, reaching #94 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "Dressed to Kill" featured a cameo from Ford's then-fiancée, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. Ford toured relentlessly in support of the album for most of 1984, culminating in a pre-Headbangers Ball concert special recorded for MTV.

Track listing

All songs were written by Lita Ford, except where noted.

;Side one

  1. "Gotta Let Go" (Ford, Geoffrey Leib) – 4:39
  2. "Dancin' on the Edge" – 5:00
  3. "Dressed to Kill" – 3:44
  4. "Hit 'n Run" (Leib, Moon Calhoun) – 3:54

;Side two

  2. "Lady Killer" – 3:41
  3. "Still Waitin'" – 4:20
  4. "Fire in My Heart" – 3:46
  5. "Don't Let Me Down Tonight" – 4:42
  6. "Run with the $" – 4:21

Personnel

;Band members

;Additional musicians

;Production

  • Lance Quinn - producer
  • Larry Alexander - engineer, mixing
  • Malcolm Pollack, Obie O'Brien, Phil Nicole, Gary King - engineers
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
  • Barry Levine - photography

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (1984)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UK2|96|date=19840520|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|66|artist=Lita Ford|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}

References

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{{Lita Ford}}

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Category:1984 albums

Category:Lita Ford albums

Category:Mercury Records albums