Stick It to Ya
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{{Infobox album
| name = Stick It to Ya
| type = studio
| artist = Slaughter
| cover = S-sity.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 23, 1990{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}
| recorded = May–June 1989
| studio = Red Zone Studios, Studio 55 and Pasha Music House
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Glam metal{{cite web|title= Top 50 Glam Metal Albums |website= Metal Rules |url= http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=8 |access-date= February 24, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171126083532/http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=8 |archive-date= November 26, 2017 |url-status= dead}}{{Cite web|date=August 31, 2019|title=50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-hair-metal-albums-of-all-time-162362/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}}}
| length = 48:54
| label = Chrysalis
| producer = {{flatlist|
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| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Stick It Live
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Stick It to Ya
| type = studio
| single1 = Up All Night
| single1date = April 17, 1990
| single2 = Fly to the Angels
| single2date = July 23, 1990
| single3 = Spend My Life
| single3date = December 4, 1990
| single4 = Mad About You
| single4date = April 2, 1991
}}
}}
Stick It to Ya is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Slaughter. It was released in 1990 by Chrysalis Records. It sold over 2 million copies and became one of the biggest albums of 1990. "Up All Night" (No. 27), "Fly to the Angels" (No. 19), and "Spend My Life" (No. 39) all charted in the Top 40 on Billboard'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".
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r18203}}
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}{{Cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-04-19/features/9002010707_1_star-tim-kelly-and-drummer-vinnie-vincent-invasion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090504/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-04-19/features/9002010707_1_star-tim-kelly-and-drummer-vinnie-vincent-invasion |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 18, 2018 |title=Slaughter Stick It to Ya (Chrysalis) |last=Loftus |first=Tom |date=April 19, 1990 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=February 17, 2018 |language=en}}
| rev3 = Christgau's Consumer Guide
| rev3score = D{{Cite book |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |chapter=Slaughter |chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Slaughter |date=October 15, 2000 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing |isbn=9780312245603 |language=en |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0 }}
| rev4 = Metal Hammer
| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite book |title=Metal Hammer #3 (Jan 29-Feb 11, 1990) |last=Day |first=Mark |chapter=Slaughter |date=January 29 – February 11, 1990 |language=en |url=https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/read/63592635/metal-hammer-3-1990/26 }}
}}
The Chicago Tribune called Stick It to Ya "a smart, sassy pop-metal effort."
Track listing
All songs written, arranged and produced by Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Eye to Eye
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = Burnin' Bridges
| length2 = 4:07
| title3 = Up All Night
| length3 = 4:16
| title4 = Spend My Life
| length4 = 3:21
| title5 = Thinking of June
| length5 = 1:05
| title6 = She Wants More
| length6 = 3:55
| title7 = Fly to the Angels
| length7 = 5:05
| title8 = Mad About You
| length8 = 4:05
| title9 = That's Not Enough
| length9 = 3:25
| title10 = You Are the One
| length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Gave Me Your Heart
| length11 = 3:51
| title12 = Desperately
| length12 = 3:34
| title13 = Loaded Gun
| length13 = 4:18
| total_length = 48:54
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks
| title14 = Fly to the Angels
| note14 = Acoustic version
| length14 = 3:22
| title15 = Wingin' It
| length15 = 1:11
| total_length = 53:27
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 2003 Re-issue
| title16 = Mad About You
| note16 = Original Demo
| length16 = 3:27
| title17 = She Wants More
| note17 = Original Demo
| length17 = 3:56
| title18 = Up All Night
| note18 = Original Demo
| length18 = 3:46
| title19 = Fly to the Angels
| note19 = Original Demo
| length19 = 5:05
| total_length = 69:41
}}
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
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990–91)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope=row |Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/72l2pTh | title=Slaugher ARIA Chart history (complete to 2024)|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= July 26, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
| style="text-align:center;"|130 |
| {{album chart|Canada|45|artist=Slaughter|album=Stick It to Ya|chartid=7745|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|58|id=1171|artist=Slaughter|album=Stick It to Ya|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Slaughter|album=Stick It to Ya|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Slaughter&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=TLP|title=Slaughter, TLP|work=Billboard|access-date=April 8, 2021|url-access=subscription}}
| 18 |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990|work=Billboard|access-date=April 8, 2021}}
| 23 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991|work=Billboard|access-date=April 8, 2021}}
| 68 |
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Certifications
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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
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.
In popular culture
- "Up All Night" is featured on the soundtrack of American Satan(2017).
- "Fly to the Angels" is featured on the soundtrack of FUBAR 2 (2010).
- Stick It to Ya is referenced in "The Graduates," the 25th episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom Full House when characters on the series discuss sneaking into a Slaughter concert.