Skid Row (album)

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Skid Row
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Studio album by Skid Row
Released January 24, 1989 (1989-01-24)
Studio Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Genre Glam metal[1]
Length 39:29
Label Atlantic
Producer Michael Wagener
Skid Row chronology
Skid Row
(1989)		 Slave to the Grind
(1991)Slave to the Grind1991
Singles from Skid Row
  1. "Youth Gone Wild"
    Released: 1989
  2. "18 and Life"
    Released: June 16, 1989
  3. "I Remember You"
    Released: November 18, 1989
  4. "Piece of Me"
    Released: 1989[2]

Skid Row is the self-titled debut studio album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on January 24, 1989 through Atlantic Records. The album charted at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and has been certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA. Released from the album were the top 10 singles "18 and Life", "I Remember You" and the mainstream rock hit "Youth Gone Wild", with all three singles featuring music videos. Skid Row is the band's most commercially successful album, having sold five million copies in the United States alone.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Q 3/5 stars[4]
Robert Christgau C+[5]
Sputnikmusic 4/5 stars[6]

Skid Row received generally positive reviews. AllMusic said that the album had "melodies and songwriting [that] are pretty consistent", and gave it a score of four stars out of five.[1] A Sputnikmusic staff review, which also rated the album as four out of five, said that Skid Row had a "strong footing in pop, rock and metal which could stand out from the crowd on its own merits".[6]

Track listing

  • All Songs Published By New Jersey Underground Music.
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Big Guns"   Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill, Dave Sabo, Rob Affuso 3:36
2. "Sweet Little Sister"   Bolan, Sabo 3:10
3. "Can't Stand the Heartache"   Bolan 3:24
4. "Piece of Me"   Bolan 2:48
5. "18 and Life"   Bolan, Sabo 3:50
6. "Rattlesnake Shake"   Bolan, Sabo 3:07
7. "Youth Gone Wild"   Bolan, Sabo 3:18
8. "Here I Am"   Bolan, Sabo 3:10
9. "Makin' a Mess"   Sebastian Bach, Bolan, Sabo 3:38
10. "I Remember You"   Bolan, Sabo 5:10
11. "Midnight / Tornado"   Matt Fallon, Sabo 4:17

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • David Kent – engineer
  • Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[8] 5× Platinum 5,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 12
Canada Albums Chart 8
Japan Albums Chart 35
Swedish Albums Chart 21
Swiss Albums Chart 26
UK Albums Chart[9] 30
U.S. Billboard 200[10] 6

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "18 and Life" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 11
The Billboard Hot 100 4
"I Remember You" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 23
The Billboard Hot 100 6
"Youth Gone Wild" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 20
The Billboard Hot 100 99

Outtakes

The following songs were written and demoed for the album, but were not included.

  • "Forever" (released on 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row)
  • "Walk with a Stranger"
  • "Dirty World"
  • "Knock, Knock Baby"
  • "Shame Shame"
  • "Love Comes Down"
  • "Waiting for Me"
  • "Can't Wait Til It's Here"
  • "Money in a Hurry"
  • "Shine in the Night"[11]

Video Album

Oh Say Can You Scream is a VHS video of live performances by Skid Row featuring songs from the band's self-titled debut album. It was released on December 4, 1990 and sold nearly 2 million copies around the world.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Huey, Steve. Skid Row at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Skid-Row-Piece-Of-Me/release/3771635
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  10. ↑ Skid Row at AllMusic
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