''Blackout in the Red Room'' is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Love/Hate. It was released on February 22, 1990, on

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. It reached #154 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The video for the single "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?" received good rotation on

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, chiefly on ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals *Jon E. Love – guitar *Skid (Rose) – bass, rhythm guitar on "Slave Girl", 12-string guitar on "She's an Angel" *Joey Gold – drums ;Additional musicians *Greg Gottlieb – cellos on "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?" and "Mary Jane" * Paul Lewolt – bagpipes on "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?" * David Kahne – cellos on "She's an Angel"

References

Love/Hate (band) albums 1990 debut albums Albums produced by David Kahne Albums produced by Tom Werman Columbia Records albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub