''Blow My Fuse'' is the fourth album by the

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band Kix. Released on September 19, 1988, on

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, the album features Kix's only hit, the

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" Don't Close Your Eyes." The song peaked at No. 11 on the

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and was co-written with Bob Halligan, Jr. and

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frontman John Palumbo, both of whom had previously collaborated on Kix songs. The album was certified platinum by the

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in 2000.

Track listing

;Side one # "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell,

Steve Whiteman Steve Whiteman (born August 28, 1956) is an American rock vocalist, best known for being the lead singer of Kix (band), Kix. Biography Early years Whiteman first realized his love for music at a young age, as a child, he would hurry home fr ...

, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner) – 3:54 # "Get It While It's Hot" (Purnell, Philip Brown, John Palumbo) – 4:24 # "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell,

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) – 4:34 # " Don't Close Your Eyes" (Purnell,

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, 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 *

– 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 Tom Werman (born 1945) is an American former record producer responsible for many hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal albums. Early life and education Werman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, Newton ...

– 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 John Purdell (July 8, 1959 – July 10, 2003) was an American musician and multi-platinum rock music record producer who is credited on such albums as Ozzy Osbourne's ''No More Tears'' (1991) and Dream Theater's ''Awake (Dream Theater album), ...

– producer on tracks 3, 5, 6-8, 10, mixing *

Greg Fulginiti Gregory Fulginiti (born February 13, 1951 in Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey) is an American recording and mastering engineer. Fulginiti grew up in Wildwood, New Jersey and graduated from Wildwood High School in 1969 ...

– mastering at

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, Hollywood *Bob Defrin – art direction *

John Scarpati John Scarpati (born June 29, 1960) is a professional photographer whose photography has appeared on hundreds of album and CD covers for bands and individual musicians. He is also the owner of Scarpati Studio, a photography studio that does photog ...

– photography

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

Kix Official WebsiteGuitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe
{{Authority control 1988 albums Kix (band) albums Albums produced by John Purdell Albums produced by Tom Werman Albums produced by Duane Baron Atlantic Records albums