''BulletBoys'' is the first album from the American

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band

BulletBoys BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda, bassist Lonnie V ...

, released in 1988. The cover art is a copy of ".30 Bullet Piercing an Apple" by

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. The album features the hit "

Smooth Up In Ya "Smooth Up in Ya" (also released under the title "Smooth Up") is the debut single by American glam metal band BulletBoys, released in 1988. It is from their eponymous debut studio album, ''BulletBoys''. The song was a moderate commercial success, ...

" as well as a cover of

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song "

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". The album reached No. 34 in the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and was certified gold in 1989 selling over 500,000 copies. UK-based Rock Candy Records reissued this album on CD in 2014.

Track listing

# "Hard as a Rock" – 3:03 # "

" – 4:23 # "Owed to Joe" – 2:45 # "Shoot the Preacher Down" – 3:37 # "

" (The O'Jays cover) – 3:44 # "Kissin' Kitty" – 3:06 # "Hell on My Heels" – 3:22 # "Crank Me Up" – 3:37 # "Badlands" – 3:07 # "F#9" – 3:19

Singles

*"Smooth Up in Ya" (US Hot 100 #71, US Mainstream Rock #23) *"For the Love of Money" (US Hot 100 #78, US Mainstream Rock #38)

Personnel

;Band members *

Marq Torien Marq Torien (born Mark Joseph Maytorena on September 22, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is the lead singer of the hard rock act BulletBoys. He is the only member to have remained with the group since the release of their self-titled debut album ...

- lead vocals * Mick Sweda - guitar, backing vocals * Lonnie Vincent - bass, backing vocals *

Jimmy D'Anda Jimmy D'Anda is an American hard rock drummer who is perhaps best known as the original drummer for the Los Angeles glam metal band, BulletBoys. Biography D'Anda was born and raised in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California and began playing ...

- drums ;Production *

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- producer *Jeff Hendrickson - engineer, associate producer *

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- engineer *George Marino - mastering

References

1988 debut albums BulletBoys albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Ted Templeman {{1980s-metal-album-stub