''Dancing Undercover'' is the third studio album by American
glam metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam ...
band
Ratt
Ratt is an American glam metal band formed in San Diego, California, in the 1970s, that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is bes ...
, released in 1986. The album was produced by
Beau Hill
Beau Hill is an American record producer who is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Kix, Winger, Streets, Warrant, Fiona, Europe, and Ratt. He also played instruments and sang backing vocals for some of the artists that he produced, as ...
and contains the hit single/video "
Dance", which appeared in the
Miami Vice
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episode "Down for the Count". Two other videos were made, "
Body Talk", which was used on the soundtrack for
Eddie Murphy's film, ''
The Golden Child
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'', and "
Slip of the Lip". It charted at No. 26 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart and at No. 14 on
Rolling Stone
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's Album Chart. The album went platinum.
Ratt's opening acts on the tour in support of the album included
Poison,
Cinderella
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,
Cheap Trick
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,
Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup ...
and
Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Vinnie Vincent Invasion was an American glam metal band, formed in 1984 by former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent.
History
Forming the band in 1984, Vinnie Vincent recruited bassist Dana Strum, who had served as a talent scout in L.A., recruiti ...
.
Track listing
Early pressings of the CD had "Slip of the Lip" and "Body Talk" errantly mastered into one track as track 4.
Personnel
;Ratt
*
Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
*
Robbin Crosby – lead guitar, backing vocals
*
Warren DeMartini
Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s.
Early life
DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, ...
– lead guitar, backing vocals
*
Juan Croucier – bass, backing vocals
*
Bobby Blotzer – drums, percussion
;Production
*
Beau Hill
Beau Hill is an American record producer who is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Kix, Winger, Streets, Warrant, Fiona, Europe, and Ratt. He also played instruments and sang backing vocals for some of the artists that he produced, as ...
– producer, engineer
*Michael O'Reilly, Jim Faraci – engineers
*Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer
*Stephen Benben – digital editing and sequencing
*
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''.
Biography
T ...
– mastering at
Sterling Sound, New York City
Charts
Album
Singles
Certifications
References
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Ratt albums
1986 albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Beau Hill