''Enuff Z'Nuff'' is the debut studio album by American

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band Enuff Z'Nuff, released on August 18, 1989, through

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. This debut album continues to be the best selling album in the band's catalog. The album's first single, " New Thing", received steady radio and

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airplay, peaking at No. 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Their follow-up single, a ballad called " Fly High Michelle," would prove to be the band's biggest hit, peaking at No. 47 on the same chart. Promotional CDs were created for another song, a ballad called "For Now," but this single was apparently cancelled while the band focused on their follow-up record, 1991's ''

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''. By 1991 the album had sold 300,000 copies. Additional exposure for the album occurred with the album tracks "Hot Little Summer Girl" and "I Could Never Be Without You" being featured on the popular TV shows ''

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''. A few years later, the band's

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appearance in their video for "Fly High Michelle" would be parodied on MTV's ''

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''. The video for "New Thing" was placed on New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original CD release. All songs written by Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff, except where noted. # " New Thing" – 4:22 # "She Wants More" – 4:39 # " Fly High Michelle" (Vie) – 4:17 # "Hot Little Summer Girl" (Vie, Ron Fajerstein) – 2:57 # "In the Groove" – 6:49 # "Little Indian Angel" – 3:30 # "For Now" – 4:29 # "Kiss the Clown" (Vie) – 3:16 # "I Could Never Be Without You" (Vie) – 3:43 # "Finger on the Trigger" (Vie, Derek Frigo) – 4:45

Personnel

;Enuff Z'Nuff *Donnie Vie –

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and keyboards *Derek Frigo –

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*Chip Z'Nuff –

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, guitars and vocals *Vikki Fox –

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;Production *Ron Fajerstein – producer *Dan Harjung – engineer *Rich Denhart – additional engineering *Michael Koppelman, Dave Kent – assistant engineers *Paul Lani – mixing *

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– mastering at

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, New York *Bob Defrin – art direction

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References

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