''Hellacious Acres'' is the second album by heavy metal band
Dangerous Toys
Dangerous Toys is an American, Austin, Texas-based rock band, with often humorous lyrics. Founded in 1987, Dangerous Toys released four full-length albums and one live album before unofficially disbanding at the turn of the millennium. The band ...
, released in 1991. It was produced by
Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker (born 10 November 1946) is an English record producer, songwriter and arranger, who has produced rock and pop and songs since the 1970s.
Career
Baker began his career at Decca Records at the age of 14 and later worked as an a ...
, and includes a cover of
Bad Company
Bad Company are an English rock supergroup that was formed in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell.Bad Company ''AllMusic'' Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also ...
's "
Feel Like Makin' Love", while "Line 'Em Up" and "Gimme' No Lip" were released as singles to promote the album.
This is Dangerous Toys' last album to be released on
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
, and the only album that guitarist Danny Aaron played on, as he left the band during the 1991-1992 ''Hellacious Acres'' tour.
Track listing
Personnel
;Dangerous Toys
* Jason McMaster - vocals
* Scott Dalhover - guitar
* Mike Watson - bass, backing vocals
* Danny Aaron - guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
* Mark Geary - drums
;Additional musicians
* Waste 'O' Skin Choir - gang vocals on "Stick & Stones"
** Brian Baker, Chris Gates, Michael Hannon, David Roach, George Dolivo, Greg Fields, Andy Rogers, Vickie James Wright, Chris Andrada, Mitch Dean
;Production
*
Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker (born 10 November 1946) is an English record producer, songwriter and arranger, who has produced rock and pop and songs since the 1970s.
Career
Baker began his career at Decca Records at the age of 14 and later worked as an a ...
- producer
* Timm Baldwin - engineer
* Rick Ornstien, Ken Pavlakovich, Jim Champagne, Scott Blockland - assistant engineer
*
George Marino
George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s.
Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
- mastering at
Sterling Sound, NYC
Charts
References
1991 albums
Dangerous Toys albums
Columbia Records albums
Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
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