''Instinct'' is the eighth studio album by American

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singer

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. It was released in June 1988 by

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Style

After the heavily pop-oriented, radio-ready ''

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'', A&M expected another hit record from Pop; however, he instead recorded the heavy, hard-rocking ''Instinct''. The album features

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guitarist Steve Jones.

Release

The album peaked at number 110 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The first single from the album, "Cold Metal", charted at number 37 on Mainstream Rock Charts and earned Pop a

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nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal performance in 1989. Videos were made for "Cold Metal" and "High on You".

Legacy

The album was ranked number 69 on ''

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''s "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time" list. The song "Cold Metal" was briefly played in the 1990 science fiction-horror film '' Hardware'', which also featured Iggy Pop as the voice of Angry Bob, a radio DJ.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

, except where noted. # "Cold Metal" – 3:27 # "High on You" – 4:48 # "Strong Girl" ( Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:04 # "Tom Tom" – 3:17 # "Easy Rider" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 4:54 # "Power & Freedom" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 3:53 # "Lowdown" – 4:30 # "Instinct" – 4:12 # "Tuff Baby" – 4:27 # "Squarehead" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:06

Alternate versions

* "Tuff Baby" (12" version released on "High on You"

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) – 6:40 * "Tuff Baby" (Dub version) – 5:18 * "High On You" (7" edit) – 4:33 * "Cold Metal" (Rock version) – 5:05 * "Cold Metal" (Dub version) – 4:10

Personnel

Musicians * Iggy Pop – vocals * Steve Jones – guitar * Seamus Beaghen – keyboards * Leigh Foxx – bass * Paul Garisto – drums *

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– CMI programming *

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– keyboard programming Technical *

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– track recording *

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– vocal recording *

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– cover design *Donald Krieger – cover graphics *Paul McAlpine – cover photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Iggy Pop albums 1988 albums A&M Records albums Albums produced by Bill Laswell