''QR III'' (or ''Quiet Riot III'') is the fifth studio album released by American heavy metal band

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. It was released in 1986 on

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. It is the last album to feature lead singer

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until the 1993 album '' Terrified''.

Background

''QR III'' is short for "Quiet Riot III". It is the band's fifth studio album, following limited release albums ''

'' and ''

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'', and major label albums ''

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'' and ''

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''. Following the massive success of ''Metal Health'' and the more reasonable success of ''Condition Critical'', sales of ''QR III'' were lower, reaching only No. 31 on the US charts and only achieving Gold certification. It marked one of Quiet Riot's final plunges from stardom as only one more of the band's following releases would enter the charts at all. This Quiet Riot album is the first album to feature Chuck Wright, formerly of Giuffria, on bass as an official member. He had performed some uncredited bass work on the band's earlier albums. He would rejoin the band on an on/off basis over the years, and is in the current version of the group. The lead single, "The Wild and the Young", is a stadium hymn to the energy of youth. Its accompanying video (featuring game show host

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in a cameo appearance) painted an Orwellian picture of the future, where totalitarian militarists fought to wipe out rock and roll—a reference to the Senate hearings concerning explicit language in metal songs.

Track listing

Credits taken from album liner notes.

Personnel

Quiet Riot

– lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar *

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– guitar, backing vocals * Chuck Wright – bass, backing vocals *

Frankie Banali Frankie Banali (November 14, 1951 – August 20, 2020) was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot. His signature tone and iconic drum intros first became famous on their album ''Metal Health' ...

– drums, electric & acoustic percussion

Additional personnel

* John Purdell – keyboards, programming * Marcus Barone – EMU sampling, emulator * Bobby Kimball – backing vocals on "Still of the Night" * Debra Raye, Michelle Rohl – backing vocals on "The Pump" * Jimmy Whitney and the Bible of Dreams Choir – backing vocals on "Slave to Love"

Production

* Spencer Proffer – producer * John Purdell – producer *

Hugh Syme Hugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist and member of the Premier Artists Collection (PAC) who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared on some Rush ...

– art direction and cover painting

Charts and certifications

*Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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