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band

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. It was produced by

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. The album features a guest appearance by

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on the song, "We Got the Fire".

Track listing

;Side one # "Rockin' on Heaven's Door" ''(

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)'' – 3:30 # "Without Love" ''(St. James,

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)'' – 3:38 # "Stop the Lightning" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:08 # "Nature of the Beach" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 3:50 # "Miss Mystery" ''(St. James, Thayer, Vallance)'' – 4:00 ;Side two #

"Swing Time" ''(St. James,

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)'' – 3:21 # "Bombastic Plastic" ''(St. James)'' – 3:38 # "We Got the Fire" ''(St. James, Thayer, Warner)'' – 3:11 # "Strange Things" ''(St. James, Thayer, Warner)'' – 3:24 # "Two Wrongs (Don't Make It Love)" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 3:51

CD edition bonus track

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" ''( Joe Perry,

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)'' – 4:14 (

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cover)

Personnel

;Black 'n Blue *

– lead and backing vocals *

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

– rhythm guitar * Patrick Young – bass * Pete Holmes – drums ;Additional musicians *

– electronic drums * Adam Bomb – additional guitar *Dave Pickell, Doug Johnson,

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– keyboards *

– backing vocals on "We Got the Fire" ;Production *

– producer, mixing *

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– engineer, mixing * Mike Fraser, Rob Porter – additional engineers *

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– mastering

References

Black 'n Blue albums 1985 albums Albums produced by Bruce Fairbairn Geffen Records albums Albums recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios {{1980s-metal-album-stub