Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)

''Girls, Girls, Girls'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Mötley Crüe, released on May 15, 1987. The album contains the hit singles " Girls, Girls, Girls", "You're All I Need", and the MTV favorite "Wild Side". It was the band's final collaboration with producer Tom Werman, who had produced the band's two previous albums, ''Shout at the Devil'' and '' Theatre of Pain''. Like those albums, ''Girls, Girls, Girls'' would achieve quadruple platinum status, selling over 4 million copies and reaching number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album marked a change to a blues-rock influenced sound, which was met with positive reception.

Reception

''Girls, Girls, Girls'' has received mixed but generally positive reviews. In their June 12, 1987, issue ''The Georgia Straight'' applauded Mick Mars' guitar being featured more prominently in the final mix than it had been on 1985's '' Theatre of Pain'', and called it their best work since 1981's ''Too Fast for Love''. The publication raved that the album "has recaptured some of the excitement of their first release on tunes like 'Dancing on Glass', 'Five Years Dead', and the title track, which sports a catchy guitar riff a la Aerosmith's ' Draw the Line'."

AllMusic's Steve Huey gave the album a rating of four stars and states: "''Girls, Girls, Girls'' continued Mötley Crüe's commercial hot streak, eventually going quadruple platinum as its predecessor, '' Theatre of Pain'', had; meanwhile, the title track brought them their second Top 20 single, and 'Wild Side' became a popular MTV item."

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard charts. On the week it might have reached No. 1, Whitney Houston's second album, ''Whitney,'' debuted at the top of the charts. Eventually, the group's next album '' Dr. Feelgood'' (1989) would go on to claim the top ''Billboard'' spot. The album was also the band's third straight album to go quadruple platinum, after ''Shout at the Devil'' and '' Theatre of Pain''.

Metal Hammer placed the album on their list of The Top 20 Best Metal Albums of 1987, and called it "an arena-rock juggernaut".

Track listing

Personnel

Mötley Crüe

*Vince Neil – lead vocals
*Mick Mars – guitars, backing vocals
*Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals
*Tommy Lee – drums, piano, backing vocals

Additional musicians

*Bob Carlisle, Dave Amato, John Purdell, Pat Torpey, Phyllis St. James, Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals

Production

*Tom Werman – producer
*Duane Baron – engineer, mixing
*Richard McKernon, Ross Hogarth, Toby Wright – assistant engineers
*Bob Ludwig – vinyl mastering at Masterdisk, New York
*Stephen Innocenzi – CD mastering

In popular culture

*"Wild Side" is featured in the video game '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned''.
* The title track also appears in the ''Rocksmith 2014'' video game.

Charts

Certifications

References

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Mötley Crüe albums
1987 albums
Elektra Records albums
Albums produced by Tom Werman