''Black 'N Blue'' is the debut studio album by American

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, released in 1984. The album includes the band's only song to chart as a single, '' Hold On to 18''. In 2015, the album was ranked 28th at ''

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'''s "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". The track "Chains Around Heaven" had previously appeared on both the

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and third pressings of the compilation album ''

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'' (1982).

Track listing

;Side one # "The Strong Will Rock" ''( Jaime St. James,

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)'' – 4:06 # "School of Hard Knocks" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 3:58 # "Autoblast" ''(St. James, Thayer, Jeff Warner)'' – 3:53 # " Hold On to 18" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:12 # "Wicked Bitch" ''(St. James)'' – 4:17 ;Side two #

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" ''(

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, Andy Scott,

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)'' – 3:36 (

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cover) # "Show Me the Night" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:01 # "One for the Money" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:19 # "I'm the King" ''(St. James, Thayer, Patrick Young, Pete Holmes)'' – 3:42 # "Chains Around Heaven" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:00

Personnel

;Black 'n Blue * Jaime St. James – lead and backing vocals *

– lead guitar, backing vocals * Jeff "Woop" Warner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Patrick Young – bass, backing vocals * Pete Holmes – drums ;Production *

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– producer, mixing *Gerd Rautenbach – engineer *

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– mastering at

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Charts

References

External links

"Black 'n Blue" at discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Black 'N Blue (Album) 1984 debut albums Black 'n Blue albums Geffen Records albums Albums produced by Dieter Dierks