''In Heat'' is the fourth
studio album
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by the American
glam metal
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band
Black 'n Blue
Black 'N Blue is an American glam metal band from Portland, Oregon. The current members are lead vocalist Jaime St. James, bassist Patrick Young, drummer Pete Holmes, and guitarists Brandon Cook and Mick Caldwell. The band is best known for ...
. It was produced by
Kiss
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bassist
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...
.
Track listing
;Side one
# "Rock On" ''
(Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...
, Jaime St. James, Tommy Thayer
Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician. Thayer was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss from 2002 to 2023. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue.
Early life
Thomas ...
)'' – 3:45
# "Sight for Sore Eyes" ''
(Simmons, St. James, Thayer, Pat Regan)'' – 3:31
# "Heat It Up! Burn It Out!" ''
(St. James, Thayer, Jeff Warner)'' – 4:21
# "Suspicious" ''
(St. James, Thayer, Regan)'' – 3:42
# "The Snake" ''
(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:41
;Side two
#
"Live It Up" ''(Simmons, St. James, Warner)'' – 3:37
# "Gimme Your Love" ''( Adam Mitchell, St. James, Thayer)'' – 3:45
# "Get Wise to the Rise" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:36
# "Great Guns of Fire" ''(St. James, Thayer)'' – 4:37
# "Stranger" ''(Simmons, St. James)'' – 4:33
Personnel
;Black 'n Blue
* Jaime St. James – vocals
* Tommy Thayer
Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician. Thayer was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss from 2002 to 2023. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue.
Early life
Thomas ...
– lead guitar
* Jeff Warner – rhythm guitar
* Patrick Young – bass
* Pete Holmes – drums
;Additional musicians
*John Purdell
John Purdell (July 8, 1959 – July 10, 2003) was an American keyboardist, songwriter, music engineer, and multi-platinum rock music record producer who is credited on such albums as Ozzy Osbourne's '' No More Tears'' (1991) and Dream Theate ...
, Pat Regan – keyboards
;Production
*Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...
– producer
*Pat Regan – associate producer on tracks 2 and 4
*Dave Wittman – engineer, mixing
*Adam Yellin, Andrew Udoff, Danny Mormando, David Reitzas, Jon Magnusson, Scott Mabuchi – assistant engineers
*George Marino
George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s.
Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He attended ...
– mastering at Sterling Sound
George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s.
Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He attended ...
, New York
*Hugh Syme
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– art direction and design
*John Kalodner
John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R (artists and repertoire) executive.
History
John David Kalodner was born in Philadelphia; he was a writer and photographer at ''Concert'' magazine. Then by 1972 he became a photographer for various re ...
– A&R
Charts
References
Black 'n Blue albums
1988 albums
Albums produced by Gene Simmons
Geffen Records albums
Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios
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