''Penetrator'' is the eighth studio album by American rock musician

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American rock musician and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock ...

. It was released in January 1984 by Atlantic Records. "Tied Up in Love" was made into a promo clip to support the album. It reached No. 56 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. The song "(Where Do You) Draw the Line", written by

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and

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, was originally recorded by Adams for his hit 1984 album '' Reckless'' but was left off the final track list. Adams' version eventually saw a release on the 30th anniversary reissue of ''Reckless''. The cover art is a section of the painting "Dragon Tattoo" by Boris Vallejo.

Reception

In a largely negative review, John Franck of

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proclaimed ''Penetrator'' to be "one of Nugent's most underwhelming releases".

Track listing

All songs by Ted Nugent, except where indicated.

Personnel

;Band members *

– guitars, six-string bass, lead vocals on tracks 6, 7, 9, 10 * Brian Howe – lead vocals on tracks 1–5, 8 * Alan St. Jon – keyboards, backing vocals * Doug Lubahn – bass * Bobby Chouinard – drums ;Additional musicians * Peter Wolf – percussion, sequencing * Cynthia Shiloh, Kevin Russell, Rahni Raines,

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, Zoe Fox – background vocals ;Production * Ashley Howe – producer, engineer, mixing * Bill Scheniman – engineer * Kevin Eddy – engineer, mixing * Bob Ludwig – mastering * Doug Banker – executive producer * Eric Conn – digital remastering

References

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