Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
| Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz | ||||
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| Released | October 5, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Kajem/Victory Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[1][2] | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
| Pretty Boy Floyd chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz is the debut album from the band Pretty Boy Floyd. It reached #130 on the United States Billboard chart in 1989.
Although its original release met with modest success, the album is considered an incredibly influential classic within the glam metal musical community.[citation needed]
It was released on MCA Records, and was produced by Howard Benson, who would go on to have a production career in the 90s and beyond, working with Hoobastank among many others.
There are videos for the songs "Rock And Roll (Is Gonna Set The Night On Fire)", "I Wanna Be with You”.
Track listing[edit]
- Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz - 4:48
- Rock and Roll (Is Gonna Set The Night On Fire) - 3:13
- Wild Angels - 5:08
- 48 Hours - 2:59
- Toast of the Town* - 3:18
- Rock and Roll Outlaws - 2:33
- Only the Young - 3:51
- The Last Kiss - 2:39
- Your Mama Won't Know - 3:42
- I Wanna Be with You - 3:57
- *This is a cover of a Mötley Crüe song which appeared as the b-side to their debut single, "Stick To Your Guns", released on their Leathür Records label in 1981.
Bonus[edit]
The 2003 bonus re-issue featured some extra tracks, a couple of which had been recorded as part of Kristy Majors solo project.
- Slam Dunk
- She's My Baby
- Two Hearts
- Over the Edge
- I Just Wanna Have Something to Do (Ramones cover)
Limited Edition[edit]
A very limited-release 2011 re-issue featured a cover of Department of Youth, by Alice Cooper, originally released on Welcome to my Nightmare in 1975.
Personnel[edit]
Pretty Boy Floyd[edit]
- Steve "Sex" Summers – lead vocals
- Kristy "Krash" Majors – guitars, backing vocals
- Vinnie Chas – bass, backing vocals
- Kari Kane – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians[edit]
- Howard Benson – keyboards
- Matt Bradley – vocals
- Phil Balvano – vocals
- Jennifer "Miss Frosty" Hoopes, Paris Hampton, Maura Eagan, Candice Gartland, Elizabeth Goldner, Katharine Lundy – backing vocals
Production[edit]
- Produced By Howard Benson
- Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Howard Benson & Bill Jackson
- Assistant Engineers: Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, George Schureman, Jeff Chestek, Mike Cohn
- Glen LaFerman – photography
- Paula Janecek – artwork, design, layout design
References[edit]
- ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Beaujour, Tom; Bienstock, Richard; Eddy, Chuck; Fischer, Reed; Grow, Kory; Johnston, Maura; Weingarten, Christopher R. (August 31, 2019). "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Allmusic review
