Released 28 May 1984 Producer Lance Quinn | Length 38:05 Release date 28 May 1984 | |
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Recorded The Power Station , New York City,The Warehouse and Studio 4, Philadelphia Nominations Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Similar Lita Ford albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Dancin' on the Edge is second solo album by Lita Ford. It is also her last release with Mercury Records before she left to sign with RCA/Dreamland Records. This album featured Ford's new back up band made up of drummer Randy Castillo (who later played for Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue), Aldo Nova on keyboards and featured the bassist Hugh McDonald, who is currently the bassist for Bon Jovi. Dancin' on the Edge surpassed the success of her debut Out For Blood in both sales and airplay. Her videos for the singles, "Gotta Let Go" and "Dressed to Kill" were also featured in heavy rotation on MTV. The latter video featured a cameo by Ford's then fiancee, Tony Iommi. Ford did heavy touring in support of the album for most of 1984 culminating in a pre- Headbanger's Ball concert special for MTV. The album reached No. 66 of the US Billboard 200 chart. The title track, "Dancin' on the Edge", resulted in Ford's first nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards in 1985.
Contents
Track listing
All songs were written by Lita Ford, except where noted.
- "Gotta Let Go" (Ford, Geoffrey Leib) – 4:39
- "Dancin' on the Edge" – 5:00
- "Dressed to Kill" – 3:44
- "Hit 'n Run" (Leib, Moon Calhoun) – 3:54
- "Lady Killer" – 3:41
- "Still Waitin'" – 4:20
- "Fire in My Heart" – 3:46
- "Don't Let Me Down Tonight" – 4:42
- "Run with the $" – 4:21
Personnel
Songs
1Gotta Let Go4:40
2Dancin' on the Edge5:00
3Dressed to Kill3:45