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Theatre of Pain

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Released
  
June 24, 1985

Length
  
35:16

Release date
  
21 June 1985

Label
  
Elektra Records

Recorded
  
January–May 1985

Artist
  
Mötley Crüe

Producer
  
Tom Werman

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Studio
  
Pasha Music House, Cherokee Studios and Record Plant West, Hollywood, California

Theatre of Pain (1985)
  
Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Hard rock, Glam metal

Similar
  
Mötley Crüe albums, Glam metal albums

Theatre of Pain is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 21, 1985. Released in the aftermath of singer Vince Neil's arrest for manslaughter on a drunk driving charge, the album marked a step away from the traditional heavy metal sound of Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil towards a more glam metal influenced style.

Contents

Theatre of Pain contains the hit singles "Smokin' in the Boys Room" and the power ballad "Home Sweet Home". The album reached No. 6 in the US charts and No. 36 in the UK, and was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA on June 5, 1995.

Theatre of Pain is dedicated to Hanoi Rocks former member Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley, who was killed in the car crash that resulted in Vince Neil's arrest.

"Save Our Souls" was used in the Italian horror film Dèmoni, produced by Dario Argento.

This and their 1994 self-titled album are the only ones not to contain a title track

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Track listing

All lyrics written by Nikki Sixx except "Smokin' in the Boys Room" by Cub Koda and Michael Lutz.

Mötley Crüe

  • Vince Neil - lead and background vocals, and harmonica
  • Mick Mars - all electrical, acoustic and slide guitars, background vocals
  • Nikki Sixx - 4 & 8-string bass, synth, background vocals
  • Tommy Lee - drums & percussion, piano, background vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Jay Winding - keyboards
  • Max Carl, John Batdorf - backing vocals
  • Tom Werman - percussion

    • Production

  • Tom Werman - producer
  • Duane Baron - engineer, mixing
  • Paul Wertheimer, Mark Wilczak, Matt Brady, Alex Woltman, Brian Scheuble - assistant engineers

    • Uncensored video album

    Uncensored is the debut video album released by Mötley Crüe in 1986 following the Theatre of Pain album/tour. The video features behind the scenes footage and music videos from the band's first three albums.

    Videos include:

    1. "Take Me To The Top"
    2. "Public Enemy #1"
    3. "Live Wire"
    4. "Looks That Kill"
    5. "Too Young To Fall In Love"
    6. "Smokin' In Ihe Boys Room"
    7. "Home Sweet Home"

    Songs

    1City Boy Blues4:09
    2Smokin' in the Boys Room3:27
    3Louder Than Hell2:32

    References

    Theatre of Pain Wikipedia
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