Hot Wire (Kix album)
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Hot Wire is the fifth album released on East West Records
on July 9, 1991, by the glam metal
band Kix
. The album peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200
in October 1991. Hot Wire failed to match the sales of Kix's previous album, Blow My Fuse
, selling slightly over 200,000 copies.
East West Records
East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...
on July 9, 1991, by the glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Kix
Kix (band)
Kix is an American hard rock/heavy metal band who achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band members continue to tour, recently appearing at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008 in Oklahoma and the M3 Rock Festival in May 2011 in the band's home state of Maryland.-Formation:Kix was...
. The album peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
in October 1991. Hot Wire failed to match the sales of Kix's previous album, Blow My Fuse
Blow My Fuse
Blow My Fuse is the title of the fourth album released by the hard rock band Kix, released on Atlantic Records on September 19, 1988.-Track listing:# "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" – 3:54...
, selling slightly over 200,000 copies.
Track listing
- "Hot Wire" (Donnie Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 5:22
- "Girl Money" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 3:58
- "Luv-a-Holic" (Purnell) – 4:39
- "Tear Down the Walls" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:35
- "Bump the La La" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 3:28
- "Rock & Roll Overdose" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:29
- "Cold Chills" (Halligan, Purnell) – 5:19
- "Same Jane" (Halligan, Purnell) – 4:33
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, Purnell) – 4:12 - "Hee Bee Jee Bee Crush" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 5:33
Kix
- Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone
- Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian "Damage" Forsythe – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Donnie Purnell - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant - drums, percussion