Love Grenade is Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent

Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...

's 20th studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

. It was released on September 4, 2007. It was recorded at DRS Studios in Waco, Texas

Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....

. Sales figures, however, have been low, with the album only selling 3,600 copies in its first week, landing it at #186 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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. The pre-release cover art drew some controversy, as it depicts a naked woman bound and with a grenade in her mouth, on her knees on a platter.

He remakes the acid-rock hit "Journey to the Center of the Mind", made popular by his '60s group The Amboy Dukes

The Amboy Dukes

The Amboy Dukes were an American rock music band of the late 1960s and early 1970s from Detroit, Michigan, best remembered for their hit single "Journey to the Center of the Mind", and for launching the career of Ted Nugent...

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Track listing

1. "Love Grenade" - 5:03
2. "Still Raising Hell" - 3:21
3. "Funk U" - 4:00
4. "Girl Scout Cookies" - 4:03
5. "Journey to the Center of the Mind" - 4:21
6. "Geronimo & Me" - 4:44
7. "EagleBrother" (Instrumental) - 4:38
8. "Spirit of the Buffalo" - 7:29
9. "Aborigine" - 3:22
10. "Stand" - 2:43
11. "Broadside" - 3:36
12. "Bridge over Troubled Daughters" - 3:36
13. "Lay with Me" - 6:23

• All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except "Journey to the Center of the Mind", written by Steve Farmer/Ted Nugent.

Credits

• Ted Nugent
  Ted Nugent
  Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
  
   - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Producer
• Barry Sparks
  Barry Sparks
  Barry Sparks is the former bass player of Yngwie Malmsteen, UFO, Dokken, and Ted Nugent amongst others.-UFO:...
  
   - Bass Guitar (except "Love Grenade", "Spirit of the Buffalo" and "Lay with Me")
• Tommy Clufetos
  Tommy Clufetos
  Tommy Clufetos Currently plays drums for Ozzy Osbourne, and previously played for famous rock artists Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper. He also played drums for Rob Zombie, and was featured on the 2006 album Educated Horses, Zombie's first live release, 2007's Zombie Live and 2010's Hellbilly Deluxe 2...
  
   - Drums
• Jack Blades
  Jack Blades
  Jack Martin Blades is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger , and Damn Yankees . He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, and has done work alongside TMG, the Tak Matsumoto Group...
  
   - Bass Guitar on "Love Grenade", "Spirit of the Buffalo" and "Lay with Me", Background Vocals, Producer
• Eric Martin - Background Vocals
• Will Evankovich
  Will Evankovich
  William Eric Evankovich is an American singer/songwriter and producer from Santa Rosa, California, best known for his performances with rock duo Shaw Blades and for his co-production of Tommy Shaw's 2011 debut bluegrass album The Great Divide.-Career:Will Evankovich is currently working as a...
  
   - Background Vocals
• April Grisman - Background Vocals
• Amber Morris - Background Vocals
• Tommy Shaw
  Tommy Shaw
  Tommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....
  
  - Background Vocals
• Chris Manning - Engineer
• Matt Cohen - Engineer
• Juan J. Orteaga - Mixer
• Dave Donnelly - Mastered by...
• John Rios - Disc Artwork
• James & Maryln Brown - Live photos
• Nick Zimba - Little kid with big grenade photo
• Neil Zlozower - Platter Girl photo
• Peter Tsakiris - Package design & layout