Dangerous Toys (album)

Dangerous Toys
Studio album by Dangerous Toys
Released 1989
Recorded September - November 1988
Studio Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California
Genre Glam metal, Southern rock[1]
Length 39:02
Label Columbia
Producer Max Norman
Dangerous Toys chronology
Dangerous Toys
(1989)
Hellacious Acres
(1991)
Singles from Dangerous Toys
  1. "Scared"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[3]

Dangerous Toys is the debut album by Texas hard rock band Dangerous Toys, released in 1989. It includes the singles "Teas'n Pleas'n" and "Scared," the former covered by Shadows Fall on Fallout from the War, the latter a tribute to Alice Cooper.

Although second guitarist Danny Aaron is pictured on the album's back cover and credited for playing, he does not play on the album. Before the album's recording, Trembley left the band, leaving Scott Dalhover their only guitarist. All guitars on the album are played by Dalhover.

Track listing

All music composed by Dangerous Toys.

No. TitleLyrics Length
1. "Teas'n, Pleas'n"  Jason McMaster, Tim Trembley 3:12
2. "Scared"  McMaster 4:02
3. "Bones in the Gutter"  McMaster 3:25
4. "Take Me Drunk"  McMaster 3:56
5. "Feels Like a Hammer"  McMaster 4:11
6. "Sport'n a Woody"  McMaster 3:28
7. "Queen of the Nile"  McMaster 3:27
8. "Outlaw"  McMaster, Trembley 3:20
9. "Here Comes Trouble"  McMaster 3:20
10. "Ten Boots (Stompin')"  Mike Watson 3:11
11. "That Dog"  McMaster 3:27

Personnel

Dangerous Toys

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200 (USA)[4] 65

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1994 Gold (+ 500,000)[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Zimmermann, Curtis. "Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  2. Elliott, Paul (February 2010). "Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys/Hellacious Acres". Classic Rock. No. 141. pp. 92–93.
  3. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. "Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  5. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: search for Dangerous Toys". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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