Stick It to Ya

Stick It to Ya
Stick It to Ya
Studio album by Slaughter
Released	January 23, 1990
Recorded	May–June 1989
Studio	Red Zone Studios, Studio 55 and Pasha Music House
Genre	Glam metal;
Length	48:54
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Dana Strum; Mark Slaughter;
Slaughter chronology
Singles from Stick It to Ya
	"Up All Night"; Released: April 17, 1990; "Fly to the Angels"; Released: July 23, 1990; "Spend My Life"; Released: December 4, 1990; "Mad About You"; Released: April 2, 1991;

Stick It to Ya is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Slaughter. It was released in 1990 by Chrysalis Records. It sold over 2 million copies and became one of the biggest albums of 1990. "Up All Night" (No. 27), "Fly to the Angels" (No. 19), and "Spend My Life" (No. 39) all charted in the Top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100 and their videos were in solid rotations on the various music television outlets. "Mad About You" also received considerable airplay on Album Rock stations as the band toured to support the release. The LP was also nominated for a best metal album of the year at the 1991 American Music Awards show. Music videos were made for the singles "Up All Night", "Fly to the Angels", "Spend My Life", and "Mad About You".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Chicago Tribune	^[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	D^[6]
Metal Hammer	^[7]

The Chicago Tribune called Stick It to Ya "a smart, sassy pop-metal effort."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eye to Eye"	3:57
2.	"Burnin' Bridges"	4:07
3.	"Up All Night"	4:16
4.	"Spend My Life"	3:21
5.	"Thinking of June"	1:05
6.	"She Wants More"	3:55
7.	"Fly to the Angels"	5:05
8.	"Mad About You"	4:05
9.	"That's Not Enough"	3:25
10.	"You Are the One"	3:55
11.	"Gave Me Your Heart"	3:51
12.	"Desperately"	3:34
13.	"Loaded Gun"	4:18
Total length:		48:54

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Fly to the Angels" (Acoustic version)	3:22
15.	"Wingin' It"	1:11
Total length:		53:27

2003 Re-issue
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Mad About You" (Original Demo)	3:27
17.	"She Wants More" (Original Demo)	3:56
18.	"Up All Night" (Original Demo)	3:46
19.	"Fly to the Angels" (Original Demo)	5:05
Total length:		69:41

Personnel

Band members

Mark Slaughter - Lead Vocals, Guitar, and Keyboards
Tim Kelly - Guitar, background vocals
Dana Strum - Bass, background vocals
Blas Elias - Drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional musicians

Todd Cooper - Horns
Gerri Miller - Camera noises

Production

Produced By Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum
Production Co-Ordination by Scott Cadwallader
Engineer: Andy Chappel
Mixing: Brian Malouf
Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990-1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	130
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[9]	45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	32
US Billboard 200^[12]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard 200^[13]	23

Chart (1991)	Position
US Billboard 200^[14]	68

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[15]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[16]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

Up All Night / Eye to Eye - April 17, 1990 - Chrysalis 23486 #27 US Hot 100
Fly to the Angels / Desperately - July 23, 1990 - Chrysalis 23527 #19 US Hot 100
Spend My Life / She Wants More - December 4, 1990 - Chrysalis 23605 #39 US Hot 100
Mad About You / Up All Night (Live) - April 2, 1991 - Chrysalis 23699

Cover art

Art direction: Glen Wexler and Hugh Syme
Photography: Glen Wexler
Model: Laurie Carr

This image used on the cover of the album was the last project Wexler created using traditional darkroom methods. The target girl posed in his studio, and a miniature set of the carnival was placed in perspective for the background.

References

^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^ "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. August 31, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ Stick It to Ya at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Loftus, Tom (April 19, 1990). "Slaughter Stick It to Ya (Chrysalis)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Slaughter". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
^ Day, Mark (January 29 – February 11, 1990). "Slaughter". Metal Hammer #3 (Jan 29-Feb 11, 1990).
^ "Slaugher ARIA Chart history (complete to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7745". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "Slaughter, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Music Canada.
^ "American album certifications – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Recording Industry Association of America.

[riaa-1] "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[2] "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[3] "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. August 31, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[4] Stick It to Ya at AllMusic

[CT-5] Loftus, Tom (April 19, 1990). "Slaughter Stick It to Ya (Chrysalis)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

[6] Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Slaughter". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.

[7] Day, Mark (January 29 – February 11, 1990). "Slaughter". Metal Hammer #3 (Jan 29-Feb 11, 1990).

[ARIA_history_pages-8] "Slaugher ARIA Chart history (complete to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[group=-9] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7745". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[ac_Germany4_Slaughter-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[ac_Switzerland_Slaughter-11] "Swisscharts.com – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[12] "Slaughter, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[13] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[14] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[CanadaSlaughterStick_It_to_YaalbumCertRef-15] "Canadian album certifications – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Music Canada.

[United_StatesSlaughterStick_It_to_YaalbumCertRef-16] "American album certifications – Slaughter – Stick It to Ya". Recording Industry Association of America.

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