| Bite Down Hard | ||||
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| Studio album by Britny Fox | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | One On One Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, pop metal | |||
| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Producer | John Purdell, Duane Baron | |||
| Britny Fox chronology | ||||
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Bite Down Hard is the third studio album by American glam metal band Britny Fox and the first to feature singer Tommy Paris. It also features guest appearances by Zakk Wylde and Poison drummer Rikki Rockett.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 |
The Chicago Tribune deemed the songs "fast, seamless bits of Sunset Strip rock." The Washington Post wrote that, "the usual sexism aside, this is serviceable pop-metal."
Track listing
All songs by Tommy Paris and Billy Childs except where noted.
- "Six Guns Loaded" (Paris, Michael Kelly Smith) - 3:46
- "Louder" - 3:53
- "Liar" - 4:42
- "Closer to Your Love" - 3:48
- "Over and Out" - 4:45
- "Shot from My Gun" (Paris, Smith) - 4:07
- "Black and White" (Paris, Smith, Childs, Johnny Dee) - 3:35
- "Look My Way" - 4:32
- "Lonely Too Long" (Paris, Smith) - 3:34
- "Midnight Moses" (Alex Harvey) - 4:28 (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover)
Credits
- Band members
- Tommy Paris - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar solos on tracks 7 and 9
- Michael Kelly Smith - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Billy Childs - bass, acoustic guitar on track 3 and 5, backing vocals
- Johnny Dee - drums
- Additional musicians
- Zakk Wylde - guitar solo at end of track 1
- Rikki Rockett - percussion break in track 10
- Production
- John Purdell, Duane Baron - producers, engineers, mixing
- Sean Odwyer, Ulrich Wild - assistant engineers
- Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Bob Defrin - art direction
- John Scarpati - photography
- Brittney Powell - cover model
References
- "Britny Fox hopes to regain success". Windsor Star. AP. 18 Apr 1992. p. F2.
- "Bite down Hard by Britny Fox". Billboard. 104 (3): 53. Jan 18, 1992.
- Blockus, Gary (1 Feb 1992). "Britny Fox Taking Post-Glam Image on the Road". The Morning Call. p. A55.
- Ulrey, Jeremy. "Britny Fox Bite Down Hard review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Hermann, Brenda (28 Nov 1991). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15B.
- Jenkins, Mark (7 Feb 1992). "Britny Fox's 'Bite' Has Familiar Bark". The Washington Post. p. N12.
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