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In the Dynamite Jet Saloon
Studio album by The Dogs D'Amour
Released	1988
Genre	Hard rock, glam rock
Label	China
Producer	Mark Dearnley The Dogs D'Amour
The Dogs D'Amour chronology
The State We're In (1984) In the Dynamite Jet Saloon (1988) A Graveyard of Empty Bottles (1989)

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In the Dynamite Jet Saloon is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's second studio album, released in 1988. The album is the first featuring what is considered the "classic" line-up of the band.

Three of the tracks from this album ("The Kid from Kensington", "I Don't Want You to Go" and "How Come It Never Rains") were released as singles, with promotional videos to go along with them. "How Come It Never Rains" was the highest charting, as it reached #44 on the UK Singles Chart, all three reached the top 100.

Critical reception

Upon release Kirk Blows of British magazine Music Week reviewed album positively and found it "not as ragged and debauched as their live performances." As per him In the Dynamite Jet Saloon is "a powerful and toneful stomp through a selection of strong songs that highlight the band's strengths. Vocalist Tyla has an ear for a melody, a quality that will surprise many only familiar with the wasted, sleazy image."

Track listing

All songs written by Tyla, except where noted.

1. "Debauchery" (Almeida, James, Ross, Tyla) - 3:57
2. "I Don't Want You to Go" - 3:49
3. "How Come It Never Rains" - 4:44
4. "Last Bandit" - 3:39
5. "Medicine Man" (James, Tyla) - 4:25
6. "Gonna Get It Right" - 3:38
7. "Everything I Want" - 3:58
8. "Heartbreak" (Almeida, James, Ross, Tyla) - 3:16
9. "Billy Two Rivers" - 3:16
10. "Wait Until I'm Dead" - 4:09
11. "Sometimes" - 4:18 *
12. "The Kid from Kensington" - 3:40 *
13. "The State I'm In" - 4:21 *

• Tracks 11-13 were bonus tracks on the CD version of the album. Vinyl and cassette copies consisted only of tracks 1-10.

Band

• Tyla - vocals
• Jo "Dog" Almeida - guitars
• Steve James - bass
• Bam - drums

Singles

• "The Kid from Kensington" (1988) UK #88
• "I Don't Want You to Go" (1988) UK #78
• "How Comes It Never Rains" (1989) UK #44

References

1. Kirk Blows (11 November 1988). "The Dogs D'Amour: In the Dynamite Jet Saloon (China WOL8)" (PDF). Album Reviews. Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. p. 28. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via World Radio History.

• 1988 albums
• The Dogs D'Amour albums