Skid Row (album)

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Skid Row
Studio album by Skid Row
Released	January 24, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Glam metal,[1] heavy metal
Length	39:28
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Michael Wagener
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Skid Row chronology
Skid Row (1989) Slave to the Grind (1991)

Skid Row is the debut album from the American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on January 24, 1989. The album is certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.The album spawned the top 10 singles "18 and Life" and "I Remember You" and the Mainstream rock hit "Youth Gone Wild". It was also one of the heaviest "hair metal" albums during the genre's heyday. The album is considered a classic in the heavy metal and Glam metal genres and is the bands' most commercially successful album.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles 4 Outtakes 5 References

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Rachel Bolan and Dave Sabo, except where noted.

1. "Big Guns" (Rob Affuso, Bolan, Scotti Hill, Sabo) – 3:36
2. "Sweet Little Sister" (Bolan, Sabo) – 3:10
3. "Can't Stand the Heartache" (Bolan) – 3:24
4. "Piece of Me" (Bolan) – 2:48
5. "18 and Life" (Bolan, Sabo) - 3:50
6. "Rattlesnake Shake" (Bolan, Sabo) – 3:07
7. "Youth Gone Wild" (Bolan, Sabo) – 3:18
8. "Here I Am" (Bolan, Sabo) – 3:10
9. "Makin' a Mess" (Sebastian Bach, Bolan, Sabo) – 3:38
10. "I Remember You" (Bolan, Sabo) – 5:14
11. "Midnight/Tornado" (Matt Fallon, Sabo) – 4:17

[edit] Personnel

• Sebastian Bach – vocals
• Dave Sabo – guitar
• Scotti Hill – guitar
• Rachel Bolan – bass guitar
• Rob Affuso – drums
• David Kent – engineer
• Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	6

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"18 and Life"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
1989	"18 and Life"	The Billboard Hot 100	4
1989	"I Remember You"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	23
1989	"I Remember You"	The Billboard Hot 100	6
1989	"Youth Gone Wild"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
1989	"Youth Gone Wild"	The Billboard Hot 100	99

[edit] Outtakes

The following songs were written and demoed for the album, but did not make the final cut.

• "Forever" (released on 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row)
• "Walk With a Stranger"
• "Dirty World"
• "Knock, Knock Baby"
• "Shame, Shame"
• "Love Comes Down"
• "Waiting for Me"
• "Can't Wait Til Its Here"
• "Money in a Hurry"
• "Shine in the Night"

v • d • e Skid Row Johnny Solinger · Dave "The Snake" Sabo · Scotti Hill · Rachel Bolan · Dave Gara Rob Affuso · Sebastian Bach · Phil Varone · Matt Fallon · Sean McCabe · Charlie Mills · Kurtis Jackson · Steve Brotherton · Keri Kelli · Tim DiDuro Studio albums Skid Row · Slave to the Grind · Subhuman Race · Thickskin · Revolutions per Minute Live albums Subhuman Beings on Tour Extended plays B-Side Ourselves Compilations 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row · Hi-Five Videos Oh Say Can You Scream · No Frills Video · Road Kill · Under the Skin Singles "Youth Gone Wild" · "18 and Life" · "I Remember You" · "Monkey Business" · "Slave to the Grind" · "Wasted Time" · "In a Darkened Room" · "My Enemy" · "Breakin' Down" · "Into Another" Related articles Discography · Members · The Last Hard Men · Michael Wagener · Bob Rock

[edit] References