Blackout in the Red Room by Love/Hate, album cover
Album

Blackout in the Red Room

LabelCBS
Popularity23.9
Also cited29 March 1990

Blackout in the Red Room is the debut studio album from American hard rock band Love/Hate, released in February 1990 through CBS. It opens the group's run of studio records, which continued with Wasted in America in 1992 and Let's Rumble the following year.

The record reached number 154 on the Billboard 200, and its single "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?" earned good rotation on MTV, mostly on Headbangers Ball. That exposure is a neat clue to where the band sat at the time: a hard rock group with enough bite to appeal to the metal crowd. If you want to hear how Love/Hate first announced themselves, this is the place to begin.

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Love/Hate – Blackout In The Red Room
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Blackout in the Red Room: tracklist and credits

12 tracks · 40:42

Tracklist

  1. 1Blackout in the Red RoomSkid Rose2:33
  2. 2Rock QueenSkid Rose2:21
  3. 3TumbleweedSkid Rose3:31
  4. 4Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?Skid Rose3:57
  5. 5Fuel to RunSkid Rose3:18
  6. 6One More RoundSkid Rose3:22
  7. 7She’s an AngelSkid Rose4:09
  8. 8Mary JaneSkid Rose4:31
  9. 9StraightjacketSkid Rose3:15
  10. 10Slutsy TipsySkid Rose3:09
  11. 11Slave GirlSkid Rose3:51
  12. 12Hell, CA, Pop. 4Skid Rose2:44
Produced by
Tom Werman, David Kahne
Mixed by
David Kahne, David Leonard, Duane Baron, John Purdell, Tom Werman
Engineered by
Duane Baron, David Leonard
Recorded
One on One Studios, North Hollywood, California;, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California
Labels
CBS, Columbia
Length
40:42

Line-up

  • Joey Gold · drums (drum set)
  • Jon E. Love · guitar, background vocals
  • Skid Rose · bass guitar, background vocals, 12 string guitar, guitar
  • Jizzy Pearl · background vocals, lead vocals
  • Greg Gottlieb · cello · guest
  • Paul Lewolt · bagpipe · guest
  • David Kahne · cello · guest

Singles

  • “Blackout in the Red Room” · 1990
  • “She's an Angel” · 1990
  • “Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?” · 1990

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia 1990-02-22 vs 1990-03-29 (musicbrainz)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz29 March 1990ignored lone early release dated 1990-02-22
Wikipedia infobox22 February 1990
Wikidata1990
US release22 February 1990earliest US date
UK / Europe release1990earliest UK or European date
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DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
1990GBCBS5099746635022other
1990XECBS5099746635022other
22 February 1990USColumbia07464452632original
29 March 1990JPCBS/Sony4988009510323other
25 March 2016GBRock Candy5055300388643other
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fanarttv1000×1000upscaled
coverartarchive570×565upscaled