Invasion of Your Privacy by Ratt, album cover
Album

Invasion of Your Privacy

Released30 May 1985
Popularity58.4
Also cited25 July 1985

Invasion of Your Privacy is the second studio album by the American band Ratt, released in May 1985 on Atlantic. It follows Out of the Cellar from 1984 and sits at the start of a run of albums that would continue with Dancing Undercover in 1986. Beau Hill produced it, and the sound is rooted in hard rock and glam metal.

Three singles came from it: "Lay It Down", "You're in Love" and "What You Give Is What You Get". The sleeve features Playboy model Marianne Gravatte, who also appears in the video for "Lay It Down". It's a record that rewards anyone with a soft spot for mid-eighties Sunset Strip metal, and Loudwire later placed it eighth on its 2015 list of the best metal albums of 1985.

Invasion of Your Privacy: tracklist, credits and charts

10 tracks · 36:18

Tracklist

  1. 1You're in LoveJuan Croucier and Stephen Pearcy3:15
  2. 2Never Use LoveStephen Pearcy3:56
  3. 3Lay It DownCrosby, Croucier, DeMartini, Pearcy3:26
  4. 4Give It AllRobbin Crosby and Stephen Pearcy3:21
  5. 5Closer to My HeartRobbin Crosby and Stephen Pearcy4:31
  6. 6Between the EyesWarren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy3:57
  7. 7What You Give Is What You GetJuan Croucier3:48
  8. 8Got Me on the LineRobbin Crosby and Stephen Pearcy3:06
  9. 9You Should Know by NowCrosby, Croucier, Pearcy3:29
  10. 10Dangerous but Worth the RiskCroucier, DeMartini, Pearcy3:30
Produced by
Beau Hill
Recorded at
Atlantic Studios (New York), Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
Recorded
1985
Engineered by
Stephen Benben, Jim Faraci, Beau Hill
Label
Atlantic
Length
36:18

Line-up

  • Bobby Blotzer · percussion, drums (drum set)
  • Robbin Crosby · electric guitar, background vocals
  • Juan Croucier · bass guitar, background vocals
  • Warren DeMartini · electric guitar, background vocals
  • Stephen Pearcy · lead vocals

Singles

  • “Lay It Down” · June 1985 (US)
  • “You're in Love” · September 1985 (US)
  • “What You Give Is What You Get” · 25 January 1986 (Japan)

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 19857
UK Albums Chart · 198550
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 198532
Canadian Albums (RPM) · 198536

Certifications

RegionCertification
Canada · 1985Platinum
Japan · 1986Gold
United States2× Platinum

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia 1985-05-30 vs 1985-07-25 (musicbrainz)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz25 July 1985
Wikipedia infobox30 May 1985
Wikidata1985
US release1985earliest US date
10 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
1985DEAtlantic075678125720other
1985USAtlantic075678125713other
1985JPAtlanticother
1985USAtlanticother
25 July 1985JPAtlanticoriginal
1990USAtlantic075678125720other
2008USAtlantic081227991999other
15 July 2008ALRhino Atlantic603497968237other
23 September 2009JPAtlantic4943674092895other
9 November 2015GBRock Candy5055300387264other
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