Reach for the Sky by Ratt, album cover
Album

Reach for the Sky

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Also cited3 November 1988

Reach for the Sky is the fourth studio album by American glam metal band Ratt, released in October 1988 on Atlantic. It follows Out of the Cellar, Invasion of Your Privacy and Dancing Undercover, and it was the last of their studio records of the 1980s, with Detonator arriving in 1990.

It carries a small oddity that is worth knowing before you press play: despite the title, there is no song called "Reach for the Sky" on it. For anyone tracing how Ratt moved through the late-eighties glam metal scene, the record is a useful stop between the band's mid-decade run and the albums that followed.

Reach for the Sky: tracklist, credits and charts

10 tracks · 39:22

Tracklist

  1. 1City to CityCrosby, Croucier, DeMartini, Hill, Pearcy3:31
  2. 2I Want a WomanCrosby, Croucier, Hill, Pearcy3:59
  3. 3Way Cool Jr.DeMartini, Hill, Pearcy4:27
  4. 4Don't Bite the Hand That FeedsCrosby, Croucier, Hill, Pearcy3:09
  5. 5I Want to Love You TonightCrosby, DeMartini, Pearcy4:28
  6. 6Chain ReactionCroucier, DeMartini, Pearcy3:43
  7. 7No SurpriseWarren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy4:03
  8. 8Bottom LineCrosby, Croucier, DeMartini, Hill, Pearcy4:20
  9. 9What's It Gonna BeCrosby, Croucier, DeMartini, Hill, Pearcy4:08
  10. 10What I'm AfterJuan Croucier and Stephen Pearcy3:35
Produced by
Beau Hill, Mike Stone
Recorded at
A&M, Hollywood, Record Plant, Los Angeles, The Enterprise, Burbank
Recorded
1988
Mixed by
Stephen Benben, Beau Hill
Engineered by
Al Wright, Stephen Benben
Label
Atlantic
Length
39:22

Line-up

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

Singles

  • “Way Cool Jr.” · December 1988
  • “I Want a Woman” · 1989

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 198817
UK Albums Chart · 198882
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 19886
Swedish Albums · 198828

Certifications

RegionCertification
Japan · 1987Gold
United States · 1989Platinum

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SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz1 November 1988
Wikipedia infobox24 October 1988
Wikidata3 November 1988
US release1 November 1988earliest US date
6 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
1988USAtlantic075678192913other
1 November 1988USAtlantic075678192920original
2008USAtlantic081227989033other
23 December 2008XWAtlantic075678192968other
2009JPAtlantic4943674092918other
9 November 2015GBRock Candy5055300387271other
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