Blow My Fuse is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Kix. Released on September 6, 1988, on Atlantic Records, the album features Kix's only hit, the power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes". The song peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was co-written with Bob Halligan Jr. and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo, both of whom had previously collaborated on Kix songs. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000.
Track listing Side one "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell, Steve Whiteman, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner) – 3:54 "Get It While It's Hot" (Purnell, Philip Brown, John Palumbo) – 4:24 "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:34 "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Purnell, Bob Halligan Jr., Palumbo) – 4:15 "She Dropped Me the Bomb" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:46
Side two "Cold Blood" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:16 "Piece of the Pie" (Purnell, Whiteman, Reede, Tanner) – 3:55 "Boomerang" (Purnell) – 3:44 "Blow My Fuse" (Purnell) – 4:00 "Dirty Boys" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:42
Personnel Kix Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production Tom Werman – producer on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, executive producer, mixing Duane Baron – producer on tracks 3, 5, 6–8, 10, engineer, mixing John Purdell – producer on tracks 3, 5, 6–8, 10, mixing Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood Bob Defrin – art direction John Scarpati – photography
Charts Chart (1989) Peakposition
Certifications
References
External links Kix Official Website Guitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe