Midnite Dynamite

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Field	Value
name	Midnite Dynamite
type	Album
artist	Kix
cover	Kix-Midnite.jpg
released
studio	Atlantic Studios, New York City
genre	*Hard rock
length	41:04
label	Atlantic
producer	Beau Hill, Bill Dooley, Keith Lentin
prev_title	Cool Kids
prev_year	1983
next_title	Blow My Fuse
next_year	1988
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| name = Midnite Dynamite | type = Album | artist = Kix | cover = Kix-Midnite.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = Atlantic Studios, New York City | genre = *Hard rock

• glam metal | length = 41:04 | label = Atlantic | producer = Beau Hill, Bill Dooley, Keith Lentin | prev_title = Cool Kids | prev_year = 1983 | next_title = Blow My Fuse | next_year = 1988 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | rev2Score = 6/10 | rev3 = Kerrang! | rev3score = | rev4 = Music Week | rev4score = | noprose = yes

Midnite Dynamite is the third studio album by American hard rock band Kix, released in 1985 by Atlantic Records. It features 7 out of 10 songs co-written by bassist Donnie Purnell with hit songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. (Kiss, Judas Priest, Icon, Blue Öyster Cult). Kip Winger was credited on one song and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo on three. Only one other Kix member contributed to the songwriting, Steve Whiteman on "Sex".

In 2018, Collin Brennan of Consequence included the album in his list of "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don’t Suck".

Track listing

;Side one

1. "Midnite Dynamite" (Donnie Purnell, Bob Halligan Jr.) – 3:51
2. "Red Hot (Black & Blue)" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 3:23
3. "Bang Bang (Balls of Fire)" (Kip Winger, Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 4:00
4. "Layin' Rubber" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 3:52
5. "Walkin' Away" (Purnell, Halligan Jr., John Palumbo) – 4:56

;Side two

1. "Scarlet Fever" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 4:20
2. "Cry Baby" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 4:17
3. "Cold Shower" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 5:02
4. "Lie Like a Rug" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:41
5. "Sex" (Purnell, Steve Whiteman) – 3:56

Personnel

;Kix

• Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica ("Cold Shower" and "Sex"), saxophone
• Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
• Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
• Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards (additional keyboards on "Walkin' Away"), backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"
• Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"

;Additional musicians

• Anton Fig – drums, percussion on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
• Mike Slamer – guitars on "Walkin' Away" and "Scarlet Fever"
• Beau Hill – additional keyboards and guitars (courtesy of Chrysalis Records), producer, engineer

;Production

• Stephen Benben, Jim Faraci – engineers
• Keith Lentin – producer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
• Bill Dooley – producer and engineer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
• Ed Garcia – engineer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
• Ira McLaughlin – assistant engineer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• David Michael Kennedy – photography

References

References

1. (August 2, 1985). "New Releases".
2. Guarisco, Donald A.. "Kix Midnite Dynamite review". [[Rovi Corporation]].
3. (November 1, 2005). "The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties". [[Collector's Guide Publishing]].
4. (October 3, 1985). "Kix - ''Midnite Dynamite''". Morgan Grampian.
5. (September 28, 1985). "Kix: ''Midnite Dynamite''. Atlantic. 781 267". Pensord Press Ltd..
6. Brennan, Collin. (2018-02-05). "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck".

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