Kix "Blow My Fuse"

Blow My Fuse is the fourth album by the hard rock band Kix. Released on September 19, 1988 on Atlantic Records, it contains the glam metal inspired track "Cold Blood" and the power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes". The album remains one of the best known works by the group to this day.

Building off the success of "Midnite Dynamite", in 1988 Kix went back into the studio to record their follow-up. Later that year they released Blow My Fuse, and finally achieved fame as it went platinum. The power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes"—containing anti-suicide lyrics led the way (peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100). The album featured the singles "Cold Blood" and "Blow My Fuse", along with videos showing the band in concert at Hammerjack's. In 1989, the band released Blow My Fuse: The Videos, featuring their official video releases and behind-the-scenes footage. With the success of "Blow My Fuse", the bands popularity had grown to include arenas.

Blow My Fuse includes both the group's biggest rock hit "Cold Blood" and their popular ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes," which made it to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1989. The album achieved platinum sales and reached position #46 on the Billboard charts, making it the band's most successful.

Track listing

1. "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner, Steve Whiteman) – 3:54
2. "Get It While It's Hot" (Philip Brown, Purnell, John Palumbo) – 4:24
3. "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:34
4. "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Bob Halligan Jr., Palumbo, Purnell) – 4:15
5. "She Dropped Me the Bomb" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 3:46
6. "Cold Blood" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:16
7. "Piece of the Pie" (Purnell, Reede, Tanner, Whiteman) – 3:55
8. "Boomerang" (Purnell) – 3:44
9. "Blow My Fuse"(Purnell) – 4:00
10. "Dirty Boys" (Palumbo, Purnell) – 3:42