Helix "Walkin' The Razor's Edge [2009 Reissue, Remastered, Rock Candy Collector's Edition, Remastered & Reloaded, UK, Rock Candy Records, CANDY0049]"

Walkin' the Razor's Edge is the fourth studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Helix. It was released on the Capitol Records label in 1984, reaching No. 27 on the Canadian RPM Album Chart, and selling 100,000 copies in Canada and 400,000 internationally.

The video for its lead single, "Rock You", which was filmed in a quarry in Kitchener, Ontario, is perhaps best known for the image of guitar player Brent Doerner emerging from the water to play his guitar solo. "Rock You" reached number 27 on the Canadian RMP Pop Singles Chart, although it was more popular on Canadian rock radio stations. The second single was the Crazy Elephant cover "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Two versions of its music video were filmed: One for music video channels, and the other being an "adult" version featuring topless models including a then 16-year-old porn star Traci Lords. This version was aired on the Playboy Channel in the United States. The band also made a promotional video for their A Foot in Coldwater cover, "(Make Me Do) Anything You Want", with the song reaching number 44 on the Canadian RPM Pop Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Helix except where noted.

1. "Rock You" Bob Halligan Jr. 2:51
2. "Young & Wreckless" 3:22
3. "Animal House" 2:57
4. "Feel the Fire" 3:13
5. "When the Hammer Falls" 3:02
6. "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" (Crazy Elephant cover) Joey Levine, Ritchie Cordell 3:25
7. "My Kind of Rock" 2:54
8. "(Make Me Do) Anything You Want" (A Foot in Coldwater cover) Paul Naumann, Danny Taylor 4:07
9. "Six Strings, Nine Lives" 3:14
10. "You Keep Me Rockin'" 3:38
11. "Young & Wreckless" (live, taken from Live at the Marquee promotional-only EP) 3:25
12. "Rock You" (live, taken from Live at the Marquee promotional-only EP) Halligan Jr. 4:14
13. "Animal House" (live, taken from Live at the Marquee promotional-only EP) 3:32

Recording information:

Produced by Tom Treumuth for Hypnotic Productions, except "Rock You" and "Young & Wreckless", co-produced by Helix and Rodney Mills

Bonus tracks produced by Simon Hanhart

Recorded & Engineered by Dave Wittman

Recorded at Phase One Studios (Toronto), Electric Lady (New York City), Studio One (Atlanta)

Rodney Mills – mixing

Gregory M. Quesnel – mixing assistant

Originally Mastered by Bob Ludwig

Remastered by Jon Astley (2009 Rock Candy version)

Heather Brown, Robert Meecham – art direction