Kix "Hot Wire (Japanese Edition)"

Hot Wire is the fifth studio album by the glam metal band Kix. It was released on July 9, 1991 on East West Records.

Hot Wire peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200 in October 1991. It failed to match the sales of Kix's previous album, Blow My Fuse, selling slightly over 200,000 copies. Producer Taylor Rhodes co-wrote five of the albums' ten songs with Donnie Purnell (the only Kix member credited as a songwriter). At the same time, Crack the Sky member John Palumbo and songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. (Judas Priest, Kiss, Icon, Blue Öyster Cult) got two co-writing credits each.

Track listing

1. "Hot Wire" (Donnie Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 5:22
2. "Girl Money" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 3:58
3. "Luv-a-Holic" (Purnell) – 4:39
4. "Tear Down the Walls" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:35
5. "Bump the La La" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 3:28
6. "Rock & Roll Overdose" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:29
7. "Cold Chills" (Purnell, Bob Halligan Jr.) – 5:19
8. "Same Jane" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 4:33
9. "Pants on Fire (Liar, Liar)" (Purnell, John Palumbo) – 4:12
10. "Hee Bee Jee Bee Crush" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 5:33

Taylor Rhodes – producer on tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, co-producer on tracks 1, 2, 4, mixing on tracks 1-4, 6-9

Eddie DeLena – engineer, mixing on tracks 5, 10

Lawrence Ethan, Neal Avron – additional engineering

George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Hugh Syme – art direction, design

John Scarpati, Mike Hashimoto – photography

Kix "Blow My Fuse (Japanese Edition)"

Blow My Fuse is the fourth album by the glam metal band Kix. Released on September 19, 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

1. "Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT" (Donnie Purnell, Steve Whiteman, Jon Reede, Marc Tanner) – 3:54
2. "Get It While It's Hot" (Purnell, Philip Brown, John Palumbo) – 4:24
3. "No Ring Around Rosie" (Purnell, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:34
4. "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Purnell, Bob Halligan Jr., Palumbo) – 4:15
5. "She Dropped Me the Bomb" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:46

Side two

1. "Cold Blood" (Purnell, Rhodes) – 4:16
2. "Piece of the Pie" (Purnell, Whiteman, Reede, Tanner) – 3:55
3. "Boomerang" (Purnell) – 3:44
4. "Blow My Fuse" (Purnell) – 4:00
5. "Dirty Boys" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:42

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

Kix "Midnite Dynamite (Japanese Edition)"

Midnite Dynamite is the band's third full-length released on Atlantic Records. The album, released in 1985, 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."

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

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

Kix "Show Business"

Show Business (stylized as $how Bu$ine$$) is the sixth studio album by the glam metal band Kix. It was released in 1995 through CMC International following their departure from Atlantic. The album was a commercial flop, as grunge had taken over the music scene. As a result, Show Business would be the band's last album before their long-term breakup. It would also be the final Kix album to feature founding band member and principal songwriter Donnie Purnell.