Bite Down Hard Explained

Bite Down Hard
Type:	studio
Artist:	Britny Fox
Cover:	Britny fox - bite down hard - front.jpg
Released:	1991
Studio:	One On One Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre:	Glam metal, pop metal
Length:	41:10
Label:	East West^[1]
Producer:	John Purdell, Duane Baron^[2]
Prev Title:	Boys in Heat
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Springhead Motorshark
Next Year:	2003

Bite Down Hard is the third studio album by American glam metal band Britny Fox and the first to feature singer Tommy Paris.^[3] It also features guest appearances by Zakk Wylde and Poison drummer Rikki Rockett.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune deemed the songs "fast, seamless bits of Sunset Strip rock." The Washington Post wrote that, "the usual sexism aside, this is serviceable pop-metal."^[4]

Track listing

All songs by Tommy Paris and Billy Childs except where noted.

1. "Six Guns Loaded" (Paris, Michael Kelly Smith) - 3:46
2. "Louder" - 3:53
3. "Liar" - 4:42
4. "Closer to Your Love" - 3:48
5. "Over and Out" - 4:45
6. "Shot from My Gun" (Paris, Smith) - 4:07
7. "Black and White" (Paris, Smith, Childs, Johnny Dee) - 3:35
8. "Look My Way" - 4:32
9. "Lonely Too Long" (Paris, Smith) - 3:34
10. "Midnight Moses" (Alex Harvey) - 4:28 (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover)

Credits

Band members

• Tommy Paris - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar solos on tracks 7 and 9
• Michael Kelly Smith - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Billy Childs - bass, acoustic guitar on track 3 and 5, backing vocals
• Johnny Dee - drums

Additional musicians

• Zakk Wylde - guitar solo at end of track 1
• Rikki Rockett - percussion break in track 10

Production

• John Purdell, Duane Baron - producers, engineers, mixing
• Sean Odwyer, Ulrich Wild - assistant engineers
• Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
• Bob Defrin - art direction
• John Scarpati - photography
• Brittney Powell - cover model

Notes and References

1. News: Britny Fox hopes to regain success . Windsor Star . AP . 18 Apr 1992 . F2.
2. Bite down Hard by Britny Fox . Billboard . Jan 18, 1992 . 104 . 3 . 53.
3. News: Blockus . Gary . Britny Fox Taking Post-Glam Image on the Road . The Morning Call . 1 Feb 1992 . A55.
4. News: Jenkins . Mark . Britny Fox's 'Bite' Has Familiar Bark . The Washington Post . 7 Feb 1992 . N12.