| Georgia Satellites | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | the Georgia Satellites |
| Cover: | The Georgia Satellites - Georgia Satellites.jpg |
| Alt: | A black-and-white photo of the band. The album title appears above the band in red text. |
| Released: | October 1986 |
| Studio: | Axis Studios and Cheshire Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| Genre: | Southern rock, hard rock |
| Length: | 37:26 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | Jeff Glixman |
| Next Title: | Open All Night |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Georgia Satellites is the first album released by the Georgia Satellites. It contains their biggest hit, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"), and another minor hit, "Battleship Chains," written by Terry Anderson. It also contains a cover of "Every Picture Tells a Story," written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Most of the other songs were written by lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Baird, except "Red Light," which he co-wrote with Neill Bogan, and "Can't Stand the Pain," written by lead guitarist Rick Richards, who also takes lead vocal on the tune. The album was a commercial success and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 1987 and then Platinum on August of the same year.[1]
The band would release two more studio albums after this one, but none featured a song with nearly the radio and MTV success as "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," and the band finally split in 1990.
Adapted credits from the album's liner notes.[2]