Midnite Dynamite Explained

Midnite Dynamite
Type:	Album
Artist:	Kix
Cover:	Kix-Midnite.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Studio:	Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre:	Glam metal hard rock
Length:	41:04
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Beau Hill, Bill Dooley, Keith Lentin
Prev Title:	Cool Kids
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Blow My Fuse
Next Year:	1988

Midnite Dynamite is the third studio album by American glam metal band Kix, released in 1985 by Atlantic Records. It 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

Personnel

Kix

• Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica ("Cold Shower" and "Sex"), saxophone
• Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
• Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
• Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards (additional keyboards on "Walkin' Away"), backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"
• Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"

Additional musicians

• Anton Fig – drums, percussion on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
• Mike Slamer – guitars on "Walkin' Away" and "Scarlet Fever"
• Beau Hill – additional keyboards and guitars (courtesy of Chrysalis Records), producer, engineer

Production

• 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

External links

• Kix Official Website
• Guitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe

Notes and References

1. August 2, 1985. New Releases. FMQB. 32. March 20, 2023.