Without Love (Black 'n Blue album) explained

Without Love
Type:	studio
Artist:	Black 'n Blue
Cover:	Black N Blue Without Love.jpg
Released:	16 September 1985^[1]
Studio:	Little Mountain Sound Studios, Mushroom Studios and Ocean Sound Studio, Vancouver, Canada
Genre:	Glam metal
Length:	39:31
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Bruce Fairbairn
Prev Title:	Black 'n Blue
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Nasty Nasty
Next Year:	1986

Without Love is the second studio album by the American glam metal band Black 'n Blue. It was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. The album features a guest appearance by Loverboy's Mike Reno on the song, "We Got the Fire".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Rockin' on Heaven's Door" (Jaime St. James, Tommy Thayer) – 3:30
2. "Without Love" (Jaime St. James,Jim Vallance) – 3:38
3. "Stop the Lightning" (St. James, Thayer) – 4:08
4. "Nature of the Beach" (St. James, Thayer) – 3:50
5. "Miss Mystery" (St. James, Thayer, Jim Vallance) – 4:00

Side two

6. "Swing Time" (St. James, Warner) – 3:21
7. "Bombastic Plastic" (St. James) – 3:38
8. "We Got the Fire" (St. James, Thayer, Warner) – 3:11
9. "Strange Things" (St. James, Thayer, Warner) – 3:24
10. "Two Wrongs (Don't Make It Love)" (St. James, Thayer) – 3:51

CD edition bonus track

11. "Same Old Song and Dance" (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler) – 4:14 (Aerosmith cover)

Personnel

Black 'n Blue

• Jaime St. James – lead and backing vocals
• Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jeff Warner – rhythm guitar
• Patrick Young – bass
• Pete Holmes – drums

Additional musicians

• Jim Vallance – electronic drums
• Adam Bomb – additional guitar
• Dave Pickell, Doug Johnson, Steve Porcaro – keyboards
• Mike Reno – backing vocals on "We Got the Fire"

Production

• Bruce Fairbairn – producer, mixing
• Bob Rock – engineer, mixing
• Mike Fraser, Rob Porter – additional engineers
• George Marino – mastering

Notes and References

1. 6 September 1985. New Releases. FMQB. 25. 9 January 2023.