Dangerous Curves (album)

Dangerous Curves
Studio album by Lita Ford
Released	November 12, 1991
Recorded	Ocean Way Recording and Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California, 1990-1991
Genre	Glam metal
Length	43:53
Label	RCA
Producer	Tom Werman, Eddie DeLena
Lita Ford chronology
Stiletto (1990) Dangerous Curves (1991) The Best of Lita Ford (1992)
Singles from Dangerous Curves
"Shot of Poison" / "Larger Than Life" Released: October 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]

Dangerous Curves is the fifth studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal singer and guitarist Lita Ford, released in 1991. Though it was a popular release and received heavy video rotation on MTV,^[3] the album was not as successful as its predecessor, as musical tastes were shifting towards alternative rock in late 1991.^[3] The album charted on both the US and UK charts in 1992 and the single, "Shot of Poison", was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1993. This was Lita Ford's second ever Grammy nomination and her first since 1984's "Dancin' On The Edge".^[4]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Larger Than Life" (Michael Dan Ehmig, Lita Ford, Myron Grombacher) – 3:53
2. "What Do Ya Know About Love?" (Randy Cantor, Michael Caruso, Cal Curtis) – 3:52
3. "Shot of Poison" (Ford, Grombacher, Jim Vallance) – 3:31
4. "Bad Love" (Ehmig, David Ezrin, Ford, Joe Taylor) – 4:20
5. "Playin' with Fire" (Ehmig, Ford, Vallance) – 4:08

Side two

6. "Hellbound Train" (Ehmig, Ezrin, Ford, Grombacher, Kevin Savigar) – 6:06
7. "Black Widow" (Ehmig, Ezrin, Ford, Taylor) – 3:30
8. "Little Too Early" (Rick Blakemore, Al Pitrelli, Joe Lynn Turner) – 2:58
9. "Holy Man" (Ehmig, Ford) – 4:42
10. "Tambourine Dream" (Ehmig, Ford, Grombacher) – 4:53
11. "Little Black Spider" (Ford) – 1:46

Personnel

Band members

• Lita Ford - lead vocals, guitars
• Joe Taylor - guitar
• David Ezrin - keyboards
• Matt Bissonette - bass guitar
• Myron Grombacher - drums

Additional musicians

• Howard Leese - guitar
• Jeff Scott Soto, Debbie Holiday, Joe Lynn Turner, Michael Caruso, Anne Marie Hunter - backing vocals

Production

• Tom Werman - producer, mixing
• Eddie DeLena - associate producer, engineer, mixing
• Clif Norrell, Mike Piersante - assistant engineers
• Michael Dan Ehmig - vocal arrangements
• Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
• Neal Avron - remastering engineer

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1991 Billboard 200 (USA)[5] 132 1992 UK Albums Chart[6] 51

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1991 "Shot of Poison" Mainstream Rock (USA)[7] 21 Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[7] 45 RPM100 Singles (Canada)[8] 66 1992 UK Singles Chart[6] 63

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Lita Ford Dangerous Curves review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
2. Reynolds, Dave (26 October 1991). "Curve Ball". Kerrang! 364. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 26.
3. Sherman, Dale. 20th Century Rock And Roll : Women In Rock. Collector's Guide Publishing, inc, p53
4. Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
5. "Dangerous Curves Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
6. "Artist Chart History – Lita Ford". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
7. "Dangerous Curves Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
8. "Top Singles - Volume 55, No. 3, December 21 1991". Library and Archives Canada. 21 December 1991. Retrieved July 16, 2014.