Skid Row (album)

Skid Row is the self-titled debut studio album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on January 24, 1989 through Atlantic Records. The album charted at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and has been certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA. Released from the album were the top 10 singles "18 and Life", "I Remember You" and the mainstream rock hit "Youth Gone Wild", with all three singles featuring music videos. Skid Row is the band's most commercially successful album, having sold five million copies in the United States alone.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Q	^[4]
Robert Christgau	C+^[5]
Sputnikmusic	^[6]

Skid Row received generally positive reviews. AllMusic said that the album had "melodies and songwriting [that] are pretty consistent", and gave it a score of four stars out of five.^[1] A Sputnikmusic staff review, which also rated the album as four out of five, said that Skid Row had a "strong footing in pop, rock and metal which could stand out from the crowd on its own merits".^[6]

Track listing

All Songs Published By New Jersey Underground Music.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Big Guns"	Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill, Dave Sabo, Rob Affuso	3:36
2.	"Sweet Little Sister"	Bolan, Sabo	3:10
3.	"Can't Stand the Heartache"	Bolan	3:24
4.	"Piece of Me"	Bolan	2:48
5.	"18 and Life"	Bolan, Sabo	3:50
6.	"Rattlesnake Shake"	Bolan, Sabo	3:07
7.	"Youth Gone Wild"	Bolan, Sabo	3:18
8.	"Here I Am"	Bolan, Sabo	3:10
9.	"Makin' a Mess"	Sebastian Bach, Bolan, Sabo	3:38
10.	"I Remember You"	Bolan, Sabo	5:10
11.	"Midnight / Tornado"	Matt Fallon, Sabo	4:17

Personnel

Sebastian Bach – lead vocals
Rachel Bolan – bass guitars, backing vocals
Scotti Hill – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dave "The Snake" Sabo – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar in "18 and Life"
Rob Affuso – drums and percussion

Additional personnel

David Kent – engineer
Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)^[7]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[8]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	12
Canada Albums Chart	8
Japan Albums Chart	35
Swedish Albums Chart	21
Swiss Albums Chart	26
UK Albums Chart^[9]	30
U.S. Billboard 200^[10]	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"18 and Life"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
	"18 and Life"	The Billboard Hot 100	4
	"I Remember You"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	23
	"I Remember You"	The Billboard Hot 100	6
	"Youth Gone Wild"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
	"Youth Gone Wild"	The Billboard Hot 100	99

Outtakes

The following songs were written and demoed for the album, but were not included.

"Forever" (released on 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row)
"Walk with a Stranger"
"Dirty World"
"Knock, Knock Baby"
"Shame Shame"
"Love Comes Down"
"Waiting for Me"
"Can't Wait Til It's Here"
"Money in a Hurry"
"Shine in the Night"^[11]

Video Album

Oh Say Can You Scream is a VHS video of live performances by Skid Row featuring songs from the band's self-titled debut album. It was released on December 4, 1990 and sold nearly 2 million copies around the world.

References

1 2 3 Huey, Steve. Skid Row (album) at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
↑ http://www.discogs.com/Skid-Row-Piece-Of-Me/release/3771635
↑ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". Retrieved February 7, 2009.
↑ "Skid Row CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Skid Row". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
1 2 Donnelly, Dave (January 16, 2006). "Review: Skid Row - Skid Row". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
↑ "British album certifications – Skid Row – Skid Row". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Skid Row in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "American album certifications – Skid Row – Skid Row". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
↑ "Chart Stats - Skid Row - Skid Row". chartstats.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
↑ Skid Row (album) at AllMusic
↑ "Skid Row - 1988 Demos [Demo] [Heavy/Glam Metal] - Metal Kingdom". metalkingdom.net. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

Skid Row

Rachel Bolan Dave "The Snake" Sabo Scotti Hill Rob Hammersmith Tony Harnell Matt Fallon Cody Howell Steve Brotherton Kurtis Jackson John Ratkowski Jr. Jim Yuhas (Yuhaz) Charlie Mills Rob Affuso Sebastian Bach Sean McCabe (Shawn Mars) Johnny Solinger Phil Varone Timothy DiDuro Dave Gara Keri Kelli Ryan Cook Alex Grossi

Studio albums	Skid Row (1989) Slave to the Grind (1991) Subhuman Race (1995) Thickskin (2003) Revolutions per Minute (2006)

EP's and Live albums	B-Side Ourselves (1992) Subhuman Beings on Tour (1995) United World Rebellion: Chapter One (2013) Rise of the Damnation Army - United World Rebellion: Chapter Two (2014)

Compilations	40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row (1998)

Videos	Oh Say Can You Scream (1990) No Frills Video (1993) Road Kill (1993) Under the Skin (2003)

Singles	"Youth Gone Wild" "18 and Life" "I Remember You" "Piece of Me" "Monkey Business" "Slave to the Grind" "Wasted Time" "In a Darkened Room" "Quicksand Jesus" "Youth Gone Wild / Delivering the Goods" "Little Wing" "My Enemy" "Breakin' Down" "Into Another" "Ghost" "New Generation" "I Remember You Two" "Shut Up Baby, I Love You" "Strength" "Kings of Demolition" "We Are Damned"

Related articles	Discography Members Bring 'Em Bach Alive! Forever Wild Supergroup Michael Wagener Bob Rock

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