Dancin' on the Edge

Dancin' on the Edge
Dancin' on the Edge
Studio album by Lita Ford
Released	28 May 1984
Studio	Power Station, New York City, New York; The Warehouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Studio 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Genre	Glam metal, heavy metal
Length	38:05
Label	Mercury
Producer	Lance Quinn
Lita Ford chronology
Singles from Dancin on the Edge
	"Gotta Let Go" / "Run with the $"; Released: April 1984;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[2]

Dancin' on the Edge is second solo studio album by English/American rock musician Lita Ford. It was her final release with Mercury Records, as she departed to sign with RCA Records in 1987. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching No. 66 of the US Billboard 200 chart.^[3] The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award in category of Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.^[4]

Overview

Ford's second solo release after leaving The Runaways in 1979, Dancin' on the Edge features the debut of her new backing band, featuring drummer Randy Castillo, who would soon join Ozzy Osbourne's band, and bassist Hugh McDonald, who later joined Bon Jovi (McDonald had previously played with Jon Bon Jovi in the All Star Revue; the group that recorded the hit "Runaway.") Dancin' on the Edge surpassed the success of Ford's debut album Out For Blood in both sales and airplay.

Music videos for the singles "Gotta Let Go" and "Dressed to Kill" received heavy rotation on MTV during the summer of 1984. "Gotta Let Go" was a minor hit in England, reaching #94 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "Dressed to Kill" featured a cameo from Ford's then-fiancée, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. Ford toured relentlessly in support of the album for most of 1984, culminating in a pre-Headbangers Ball concert special recorded for MTV.

Track listing

All songs were written by Lita Ford, except where noted.

Side one

"Gotta Let Go" (Ford, Geoffrey Leib) – 4:39
"Dancin' on the Edge" – 5:00
"Dressed to Kill" – 3:44
"Hit 'n Run" (Leib, Moon Calhoun) – 3:54

Side two

"Lady Killer" – 3:41
"Still Waitin'" – 4:20
"Fire in My Heart" – 3:46
"Don't Let Me Down Tonight" – 4:42
"Run with the $" – 4:21

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Geoff Leib - synthesizer, backing vocals
Robbie Kondor, Aldo Nova - synthesizer

Production

Lance Quinn - producer
Larry Alexander - engineer, mixing
Malcolm Pollack, Obie O'Brien, Phil Nicole, Gary King - engineers
Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Barry Levine - photography

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	96
US Billboard 200^[6]	66

References

^ Huey, Steve. "Lita Ford Dancin' on the Edge review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ "Dancin' on the Edge Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
^ "Lita Ford". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "Lita Ford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[1] Huey, Steve. "Lita Ford Dancin' on the Edge review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

[2] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1894959315.

[album-3] "Dancin' on the Edge Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-14.

[Grammy1985-4] "Lita Ford". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.

[ac_UK2_-5] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Lita_Ford-6] "Lita Ford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

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