Dangerous Curves (album)

Dangerous Curves is the fifth solo 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,[4] the album was not as successful as its predecessor due to its predominantly glam metal sound and the fact that musical tastes were shifting towards alternative rock in late 1991.[4] 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".[5]

Dangerous Curves
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 1991
Recorded1990–1991
Studio
GenreGlam metal
Length43:53
LabelRCA Records
ProducerTom Werman, Eddie DeLena
Lita Ford chronology
Stiletto
(1990)
Dangerous Curves
(1991)
The Best of Lita Ford
(1992)
Singles from Dangerous Curves
  1. "Shot of Poison" / "Larger Than Life"
    Released: October 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal0/10[2]
Kerrang![3]

The track "Black Widow" is not to be confused for the track "Die for Me Only (Black Widow)" from Ford's 1983 debut Out for Blood.

Track listing

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

Personnel

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

Charts

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Chart (1991-1992) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 51
US Billboard 200[7] 132

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Lita Ford Dangerous Curves review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Dave (26 October 1991). "Curve Ball". Kerrang!. Vol. 364. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 26.
  4. ^ a b Sherman, Dale. 20th Century Rock And Roll : Women In Rock. Collector's Guide Publishing, inc, p53
  5. ^ Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Lita Ford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.