FireHouse is an American glam metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984 under the name White Heat. The band has released 7 studio albums, a live album, 2 video albums, 11 singles and 9 music videos. FireHouse signed a deal with Epic Records in 1989 and released their self-titled debut the following year. It reached double platinum in the States and reached gold in other countries. The record spawned 4 singles and launched the group into their sophomore effort, which reached platinum in the US. Hold Your Fire spawned 3 singles. Their third release, aptly titled 3, spawned their final 2 singles. They would go on to release an acoustic album, a live album, 3 albums that held no chart positions, a greatest hits compilation and a re-recorded album of their hits. C.J. Snare has stated they have sold over 7 million worldwide albums. C.J. Snare died on April 5, 2024 from cardiac arrest after suffering from colon cancer.[citation needed]

FireHouse in 2007

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album Details US 200 Certifications
1990 FireHouse 21
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • RIAJ: Gold
  • RIAS (Singapore): Gold
1992 Hold Your Fire
  • Released: June 16, 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
23
  • RIAA: Gold
1995 3
  • Released: April 11, 1995
  • Labels: Epic/Sony
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
66
1996 Good Acoustics
  • Released: October 8, 1996
  • Labels: Epic/Sony
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
  • RIM: Gold
  • PARI: Gold
  • TECA (Thailand): Gold
1998 Category 5
2000 O2
  • Released: November 7, 2000
  • Label: Spitfire
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
2003 Prime Time
  • Released: August 12, 2003
  • Label: Spitfire
  • Format: CD

Live albums

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Compilation albums

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  • The Best of FireHouse (1998)
  • Super Hits: The Best of FireHouse (2000)
  • Playlist: The Very Best of FireHouse (2003)
  • Full Circle (2011)

Video albums

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Album Release date Format
FireHouse: Rock on the Road October 1991

Singles

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Year Song US US
Rock
US
AC
AUS
[1]
CAN UK
[2]
Album
1990 "Shake and Tumble" - - - - - - FireHouse
1991 "Don't Treat Me Bad" 19 16 - 57 35 71
"Love of a Lifetime" 5 - 37 97 30 -
"All She Wrote" 58 25 - 169 - -
1992 "Reach for the Sky" 83 27 - 192 - - Hold Your Fire
"When I Look Into Your Eyes" 8 - - 140 20 65
"Sleeping with You" 78 - - - - -
1995 "I Live My Life for You" 26 - 20 - 17 - 3
"Love Is a Dangerous Thing" - - - - - -
"Here for You" 108 - - - - -
1998 "Bringing Me Down" - - - - - - Category 5

Music videos

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References

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  1. ^ Australian (ARIA) top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 103.
    For "All She Wrote": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing January 27, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
    For "When I Look Into Your Eyes": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 23, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
    For "Reach for the Sky":"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 30, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 200. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.