Ratt (album)

Ratt
Studio album by
Ratt
ReleasedJuly 6, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
StudioRumbo, Los Angeles
GenreHard rock[1]
Length50:42
LabelPortrait
ProducerRichie Zito
Ratt chronology
Collage
(1997) 		Ratt
(1999) 		Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]
Kerrang!StarStarStarStar[4]

Ratt is the sixth studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. Often referred to as "1999" by fans (partially to avoid confusion with their EP, which was also self-titled), the album saw the band's musical direction shift to a more blues-influenced hard rock sound and further away from their previous glam metal roots. This is the first studio album to feature bassist Robbie Crane.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over the Edge"Todd Jeremias, Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini4:22
2."Live for Today"Bobby Blotzer, Pearcy, DeMartini, Jack Russell4:38
3."Gave Up Givin' Up"DeMartini, Pearcy, Marti Frederiksen4:04
4."We Don't Belong"DeMartini, Pearcy, Frederiksen6:11
5."Breakout"Blotzer, Pearcy, DeMartini, Russell4:24
6."Tug of War"DeMartini, Pearcy, Taylor Rhodes4:17
7."Dead Reckoning"DeMartini, Pearcy, Jack Blades4:32
8."Luv Sick"DeMartini, Pearcy, Rhodes5:09
9."It Ain't Easy"Pearcy, DeMartini, Rhodes, Richie Zito4:02
10."All the Way"Pearcy, DeMartini, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas4:41
11."So Good, So Fine"DeMartini, Pearcy4:22

Personnel

Ratt
Production
  • Richie Zito – producer
  • Noel Golden, Shawn Berman – engineers
  • Dave Dominguez, Posie Mulaid, Kenny Ybarra – assistant engineers
  • Rob Jacobs – mixing
  • Mike Shipley – mixing of "Over the Edge"
  • Dave Donnelly – mastering
  • John Kalodner – A&R

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 169

References

  1. ^ Rolli, Bryan (June 24, 2026). "The Worst Album by 11 Big Hair Metal Bands". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ratt - Ratt review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 362. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Callwood, Brett (March 4, 2000). "Underground". Kerrang!. No. 791. EMAP. p. 41.
  5. ^ "Ratt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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