Invasion of Your Privacy

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Invasion of Your Privacy
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 30, 1985 (1985-05-30)[1]
Recorded1985
StudioRumbo (Los Angeles)
Atlantic (New York)
Genre
Length36:02
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBeau Hill
Ratt chronology
Out of the Cellar
(1984)
Invasion of Your Privacy
(1985)
Dancing Undercover
(1986)
Singles from Invasion of Your Privacy
  1. "Lay It Down"
    Released: June 1985 (US) [4]
  2. "You're in Love"
    Released: September 1985 (US) [5]
  3. "What You Give Is What You Get"
    Released: January 25, 1986 (Japan) [6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[8]
Metal Storm8.9/10[9]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[10]

Invasion of Your Privacy is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Ratt. It was released in 1985 and featured the singles "Lay It Down", "You're in Love" and "What You Give Is What You Get". Beau Hill produced the album, and the cover model is Playboy model Marianne Gravatte, who also made an appearance in the "Lay It Down" music video. In 2015, Loudwire ranked the album as the 8th best metal album of 1985.[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're in Love"Juan Croucier, Stephen Pearcy3:12
2."Never Use Love"Pearcy3:54
3."Lay It Down"Warren DeMartini, Croucier, Robbin Crosby, Pearcy3:23
4."Give It All"Crosby, Pearcy3:19
5."Closer to My Heart"Crosby, Pearcy4:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Between the Eyes"DeMartini, Pearcy3:54
7."What You Give Is What You Get"Croucier3:47
8."Got Me on the Line"Crosby, Pearcy3:04
9."You Should Know by Now"Crosby, Croucier, Pearcy3:29
10."Dangerous but Worth the Risk"DeMartini, Croucier, Pearcy3:30

Personnel

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  • Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
  • Robbin Crosby – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Warren DeMartini – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Juan Croucier – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bobby Blotzer – drums, percussion

Production

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  • Beau Hill – producer, engineer
  • Jim Faraci, Stephen Benben – engineers
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] 36
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[12] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 50
US Billboard 200[14] 7

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[15] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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