Show Business (album)
Encyclopedia
Show Business is the sixth album released on CMC International
Records in 1995 by the glam metal
band Kix
. The album was a failure, as grunge
had taken over the music scene.
CMC International
CMC International was an American independent record label founded by Tom Lipsky in 1991, focused mainly on classic rock, and classic heavy metal. The label was the haven of many hard rock, arena rock, glam metal and AOR artists in the period when all the majors were investing all their financial...
Records in 1995 by the glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Kix
Kix (band)
Kix is an American hard rock/heavy metal band who achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band members continue to tour, recently appearing at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008 in Oklahoma and the M3 Rock Festival in May 2011 in the band's home state of Maryland.-Formation:Kix was...
. The album was a failure, as grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
had taken over the music scene.
Track listing
- "Ball Baby" (Halligan Jr./Martin Briley/Purnell) - 4:46
- "9-1-1" (Purnell/Palumbo) - 4:38
- "Fireballs" (Halligan Jr./Purnell) - 4:08
- "Baby Time Bomb" (Purnell/Rhodes) - 4:22
- "Book to Hypnotize" (Purnell) - 4:07
- "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" (Purnell/Whiteman) - 5:21
- "She Loves Me Not" (Purnell/Halligan Jr.) - 7:23
- "Fireboy" (Purnell/Palumbo) - 3:23
- "I'm Bombed" (Purnell/Palumbo) - 5:07
- "If You Run Around" (Purnell) - 4:23
Kix
- Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone
- Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
- Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
- Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals