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The Razors Edge is an album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 by AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
, released on September 21, 1990. The album was the only studio album to feature drummer Chris Slade
Chris Slade

Chris Slade is a United Kingdom Rock and roll drummer who has enjoyed a long and varied career. He has worked with such diverse musicians as Gary Numan, Tom Jones , Olivia Newton-John , Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1972 to 1978....
, and includes such songs as "Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck (song)

"Thunderstruck" is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge .The song peaked at number #5 on Billboard Magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks....
" and "Moneytalks
Moneytalks

"Moneytalks" is a song written by Malcolm Young and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on September 21, 1990 in music on the album The Razors Edge , it was later released as a single in December later that year....
," which are among AC/DC's most well-known songs. The album reached #2 on The Billboard 200 and #4 on the UK, a smash commercial success that returned the band to the popularity of its glory years of the early 1980s. The album has been certified quintuple platinum (5 million copies sold) in the U.S., and the album was re-released in 2003 as part of AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
's Remasters series.

tracks were written by Angus Young
Angus Young

Angus McKinnon Young is a Scotland-born Australian musician and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC. Known for wild, energetic performances and schoolboy-uniform stage outfits, Young was ranked 96th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"....
 and Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young

Malcolm Mitchell Young is a Scotland-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC....
.

  1. "Thunderstruck
    Thunderstruck (song)

    "Thunderstruck" is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge .The song peaked at number #5 on Billboard Magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks....
    " – 4:53
  2. "Fire Your Guns" – 2:54
  3. "Moneytalks
    Moneytalks

    "Moneytalks" is a song written by Malcolm Young and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on September 21, 1990 in music on the album The Razors Edge , it was later released as a single in December later that year....
    " – 3:46
  4. "The Razors Edge" – 4:23
  5. "Mistress for Christmas" – 4:00
  6. "Rock Your Heart Out" – 4:07
  7. "Are You Ready
    Are You Ready (AC/DC song)

    "Are You Ready" is a song by AC/DC. It is featured on the band's 1990 hit album The Razors Edge .The music video to this song, directed by David Mallet , shows prisoners attending an AC/DC mini-concert at their prison....
    " – 4:10
  8. "Got You by the Balls" – 4:30
  9. "Shot of Love" – 3:57
  10. "Lets Make It" – 3:32
  11. "Goodbye & Good Riddance to Bad Luck" – 3:14
  12. "If You Dare" – 3:18



See main article at Razors Edge world tour
Razors Edge world tour

The Razors Edge world tour was a rock concert tour played by the hard rock band AC/DC , which had 5 legs around the world lasting 12 months starting on November 2, 1990 in Worcester, MA finishing on November 16, 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand....


With the release of the The Razors Edge, AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
 undertook a world tour
Razors Edge world tour

The Razors Edge world tour was a rock concert tour played by the hard rock band AC/DC , which had 5 legs around the world lasting 12 months starting on November 2, 1990 in Worcester, MA finishing on November 16, 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand....
, possibly the most publicised tour they had ever done.






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The Razors Edge is an album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 by AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
, released on September 21, 1990. The album was the only studio album to feature drummer Chris Slade
Chris Slade

Chris Slade is a United Kingdom Rock and roll drummer who has enjoyed a long and varied career. He has worked with such diverse musicians as Gary Numan, Tom Jones , Olivia Newton-John , Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1972 to 1978....
, and includes such songs as "Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck (song)

"Thunderstruck" is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge .The song peaked at number #5 on Billboard Magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks....
" and "Moneytalks
Moneytalks

"Moneytalks" is a song written by Malcolm Young and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on September 21, 1990 in music on the album The Razors Edge , it was later released as a single in December later that year....
," which are among AC/DC's most well-known songs. The album reached #2 on The Billboard 200 and #4 on the UK, a smash commercial success that returned the band to the popularity of its glory years of the early 1980s. The album has been certified quintuple platinum (5 million copies sold) in the U.S., and the album was re-released in 2003 as part of AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
's Remasters series.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Angus Young
Angus Young

Angus McKinnon Young is a Scotland-born Australian musician and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC. Known for wild, energetic performances and schoolboy-uniform stage outfits, Young was ranked 96th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"....
 and Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young

Malcolm Mitchell Young is a Scotland-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC....
.

  1. "Thunderstruck
    Thunderstruck (song)

    "Thunderstruck" is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge .The song peaked at number #5 on Billboard Magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks....
    " – 4:53
  2. "Fire Your Guns" – 2:54
  3. "Moneytalks
    Moneytalks

    "Moneytalks" is a song written by Malcolm Young and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on September 21, 1990 in music on the album The Razors Edge , it was later released as a single in December later that year....
    " – 3:46
  4. "The Razors Edge" – 4:23
  5. "Mistress for Christmas" – 4:00
  6. "Rock Your Heart Out" – 4:07
  7. "Are You Ready
    Are You Ready (AC/DC song)

    "Are You Ready" is a song by AC/DC. It is featured on the band's 1990 hit album The Razors Edge .The music video to this song, directed by David Mallet , shows prisoners attending an AC/DC mini-concert at their prison....
    " – 4:10
  8. "Got You by the Balls" – 4:30
  9. "Shot of Love" – 3:57
  10. "Lets Make It" – 3:32
  11. "Goodbye & Good Riddance to Bad Luck" – 3:14
  12. "If You Dare" – 3:18


Personnel

  • Brian Johnson
    Brian Johnson

    Brian Johnson is an England singer and songwriter who, since 1980 in music, has been the lead singer for the Australian Rock band AC/DC.In 1972, Brian Johnson formed the glam rock band Geordie ....
     – lead vocals
  • Angus Young
    Angus Young

    Angus McKinnon Young is a Scotland-born Australian musician and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC. Known for wild, energetic performances and schoolboy-uniform stage outfits, Young was ranked 96th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"....
     – lead guitar
    Lead guitar

    Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
  • Malcolm Young
    Malcolm Young

    Malcolm Mitchell Young is a Scotland-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC....
     – rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar

    Rhythm guitar is the use of a guitar to provide rhythmic chord al accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a musical ensemble. In ensembles or "bands" playing within the country music, blues music, rock music or Heavy metal music genres , a guitarist playing the rhythm part of a composition supports the melodic lines and solos play...
    , backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams
    Cliff Williams

    Cliff Williams is an England bassist, best known for his membership in the Australian hard rock band AC/DC since June 1977 . He moved with his family to Liverpool when he was nine, where he spent the first two working years of his life as an engineer before joining his first band, Home ....
     – bass
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , backing vocals
  • Chris Slade
    Chris Slade

    Chris Slade is a United Kingdom Rock and roll drummer who has enjoyed a long and varied career. He has worked with such diverse musicians as Gary Numan, Tom Jones , Olivia Newton-John , Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1972 to 1978....
     – drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , percussion
    Percussion instrument

    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration....


Tour

See main article at Razors Edge world tour
Razors Edge world tour

The Razors Edge world tour was a rock concert tour played by the hard rock band AC/DC , which had 5 legs around the world lasting 12 months starting on November 2, 1990 in Worcester, MA finishing on November 16, 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand....


With the release of the The Razors Edge, AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
 undertook a world tour
Razors Edge world tour

The Razors Edge world tour was a rock concert tour played by the hard rock band AC/DC , which had 5 legs around the world lasting 12 months starting on November 2, 1990 in Worcester, MA finishing on November 16, 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand....
, possibly the most publicised tour they had ever done. The success of the tour was fueled by the crowd- pleasing songs, such as "Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck (song)

"Thunderstruck" is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge .The song peaked at number #5 on Billboard Magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks....
", "Moneytalks
Moneytalks

"Moneytalks" is a song written by Malcolm Young and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on September 21, 1990 in music on the album The Razors Edge , it was later released as a single in December later that year....
", "Fire Your Guns", "The Razors Edge", and "Are You Ready
Are You Ready (AC/DC song)

"Are You Ready" is a song by AC/DC. It is featured on the band's 1990 hit album The Razors Edge .The music video to this song, directed by David Mallet , shows prisoners attending an AC/DC mini-concert at their prison....
", which were also included on the AC/DC Live Collector's Edition album.

During this tour, three fans were crushed to death before a concert in Salt Lake City. The three youths were Jimmie Boyd Jr., 14, Curtis White Child, 14, and Elizabeth Glausi, 19. AC/DC released a statement immediately after they had heard what happened, stating that "nothing anyone can say or do will diminish the tragic loss or sense of grief caused by the deaths." They criticized "erroneous news reports that the band continued to perform with callous disregard for the safety of the audience."

During the Australian leg of the tour, the band was supported by the controversial Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 band Candy Harlots
Candy Harlots

The Candy Harlots were an Australian glam metal band from Sydney, active from 1987 to 1995. The band was infamous for its suggestive lyrics, explosive stage act and at one time were dubbed 'Sydney's biggest live secret!'....
. Members of AC/DC were extremely impressed with the band's performance, despite the fact that it was only their fifteenth show since the then new singer Aiz Lynch
Aiz Lynch

Aiz Lynch is an Australian singer who once fronted the notorious and controversial Candy Harlots after replacing original singer Mark Easton who quit the band on March 22 1991....
 had joined.

Charts


Album

Year Chart Position
1990 Billboard 2002
1990 UK Top 754


Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "Thunderstruck" Mainstream Rock 5
1991 "Moneytalks" Billboard Hot 100 23
1991 "Are You Ready" Mainstream Rock 16


Certification

Country Sales Certification
United States5,000,0005x Platinum


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