XYZ is the 1989 self-titled debut album released by the mid 1980's American glam metal

Glam metal

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 band XYZ. There were two hits off the album; "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You". The album was a moderate success, charting at No. 99 on the Billboard 200

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. There were two music videos made for the songs "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You" which both aired on MTV

MTV

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 between 1989 and 1990

1990 in music

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Track listing

1. "Maggy"
2. "Inside Out"
3. "What Keeps Me Loving You"
4. "Take What You Can"
5. "Follow the Night"
6. "Come On n' Love Me"
7. "Souvenirs"
8. "Tied Up"
9. "Nice Day to Die"
10. "After the Rain"
11. "On the Blue Side of the Night" - Bonus track

Personnel

• Marc Richard Diglio – guitar
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• Patrick Fontaine – bass
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• Terry Ilous – vocals
• Paul Monroe – drums
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  , snare drums

Production

• Eddie Ashworth
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   – engineer
• Wyn Davis – engineer
• Eddie DeLena – engineer, mixing
• Pat Dillon – art direction
• Don Dokken
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  – producer
• Faun Clothing – wardrobe
• John Goodenough – engineer
• Dennis Keeley – photo enhancement
• Jeannine Pinkerton – typography
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Melissa Sewell – engineer
• Neil Zlozower – photography

External links

• Album info