Georgia Satellites (album)

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Georgia Satellites
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1986
StudioAxis Studios and Cheshire Sound Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Southern rock, hard rock
Length37:26
Label Elektra
Producer Jeff Glixman
The Georgia Satellites chronology
Georgia Satellites
(1986)
Open All Night
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Consumer Guide B [2]
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Georgia Satellites is the first album released by the Georgia Satellites. It contains their biggest hit, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"), and another minor hit, "Battleship Chains," written by Terry Anderson. It also contains a cover of "Every Picture Tells a Story," written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Most of the other songs were written by lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Baird, except "Red Light," which he co-wrote with Neill Bogan, and "Can't Stand the Pain," written by lead guitarist Rick Richards, who also takes lead vocal on the tune. The album was a commercial success and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 1987 and then Platinum on August of the same year. [4]

Contents

The band would release two more studio albums after this one, but none featured a song with nearly the radio and MTV success as "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," and the band finally split in 1990.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Baird, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep Your Hands to Yourself" 3:26
2."Railroad Steel" 4:11
3."Battleship Chains" Terry Anderson 2:55
4."Red Light"Dan Baird, Neill Bogan2:45
5."The Myth of Love" 4:12
6."Can't Stand the Pain"Rick Richards3:40
7."Golden Light" 3:35
8."Over and Over" 3:35
9."Nights of Mystery" 4:44
10."Every Picture Tells a Story" Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood 5:23
Total length:37:26

Personnel

Adapted credits from the album's liner notes. [5]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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