Babylon A.D. is the debut album by the American hard rock band of the same name, released in 1989. It contains the metal hits "Bang Go The Bells", "Hammer Swings Down" and "The Kid Goes Wild" which was also featured in the film RoboCop 2.

Babylon A.D.
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1989
RecordedOcean Way Studios, Cherokee Studios and Summa Recorders, Los Angeles
TMF Stusios, New York City
Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length44:56
LabelArista
ProducerSimon Hanhart
Babylon A.D. chronology
Babylon A.D.
(1989)
Nothing Sacred
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Music Videos

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In the music video for "The Kid Goes Wild", RoboCop attends a performance of Babylon A.D. and targets them for arrest. Interestingly, just two years later in 1991, the music video for the Guns N' Roses song "You Could Be Mine" featured the Terminator attending a performance of Guns N' Roses and targeting them for termination.

Track listing

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Track listing for Babylon A.D.
No.TitleSongwriter(s)Length
1."Bang Go the Bells"Derek Davis, Ron Freschi, Robb Reid4:15
2."Hammer Swings Down"Davis, Jack Ponti3:27
3."Caught Up in the Crossfire"Davis, Ponti3:33
4."Desperate"Davis, Ponti5:23
5."The Kid Goes Wild"Davis, Ponti, Vic Pepe4:52
6."Shot o' Love"Davis5:47
7."Maryanne"Davis, Ponti3:41
8."Back in Babylon"Davis, John Matthews, Jamey Pacheco4:10
9."Sweet Temptation"Davis, Freschi3:40
10."Sally Danced"Davis5:53
Total length:32:06

Personnel

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Band members
  • Derek Davis - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dan De La Rosa - guitars
  • Ron Freschi - guitars, backing vocals
  • Robb Reid - bass, backing vocals
  • Jamey Pacheco - drums
Additional musicians
  • John Matthews - guitars
  • Jimmy Wood - harmonica
  • Sam Kinison - vocals on "The Kid Goes Wild"
Production
  • Simon Hanhart - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Clark Germain, Eric Rudd, Julie Last, Scott Ralston, Guy Snider, Thom Roberts, Micajah Ryan, Chris Fuhrman - assistant engineers
  • Chris Bellman - mastering
  • Hugh Syme - art direction
  • John Scarpati - photography

Charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
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US Billboard 200[3] 88

References

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  1. ^ "Friday 5: What 5 (More) Hair Metal Albums Are Essential?". MetalSucks. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Babylon A.D. Babylon A.D." Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  3. ^ "Babylon A.D. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.