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L.A. Guns by LA Guns
L.A. Guns is an album by LA Guns, released in 1988. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sex Action”, on 1 list with a best position of #394.
L.A. Guns, the self-titled debut from the Los Angeles band, came out on Vertigo on January 4, 1988, cut at The Village Recorder in West Los Angeles with Jim Faraci producing. Tracii Guns had done a brief stretch in the early Guns N' Roses before reviving his old band, and by now he had ex-Girl singer Phil Lewis up front, Kelly Nickels from Faster Pussycat on bass and Mick Cripps on guitar. Nickey "Beat" Alexander drums on the record, but former W.A.S.P. man Steve Riley had taken his seat before it came out.
The songs date back to the band's early days, and the credits share the writing among all five players plus former singer Paul Black, with a couple of covers from members' earlier projects. It's sleazy, hard-charging hard rock with teeth, catchy enough for the radio and nasty enough for the clubs. "One More Reason", "Sex Action" and "Electric Gypsy" were the singles, and the album hung around the Billboard 200 for 33 weeks, peaking at number 50, before going gold in 1993.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from L.A. Guns on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex Action | 1 | #394 | – | 1990 | |
| 2 | One More Reason | 1 | #492 | – | 1990 | |
| 3 | Electric Gypsy | 1 | #608 | – | 1990 | |
| 4 | Bitch is Back | 1 | #680 | – | 1990 | |
| 5 | No Mercy | 1 | #796 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.