Riskin' It All

Riskin' It All
Studio album by D-A-D
Released	10 October 1991
Recorded	Spring 1991
Studio	Medley Studio, Copenhagen; Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen; Easy Sound Studio, Copenhagen
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:45
Label	Medley (Denmark); Warner Bros. (international);
Producer	Nikolaj Foss; D.A.D.; Lars Overgaard;
D-A-D chronology

Riskin' It All is the fourth studio album by Danish rock band D-A-D. It was released on 10 October 1991 in Denmark by Medley Records and internationally in early 1992 by Warner Bros. The international edition includes a new rendition of the band's classic "I Won't Cut My Hair" as a bonus track.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Riskin' It All sold 450,000 copies worldwide, including 130,000 in Denmark.[3][4] In the US, the album sold 60,000 copies. As a result, Warner Bros. decided not to extend their international contract with the band.[5]

Awards

At the 1992 Danish Music Awards, the album won the Best Heavy Rock Album of the Year award, and the music video for "Bad Craziness" won the Best Danish Music Video of the Year award. Furthermore, producer Nikolaj Foss won the Best Danish Producer of the Year award for Riskin' It All.

At the 1991 GAFFA Awards, the album received awards for Album of the Year, Band of the Year and Music Video of the Year ("Bad Craziness").[6]

Track listing

All songs written by D-A-D

"Bad Craziness" – 3:16
"D*Law" – 3:48
"Day of Wrong Moves" – 3:58
"Rock 'n' Rock Radar" – 2:36
"I Won't Cut My Hair" – 5:24 bonus on German version
"Down That Dusty 3'rd World Road" – 4:23
"Makin' Fun of Money" – 4:08
"Grow or Pay" – 4:59
"Smart Boy Can't Tell Ya'" – 3:15
"Riskin' It All" – 2:37
"Laugh 'n' a ½" – 3:29

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Disneyland After Dark

Jesper Binzer – vocals, guitar
Stig Pedersen – bass, vocals
Jacob Binzer – guitar, kazoo, piano, vocals
Peter L. Jensen – drums

Technical

Nick Foss – producer
D-A-D – producer, cover, innersleeve
Lars Overgaard – co-producer, engineer
Anders Bonde – assistant engineer
Thomas Breckling – assistant engineer
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing, mastering
Erwin Musper – mixing assistant
Steve Marcusson – mastering
Man Overboard – cover, innersleeve
Torleif Hoppe – cover, innersleeve
Per Kruse – cover photography

References

Rivadavia, Eduardo. "D-A-D - Riskin' It All". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
"D-A-D: The Band - Riskin' it All". dad.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Olesen, Allan Lykke (16 December 1994). "D.A.D. på spil igen" [D.A.D. at play again]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish).
"D.A.D. foran total-succes" [D.A.D. faces total success]. Politiken (in Danish). 25 June 1992.
Jungersen, Steffen (26 June 1993). "Amerikanerne dropper D.A.D." [Americans drop D.A.D.]. B.T. (in Danish).
Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (6 January 2007). "GAFFA-prisen 1991-2006 – se vinderne" [GAFFA Awards 1991-2006 – see the winners]. Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.

External links

This album on D-A-D's official homepage

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[allmusic-1] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "D-A-D - Riskin' It All". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[DAD-2] "D-A-D: The Band - Riskin' it All". dad.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[3] Olesen, Allan Lykke (16 December 1994). "D.A.D. på spil igen" [D.A.D. at play again]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish).

[4] "D.A.D. foran total-succes" [D.A.D. faces total success]. Politiken (in Danish). 25 June 1992.

[5] Jungersen, Steffen (26 June 1993). "Amerikanerne dropper D.A.D." [Americans drop D.A.D.]. B.T. (in Danish).

[6] Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (6 January 2007). "GAFFA-prisen 1991-2006 – se vinderne" [GAFFA Awards 1991-2006 – see the winners]. Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.