Stiletto (album)

Stiletto is the fourth studio album by rock musician Lita Ford. It included the singles "Hungry" and "Lisa". The album reached position No. 52 in the US Billboard 200 chart.[2]

Stiletto
Studio album by Lita Ford
Released	May 15, 1990
Recorded	1989-1990
Studio	RCA Recording Studios, New York City, Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, New York, Horizon Studios, Wilton Connecticut, Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Glam metal
Length	51:31
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Mike Chapman
Lita Ford chronology
Lita (1988) Stiletto (1990) Dangerous Curves (1991)
Singles from Stiletto
"Hungry" / "Big Gun" Released: July 1990 "Lisa" / "The Ripper" Released: 1990 (UK only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Your Wake Up Call" (Mike Chapman, David Ezrin, Lita Ford, Myron Grombacher, Don Nossov) – 1:59
2. "Hungry" (Michael Dan Ehmig, Ford) – 4:57
3. "Dedication" (Chapman) – 3:34
4. "Stiletto" (Ford, Holly Knight) – 4:37
5. "Lisa" (Ehmig, Ford) – 4:45
6. "The Ripper" (Ezrin, Ford) – 5:20

Side two

7. "Big Gun" (Ford, Grombacher, Nossov) – 4:37
8. "Only Women Bleed" (Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner) – 6:03
9. "Bad Boy" (Ford, Mark Spiro) – 3:59
10. "Aces & Eights" (Ford, Grombacher, Kevin Savigar) – 4:20
11. "Cherry Red" (Ehmig, Ford) – 4:09
12. "Outro" (Ezrin, Ford, Grombacher, Nossov) – 1:56

Personnel

Band members

• Lita Ford – guitar, vocals
• David Ezrin – keyboards
• Don Nossov – bass guitar
• Myron Grombacher – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Pablo Calagero - baritone saxophone
• Richie Cannata - tenor saxophone, horns arrangements
• Barry Danelian - trumpet
• Kevin Osborne - trombone, backing vocals, horns arrangements
• Mike Chapman, Tim Lawless, Ozzie Melendez - backing vocals
• Ralph Schuckett - strings arrangements

Production

• Mike Chapman - producer, mixing
• Marc DeSisto, Steve Marcantonio, Brian McGee, Dave Wittman - engineers
• Neal Avron, Dan Hetzel, Mike Kloster, Jay Newland, Ingrid M. Paaske, Steve Rossi, Tommy Skarupa, Vic Steffans, Ted Trewhalla, Thomas R. Yezzi - assistant engineers
• Ted Trewhalla, William Wittman - mixing
• George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1990 Australian (ARIA Charts)[3] 77 Swiss Albums Chart[4] 26 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 36 Billboard 200 (USA)[2] 52 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[6] 54 UK Albums Chart[7] 66

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1990 "Hungry" Mainstream Rock (USA)[8] 14 UK Singles Chart[9] 76 Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[8] 98

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Lita Ford Stiletto review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
2. "Stiletto Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
4. "Lita Ford - Stiletto". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
5. "Lita Ford – Stiletto (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
6. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 52, No. 15, August 25, 1990". Library and Archives Canada. 25 August 1990. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
7. "Artist Chart History – Lita Ford". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
8. "Stiletto Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
9. "The Official Charts Company - Hungry by Lita Ford Search". The Official Charts Company. 17 July 2014.