XYZ (XYZ album)

XYZ is the 1989 self-titled debut album released by the mid-1980s American glam metal band XYZ. There were two hits off the album; "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You". The album was a moderate success, charting at No. 99 on the Billboard 200. There were two music videos made for the songs "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You" which both aired on MTV between 1989 and 1990.

XYZ
Studio album by XYZ
Released	October 17, 1989
Recorded	Los Angeles, California, United States, 1988
Genre	Glam metal Hard rock
Length	41:12
Label	Enigma Records Axe Killer
Producer	Don Dokken
XYZ chronology
XYZ (1989) Hungry (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs are written by Terry Ilous, Marc Richard Diglio, Patrick Fontaine except noted.

1. "Maggy" - 4:40
2. "Inside Out" - 4:10
3. "What Keeps Me Loving You" - 4:42
4. "Take What You Can" - 4:28
5. "Follow the Night" - 3:25
6. "Come On n' Love Me" - 3:49
7. "Souvenirs" (Terry Ilous, Patrick Fontaine) - 3:56
8. "Tied Up" - 4:14
9. "Nice Day to Die" - 5:06
10. "After the Rain" - 2:50
11. "On the Blue Side of the Night" [2001 Reissue bonus track] - 3:28

Bonus track is excerpted from "Inside Out / Take What You Can" single 12" (March 1990)

Personnel

• Marc Richard Diglio – guitar, backing vocals
• Patrick Fontaine – bass, backing vocals
• Terry Ilous – vocals
• Paul Monroe – drums, snare drums, backing vocals

Production

• Eddie Ashworth – engineer
• Wyn Davis – engineer
• Eddie DeLena – engineer, mixing
• Pat Dillon – art direction
• Don Dokken – producer
• Faun Clothing – wardrobe
• John Goodenough – engineer
• Dennis Keeley – photo enhancement
• Jeannine Pinkerton – typography
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Melissa Sewell – engineer
• Neil Zlozower – photography

References

1. XYZ at AllMusic

External links

• XYZ Album info