Earthshaker (album)

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Earthshaker
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 30, 1981[1]
Studio
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length41:10
LabelA&M
ProducerBob Shulman, David Sieff
Y&T chronology
Struck Down
(1978)
Earthshaker
(1981)
Black Tiger
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Earthshaker is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1981.[3] It is their first album under the name Y&T, after shortening it from Yesterday and Today, and their first album with A&M Records. A mix of hard rock and heavy metal songs, AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia named this album as the best release in the band's career, the album most faithfully representing "the power and energy" of Y&T's "legendary concerts".[2]

The album was re-released in 2006. Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese heavy metal band Earthshaker did not take their name from this album, rather they took it from the song "Earthshaker" off of Y&T's first album Yesterday and Today.

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Hungry for Rock"3:47
2."Dirty Girl"5:06
3."Shake It Loose"2:55
4."Squeeze"4:04
5."Rescue Me"4:44
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Young and Tough"3:47
7."Hurricane"3:23
8."Let Me Go"3:12
9."Knock You Out"2:59
10."I Believe in You"7:13

Personnel[edit]

Production

  • Bob Shulman, David Sieff, Y&T – producers
  • Harvey Goldberg, Greg Mann – mixing at Mediasound Studios, New York City
  • Chuck Beeson – art Direction
  • Norman Moore – design Concept

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. 12 June 1981. p. 33. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Earthshaker at AllMusic
  3. ^ "EARTHSHAKER". MetalMusicArchives.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.