Killer on the Rampage

1982 studio album by Eddy Grant
Killer on the Rampage
Studio album by
Eddy Grant
Released1982
Recorded1982
StudioBlue Wave Studios, St. Phillip, Barbados
Genre
Length41:39
Label
  • Ice
  • Portrait
ProducerEddy Grant
Eddy Grant chronology
Can't Get Enough
(1981) 		Killer on the Rampage
(1982) 		Going for Broke
(1984)
Singles from Killer on the Rampage
  1. "Electric Avenue"
    Released: April 18, 1983
  2. "I Don't Wanna Dance"
    Released: July 24, 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Killer on the Rampage is the sixth studio album by Eddy Grant. It remains his most successful album, hitting the top 10 in the US and the UK. It features the hits "Electric Avenue" (which was a big hit in the US and UK at #2), "I Don't Wanna Dance" (a UK #1 hit) and "War Party".

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Eddy Grant.

  1. "Electric Avenue" – 3:48
  2. "I Don’t Wanna Dance" – 3:40
  3. "It's All in You" – 4:26
  4. "War Party" – 3:54
  5. "Funky Rock ’N’ Roll" – 4:30
  6. "Killer on the Rampage" – 3:29
  7. "Too Young to Fall" – 4:28
  8. "Latin Love Affair" – 4:18
  9. "Another Revolutionary" – 5:16
  10. "Drop, Baby, Drop" – 3:33

US cassette bonus tracks

6. “Electric Avenue” (Extended Version)—6:18

12. “Time Warp”—5:56

Bonus tracks on deluxe edition

  1. "Electric Avenue" (Extended Version) 6:18
  2. "I Don't Wanna Dance" (Extended Version) 5:41
  3. "War Party" (Bajan Remix Extended Version) 8:28

Personnel

Musicians
  • Eddy Grant - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, drums, producer
Technical
  • Frank Aggarat - engineer
  • Tim "TimTom" Young - mastering
  • Simon Fowler - photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 7
US Billboard 200[11] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 55
US Billboard 200[13] 51

References

  1. ^ "Eddy still making waves". Stuff. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Greene, Jo-Ann. Killer on the Rampage at AllMusic
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 288.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Eddy Grant | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Eddy Grant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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