Midnite Dynamite


Midnite Dynamite is the third studio album by American hard rock band Kix, released in 1985 by Atlantic Records. It features 7 out of 10 songs co-written by bassist Donnie Purnell with hit songwriter Bob Halligan Jr.. Kip Winger was credited on one song and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo on three. Only one other Kix member contributed to the songwriting, Steve Whiteman on "Sex".
In 2018, Collin Brennan of Consequence included the album in his list of "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don’t Suck".

Track listing

;Side one
  1. "Midnite Dynamite" – 3:51
  2. "Red Hot " – 3:23
  3. "Bang Bang " – 4:00
  4. "Layin' Rubber" – 3:52
  5. "Walkin' Away" – 4:56
;Side two
  1. "Scarlet Fever" – 4:20
  2. "Cry Baby" – 4:17
  3. "Cold Shower" – 5:02
  4. "Lie Like a Rug" – 3:41
  5. "Sex" – 3:56

    Personnel

;Kix
  • Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone
  • Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
  • Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
  • Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"
  • Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Cold Shower"
;Additional musicians
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
  • Mike Slamer – guitars on "Walkin' Away" and "Scarlet Fever"
  • Beau Hill – additional keyboards and guitars, producer, engineer
;Production
  • Stephen Benben, Jim Faraci – engineers
  • Keith Lentin – producer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
  • Bill Dooley – producer and engineer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
  • Ed Garcia – engineer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
  • Ira McLaughlin – assistant engineer on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • David Michael Kennedy – photography