Black Tiger (album)

Black Tiger
Black Tiger
Studio album by Y&T
Released	August 24, 1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Ridge Farm Studio, Rusper, England
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:15
Label	A&M
Producer	Max Norman
Y&T chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Black Tiger is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Y&T, released in 1982 through A&M Records. It was recorded at Ridge Farm, in Dorking, County of Surrey, England and produced by Max Norman. The classic Y&T logo makes its first appearance on the cover of this record.

AllMusic named Black Tiger as an extreme disappointment for the band, following the excellent Earthshaker. Eduardo Rivadavia wrote that the songs sound "lifeless" and producer Max Norman is "clueless" about hard rock. The band is blamed for "uneven songwriting": "for every winning track they present Y&T always manages to follow it with a total stinker."^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"From the Moon" (Instrumental)	0:42
2.	"Open Fire"	4:10
3.	"Don't Wanna Lose"	4:09
4.	"Hell or High Water"	3:44
5.	"Forever"	5:47

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Black Tiger"	4:18
7.	"Barroom Boogie"	4:20
8.	"My Way or the Highway"	4:43
9.	"Winds of Change"	6:20

Personnel

Dave Meniketti – electric lead guitar, lead vocals
Joey Alves – electric and acoustic rhythm guitars
Phil Kennemore – bass, backing vocals
Leonard Haze – drums, percussion

Production

Max Norman – producer, engineer^[4]
Bill Freesh – mixing at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California, US
John Taylor Dismukes – illustrations
Chuck Beeson – art direction

References

^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. August 24, 1982. p. 36. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r22395
^ "Black Tiger - Y&T | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Black Tiger - Y&T | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

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[1] "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. August 24, 1982. p. 36. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r22395

[AllMusic-3] "Black Tiger - Y&T | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[4] "Black Tiger - Y&T | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

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v t e Y&T
Dave Meniketti John Nymann Mike Vanderhule Aaron Leigh Leonard Haze Phil Kennemore Joey Alves Jimmy DeGrasso Stef Burns Steve Smith Brad Lang
Studio albums	Yesterday and Today (1976) Struck Down (1978) Earthshaker (1981) Black Tiger (1982) Mean Streak (1983) In Rock We Trust (1984) Down for the Count (1985) Contagious (1987) Ten (1990) Musically Incorrect (1995) Endangered Species (1997) Facemelter (2010)
Live albums	Open Fire (1985)
Compilation albums	Best of '81–'85 (1990)