Riskin' It All
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Riskin' It All sold 450,000 copies worldwide, including 130,000 in Denmark.[2][3] In the US, the album sold 60,000 copies. As a result, Warner Bros. decided not to extend their international contract with the band.[4]
Critical reception
Billboard's reviewer left moderately positive review on this album. As per him the "biggest" problem of Riskin' It All were "Berlitz School lyrics, which range from silly to maddeningly dopey".[5]
Awards
At the 1992 Danish Music Awards, the album won the Best Heavy Rock Album of the Year award, and the music video for "Bad Craziness" won the Best Danish Music Video of the Year award. Furthermore, producer Nikolaj Foss won the Best Danish Producer of the Year award for Riskin' It All.
At the 1991 GAFFA Awards, the album received awards for Album of the Year, Band of the Year and Music Video of the Year ("Bad Craziness").[6]
Track listing
All songs written by D-A-D
- "Bad Craziness"Script error: No such module "String".– 3:16
- "D*Law"Script error: No such module "String".– 3:48
- "Day of Wrong Moves"Script error: No such module "String".– 3:58
- "Rock 'n' Rock Radar"Script error: No such module "String".– 2:36
- "I Won't Cut My Hair"Script error: No such module "String".– 5:24 bonus on German version
- "Down That Dusty 3'rd World Road"Script error: No such module "String".– 4:23
- "Makin' Fun of Money"Script error: No such module "String".– 4:08
- "Grow or Pay"Script error: No such module "String".– 4:59
- "Smart Boy Can't Tell Ya'"Script error: No such module "String".– 3:15
- "Riskin' It All"Script error: No such module "String".– 2:37
- "Laugh 'n' a ½"Script error: No such module "String".– 3:29
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.
- Disneyland After Dark
- Jesper Binzer – vocals, guitar
- Stig Pedersen – bass, vocals
- Jacob Binzer – guitar, kazoo, piano, vocals
- Peter L. Jensen – drums
- Technical
- Nick Foss – producer
- D-A-D – producer, cover, inner sleeve
- Lars Overgaard – co-producer, engineer
- Anders Bonde – assistant engineer
- Thomas Breckling – assistant engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing, mastering
- Erwin Musper – mixing assistant
- Steve Marcusson – mastering
- Man Overboard – cover, inner sleeve
- Torleif Hoppe – cover, inner sleeve
- Per Kruse – cover photography
Charts
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (1991-1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[7] | 80 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] | 1 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[9] | 17 |
Certifications
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References
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