# Midnite Dynamite
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{{Infobox album
| name = Midnite Dynamite
| type = [Album](/source/Album)
| artist = [Kix](/source/Kix_(band))
| cover = Kix-Midnite.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1985|08|08}}[{{cite magazine|date=August 2, 1985|title=New Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1985/FMQB-1985-08-02.pdf|magazine=[FMQB](/source/FMQB)|page=32|access-date=March 20, 2023}}]
| recorded =
| studio = [Atlantic Studios](/source/Atlantic_Studios), New York City
| genre = *[Hard rock](/source/Hard_rock)
*[glam metal](/source/glam_metal)
| length = 41:04
| label = [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records)
| producer = [Beau Hill](/source/Beau_Hill), Bill Dooley, Keith Lentin
| prev_title = [Cool Kids](/source/Cool_Kids_(album))
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = [Blow My Fuse](/source/Blow_My_Fuse)
| next_year = 1988
}}
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/midnite-dynamite-r42444/review| title = Kix Midnite Dynamite review | accessdate = 2011-08-27 | last = Guarisco | first = Donald A. | work = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) | publisher = [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation)}}]
| rev2 = ''[Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal](/source/Martin_Popoff)''
| rev2Score = 6/10[{{cite book|last1=Popoff|first1=Martin|author-link1=Martin Popoff|title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties|publisher=[Collector's Guide Publishing](/source/Collector's_Guide_Publishing)|date=November 1, 2005|location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada|isbn=978-1-89-495931-5|page=189}}]
| rev3 = ''[Kerrang!](/source/Kerrang!)''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{cite magazine|last1=Suter|first1=Paul|magazine=[Kerrang!](/source/Kerrang!)|title=Kix - ''Midnite Dynamite''|issue=104|publisher=Morgan Grampian|date=October 3, 1985|location=London, UK|page=17}}]
| rev4 = ''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|3}}[{{cite magazine|date=September 28, 1985|title=Kix: ''Midnite Dynamite''. Atlantic. 781 267|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|department=LP Reviews|page=19|publisher=Pensord Press Ltd.|location=Gwent|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1985/Music-Week-1985-09-28-I.pdf#page=29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231035355/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1985/Music-Week-1985-09-28-I.pdf|archive-date=December 31, 2021|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=WorldRadioHistory.com}}]
| noprose = yes
}}
'''''Midnite Dynamite''''' is the third studio album by American [hard rock](/source/hard_rock) band [Kix](/source/Kix_(band)), released in 1985 by [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records). It features 7 out of 10 songs co-written by bassist Donnie Purnell with hit songwriter [Bob Halligan Jr.](/source/Bob_Halligan_Jr.) ([Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band)), [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest), [Icon](/source/Icon_(band)), [Blue Öyster Cult](/source/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult)). [Kip Winger](/source/Kip_Winger) was credited on one song and [Crack the Sky](/source/Crack_the_Sky) frontman John Palumbo on three. Only one other Kix member contributed to the songwriting, [Steve Whiteman](/source/Steve_Whiteman) on "Sex".
In 2018, Collin Brennan of ''[Consequence](/source/Consequence_(publication))'' included the album in his list of "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don’t Suck".[{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Collin |date=2018-02-05 |title=10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck |url=https://consequence.net/2018/02/10-hair-metal-albums-that-dont-suck/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=Consequence |language=en}}]
== Track listing ==
;Side one
# "Midnite Dynamite" (Donnie Purnell, [Bob Halligan Jr.](/source/Bob_Halligan_Jr.)) – 3:51
# "Red Hot (Black & Blue)" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 3:23
# "Bang Bang (Balls of Fire)" ([Kip Winger](/source/Kip_Winger), Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 4:00
# "Layin' Rubber" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 3:52
# "Walkin' Away" (Purnell, Halligan Jr., John Palumbo) – 4:56
;Side two
# "Scarlet Fever" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 4:20
# "Cry Baby" (Purnell, Halligan Jr.) – 4:17
# "Cold Shower" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 5:02
# "Lie Like a Rug" (Purnell, Palumbo) – 3:41
# "Sex" (Purnell, [Steve Whiteman](/source/Steve_Whiteman)) – 3:56
== Personnel ==
;Kix
* [Steve Whiteman](/source/Steve_Whiteman) – lead vocals, harmonica ("Cold Shower" and "Sex"), saxophone
* Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
* Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
* Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards (additional keyboards on "Walkin' Away"), 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](/source/Anton_Fig) – drums, percussion on "Lie Like a Rug" and "Sex"
* [Mike Slamer](/source/Mike_Slamer) – guitars on "Walkin' Away" and "Scarlet Fever"
* [Beau Hill](/source/Beau_Hill) – additional keyboards and guitars (courtesy of [Chrysalis Records](/source/Chrysalis_Records)), 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](/source/George_Marino) – mastering at [Sterling Sound](/source/Sterling_Sound), New York
*Bob Defrin – art direction
*[David Michael Kennedy](/source/David_Michael_Kennedy) – photography
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://kixband.com/ Kix Official Website]
*[http://guitar.com/articles/kix-interview-brian-%E2%80%9Cdamage%E2%80%9D-forsythe-celebrates-return-kix Guitar.com 2014 interview with Kix guitarist Brian Forsythe]
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Category:1985 albums
Category:Kix (band) albums
Category:Albums produced by Beau Hill
Category:Atlantic Records albums
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