Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot and their first record without deceased legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". Metal Health was the first heavy metal debut album to hit #1 on the Billboard Music Charts pop albums chart. It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the U.S. The album went on to sell more than 6 million copies and is considered a classic among heavy metal fans to this day. However, some critics such as Allmusic , perceive it as a one-hit wonder, owing to Quiet Riot's relative lack of critical and commercial success with following albums (and subsequent disintegration) towards the end of the 1980s. It was ranked #35 on Vh1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.

The band went on a tour the same year and also supported Black Sabbath on their Born Again tour in the U.S.

Track listing

1. "Metal Health" (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali) 5:16
2. "Cum on Feel the Noize" (Holder/Lea) 4:50
3. "Don't Wanna Let You Go" (DuBrow/Cavazo) 4:40
4. "Slick Black Cadillac" (DuBrow)** 4:12
5. "Love's a Bitch" (DuBrow) 4:11
6. "Breathless" (DuBrow/Cavazo) 3:51
7. "Run for Cover" (DuBrow/Cavazo) 3:38
8. "Battle Axe" (Cavazo) 1:38
9. "Let's Get Crazy" (DuBrow) 4:08
10. "Thunderbird" (DuBrow) 4:43
11. "Danger Zone" (DuBrow)* 5:05
12. "Slick Black Cadillac" (live) (DuBrow)* 5:14
13. On Metal Masters Remaster*
14. "Slick Black Cadillac" is a re-recorded version of the same song from Quiet Riot II.

Credits

Quiet Riot

• Kevin DuBrow - lead vocals, backing vocals (deceased)
• Carlos Cavazo - guitars, backing vocals
• Rudy Sarzo - bass, synthesizer
• Frankie Banali - drums, cymbals, percussion, tympani, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Chuck Wright - bass on "Metal Health" and "Don't Wanna Let You Go", backing vocals
• Pat Regan - keyboards
• Riot Squad - backing vocals
• Tuesday Knight - backing vocals
• Spencer Proffer - backing vocals
• Donna Slattery - backing vocals

Production

• Spencer Proffer - producer
• Duane Baron - engineer
• Dale Lavi - mastering
• Quiet Riot - artwork
• Jay Vigon - art direction, design
• Sam Emerson - photography
• Ron Sobol - photography
• Stan Watts - illustrations

Chart positions

Album

Singles

References