Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American
hair metal band
Quiet Riot. It was released in
1983 (see
1983 in music), bolstered by a #1 first single, "Cum on Feel the Noize" (
Slade cover).
Metal Health was the first
heavy metal album to hit #1 on the
Billboard Music Charts pop albums list.
- Metal Health (Banali/Cavazo/Cavazo/DuBrow)
- Cum on Feel the Noize (Holder/Lea)
- Don't Wanna Let You Go (Cavazo/DuBrow)
- Slick Black Cadillac (DuBrow)
- Love's a Bitch (DuBrow)
- Breathless (Cavazo/DuBrow)
- Run for Cover (Cavazo/DuBrow)
- Battle Axe (Cavazo)
- Let's Get Crazy (DuBrow)
- Thunderbird (DuBrow)
- Quiet Riot - Artwork
- Riot Squad - Vocals (bckgr)
- Charles Wright
- Frankie Banali - Percussion, Cymbals, Drums, Vocals (bckgr), Tympani
- Duane Baron - Engineer
- Carlos Cavazo - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (bckgr)
- Kevin DuBrow - Vocals (bckgr)
- Tuesday Knight - Vocals (bckgr)
- Spencer Proffer - Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Pat Regan - Keyboards
- Rudy Sarzo - Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar (Bass)
- Chuck Wright - Guitar (Bass), Vocals (bckgr)
- Donna Slattery - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jay Vigon - Art Direction, Design
- Sam Emerson - Photography
- Stan Watts - Illustrations
- Ron Sobol - Photography
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles
1983 Bang Your Head Mainstream Rock No. 37
1983 Cum On Feel The Noize Mainstream Rock No. 7
1983 Slick Black Cadillac Mainstream Rock No. 32
1983 Cum On Feel The Noize Pop Singles No. 5
1984 Bang Your Head The Billboard Hot 100 No. 31
1984 Cum On Feel The Noize The Billboard Hot 100 No. 20
