In Your Face (Kingdom Come album)

In Your Face
In Your Face
Studio album by Kingdom Come
Released	April 24, 1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Goodnight LA, Van Nuys, California
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal
Length	44:54
Label	Polydor
Producer	Keith Olsen, Lenny Wolf
Kingdom Come chronology
Singles from In Your Face
	"Do You Like It"; Released: 1988; "Who Do You Love"; Released: 1989 (US only); "Overrated"; Released: 1989 (UK only);

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[2]

In Your Face is the second album by the hard rock band Kingdom Come, released in 1989. This is the band's final album to be recorded with the original lineup of vocalist Lenny Wolf, lead guitarist Danny Stag, rhythm guitarist Rick Steier, bassist Johnny B. Frank and drummer James Kottak.

Overview

Two singles were released in support of the album, both becoming minor hits in the UK: "Do You Like It" (no. 73) and "Overrated" (no. 85).^[3] The band was due to tour the UK, supporting W.A.S.P., shortly after release of the second single, but split up before the tour commenced (ironically W.A.S.P. also lost guitarist and co-founder Chris Holmes at the same time, meaning they also had to cancel the tour). A third single "Stargazer" was pressed, but never officially released. The 12" and CD single versions of "Do You Like It", includes the previously unreleased "Slow Down";^[4] a song that did not make it onto the album.

Album title meaning

In an interview, the band's members talk about the title of the album, saying that when you first look at the LP, you read "Kingdom Come", then, as you move your eyes downwards, you read "In your face". They laugh and say: "Kingdom come ... in your face, get it?", making an obscene joke or double entendre of it.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do You Like It"	Lenny Wolf, Rick Steier, Danny Stag, James Kottak, Johnny B. Frank, Marty Wolff	3:40
2.	"Who Do You Love"	Frank, Wolf, Wolff	4:14
3.	"The Wind"	Frank, Stag, Wolf, Wolff	5:01
4.	"Gotta Go (Can't Wage a War)"	Wolf, Kottak	4:25
5.	"Highway 6"	Wolf, Steier, Stag, Kottak, Frank, Wolff	5:51
6.	"Perfect 'O'"	Frank, Steier, Wolf	3:46
7.	"Just Like a Wild Rose"	Wolf, Wolff	4:32
8.	"Overrated"	Frank, Steier, Wolf	4:03
9.	"Mean Dirty Joe"	Wolf, Wolff	4:09
10.	"Stargazer"	Wolf, Steier, Stag, Frank	5:14

Personnel

Kingdom Come

Lenny Wolf – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
Danny Stag – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Rick Steier – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Overrated", keyboards, backing vocals
Johnny B. Frank – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
James Kottak – drums

Production

Keith Olsen – producer, engineer, mixing
Gordon Fordyce – engineer, mixing
Shay Baby – assistant engineer
Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood
Hugh Syme – cover design
Scarpati – portrait photography

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[5]	91
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[6]	40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	14
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	25
US Billboard 200^[11]	49