You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll

You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll
Studio album by Twisted Sister
Released May 1983
Recorded Sol Studios, Cookham, England, early 1983
Genre Heavy metal
Length 37:53
Label Atlantic
Producer Stuart Epps
Twisted Sister chronology
Under the Blade
(1982)
You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll
(1983)
Stay Hungry
(1984)
Singles from You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll
  1. "I Am (I'm Me)" / "Sin After Sin (live)"
    Released: March 1983
  2. "The Kids Are Back" / "Shoot 'Em Down (live)"
    Released: April 1983
  3. "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" / "Feels So Fine (live)"
    Released: August 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]
Kerrang!(very favorable)[3]

You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released in April 1983.

The songs "The Kids Are Back", "I Am (I'm Me)," and the album's title track were released as singles. The album was certified as a Gold Album for USA for selling over 500,000 items.[4] Metal-rules.com put the album in their list of "The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums".[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dee Snider.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Kids Are Back"  3:16
2."Like a Knife in the Back"  3:03
3."Ride to Live, Live to Ride"  4:04
4."I Am (I'm Me)"  3:34
5."The Power and the Glory"  4:20
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."We're Gonna Make It"  3:44
7."I've Had Enough"  4:02
8."I'll Take You Alive"  3:08
9."You're Not Alone (Suzette's Song)"  4:02
10."You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll"  4:40
Re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."One Man Woman"  3:09
12."Four Barrel Heart of Love"  3:04
13."Feel the Power"  3:12

Personnel

Twisted Sister

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 UK Albums Chart[6] 14
Billboard 200 (USA)[7] 164

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "I Am (I'm Me)" UK Singles Chart[6] 18
"The Kids Are Back" UK Singles Chart[6] 32
"You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" UK Singles Chart[6] 43

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1995 Gold (+ 500,000)[4]

References

  1. Prato, Greg. You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll at AllMusic
  2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 369. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. Johnson, Howard (May 19, 1983). "Twisted Sister 'You Can't Stop Rock 'n'n Roll'". Kerrang!. 42. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 15.
  4. 1 2 "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Twisted Sister". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. "The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Twisted Sister Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  7. "Twisted Sister Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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