If You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick 'Em is the tenth studio album by American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent . The album was released in February 1988, by Atlantic Records and reached No. 112 in the Billboard 200 US chart.[4] It also marks the first album to feature Nugent as the sole lead vocalist after only providing secondary lead vocals on previous albums.
Promotional music videos were released for "She Drives Me Crazy" and "That's the Story of Love".
Track listing
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All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except "That's the Story of Love", written by Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora and Ted Nugent.
Side one Title 1. "Can't Live with 'Em" 4:19 2. "She Drives Me Crazy" 2:45 3. "If You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick 'Em" 6:10 4. "Skintight" 3:10 5. "Funlover" 4:45
Side two Title 6. "Spread Your Wings" 5:59 7. "The Harder They Come (The Harder I Get)" 3:39 8. "Separate the Men from the Boys, Please" 3:55 9. "Bite the Hand" 2:58 10. "That's the Story of Love" 3:01
Personnel
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Musicians
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Ted Nugent – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, bass, producer
Dave Amato – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Jai Winding – Hammond B3 organ
John Purdell – keyboards, producer on tracks 2, 3, 8-10
Chuck Wright – bass[5]
Pat Torpey – drums, backing vocals
Tom Werman – percussion, producer on tracks 1, 4-7, executive producer
Production
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Duane Baron – producer on tracks 2, 3, 8-10, engineer
Richard McKernan – engineer
Bryan Arnett, Gary Wagner – assistant engineers
Bobby Warner – mastering
Bob Defrin – art direction
Peter Tsakiris – art direction, design
Ross Marino – photography
Roy Volkman – cover photo, photography
Eric Conn – digital remastering
References
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^ Franck, John. "Ted Nugent - If You Can't Lick 'Em...Lick 'Em review" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 4, 2012 .
^ Wall, Mick (November 2009). "Ted Nugent - Reissues". Classic Rock . No. 138. p. 98.
^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties . Burlington, Ontario , Canada : Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 248. ISBN 978-1894959315 .
^ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Billboard 200" . Billboard.com . Billboard . Retrieved October 8, 2018 .
^ Saulnier, Jason (June 5, 2008). "Chuck Wright Interview" . Music Legends. Retrieved July 3, 2013 .