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Tattooed Millionaire

Tattooed Millionaire is the debut solo studio album by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, released in 1990.

Tattooed Millionaire
Studio album by
Bruce Dickinson
Released8 May 1990 (1990-05-08)
Recorded1989
StudioBattery (London)
GenrePop metal[1]
Length43:15
LabelEMI
ProducerChris Tsangarides
Bruce Dickinson chronology
Tattooed Millionaire
(1990) 		Balls to Picasso
(1994)
Singles from Tattooed Millionaire
  1. "Tattooed Millionaire"
    Released: 11 April 1990
  2. "All the Young Dudes"
    Released: June 1990
  3. "Dive! Dive! Dive!"
    Released: August 1990
  4. "Born in '58"
    Released: 25 March 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

The album project began when Dickinson was asked to record a song for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, and so wrote "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter". Collaborating with future Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, Dickinson began creating a solo album which was fundamentally different from his works with Iron Maiden, with a hard rock sound that is less progressive. "Bring your Daughter..." wasn't included on the original release, as Iron Maiden planned to record an alternate version for their 1990 album No Prayer for the Dying, which went on to become the band's only number one single on the UK Singles Chart to date.

The album did however yield four Top 40 singles in the UK, with the lead and title single "Tattooed Millionaire", reaching No. 18. A cover of the David Bowie penned, Mott the Hoople hit "All the Young Dudes", was also a relative success, reaching No. 23.[4]

Track listings

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All tracks are written by Bruce Dickinson and Janick Gers, except where noted

Original track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Son of a Gun" 5:55
2."Tattooed Millionaire" 4:28
3."Born in '58" 3:40
4."Hell on Wheels" 3:39
5."Gypsy Road" 4:02
6."Dive! Dive! Dive!" 4:41
7."All the Young Dudes" (Mott the Hoople cover)David Bowie3:50
8."Lickin' the Gun" 3:17
9."Zulu Lulu" 3:28
10."No Lies"Dickinson6:17
2002 Sony Legacy edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Spirit of Joy" (Arthur Brown cover)Arthur Brown, Michael Harris3:12
12."Darkness Be My Friend"Dickinson2:01
13."Sin City" (AC/DC cover)Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young4:37
14."Winds of Change" 4:14
15."Riding with the Angels" (live, Russ Ballard cover)Russ Ballard4:20
2005 expanded edition (second CD)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (original soundtrack version)Dickinson5:01
2."Ballad of Mutt" 3:35
3."Winds of Change" 3:23
4."Darkness Be My Friend"Dickinson2:03
5."Sin City"Scott, A. Young, M. Young4:40
6."Dive! Dive! Dive!" (live) 4:43
7."Riding with the Angels" (live)Ballard4:20
8."Sin City" (live)Scott, A. Young, M. Young4:49
9."Black Night" (live, Deep Purple cover)Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice4:33
10."Son of a Gun" (live) 5:54
11."Tattooed Millionaire" (live) 4:35

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[5] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 39
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 14
US Billboard 200[10] 100

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Tattooed Millionaire - Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2020. This album is full of glossy and lighthearted pop-metal that wouldn't be out of place on an album by Winger, Bon Jovi, or Def Leppard.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Kühnemund, Götz (1990). "Review Album : Bruce Dickinson - Tattooed Millionaire". Rock Hard (in German). No. 40. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Bruce Dickinson Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bruce Dickinson – Tattooed Millionaire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bruce Dickinson – Tattooed Millionaire". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bruce Dickinson – Tattooed Millionaire". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bruce Dickinson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Bruce Dickinson – Tattooed Millionaire". British Phonographic Industry.
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