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==Musical style==

The record is reflects a style commonly characterised as "hair metal" or "[[glam metal]]"; the influence of [[New York City]] band [[KISS (band)|''KISS'']] upon the band's sound is unmistakable. Although stylistically similar to Poison’s debut album ''[[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]'', the record contained stronger song writing and improved production.

==Songs==

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==Production and marketing==

The album was recorded and mixed at ''Conway Recording Studios'' in [[Los Angeles, California]]. [[Paul Stanley]] offrom the band KissKISS was originally selected to produce the record, but was unable to fulfil the role due to scheduling conflicts. Instead, the band worked with Tom Werman. Werman was an experienced rock producer, having worked with artists such as [[Ted Nugent]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Twisted Sister]], and [[Mötley Crüe]].

The original front cover of the album, which featured model “Bambi” dressed as a luminous red [[demon]] with a protruding tongue, caused controversy amongst church and parental groups. In United States the album was released with a censored cover in which most of the model’s face was obscured (see further, [[censorship]]).