Stripped (Pretty Maids album)

Stripped
Studio album by Pretty Maids
Released	6 September 1993
Recorded	July 1992 and March 1993 at Werner Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark; Sony Music Studio; Studio One
Genre	Hard rock, acoustic rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Pretty Maids, Henrik Nilsson
Pretty Maids chronology
Offside (1992) Stripped (1993) Scream (1994)
Singles from Stripped
"If It Ain't Gonna Change" Released: 1993 "Please Don't Leave Me" Released: 10 July 1993

Stripped is the fifth studio album by the Danish hard rock/heavy metal band Pretty Maids, released on 6 September 1993 by Columbia Records. In 1992, Pretty Maids released an extended play with acoustic versions entitled Offside for the Japanese market. Due to the success of Offside, the band decided to record a full-length acoustic album with a mixture of new songs and cover songs. "Savage Heart" had previously been released on Jump the Gun (1990), and "Please Don't Leave Me", "In the Minds of the Young", "39" and "Heartbeat from Heaven" were released on Offside. The single "Please Don't Leave Me" reached number 10 on the Danish Singles Chart in 1993.

Track listing

All songs written by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer except where noted.

1. "If It Ain't Gonna Change" – 3:34
2. "Please Don't Leave Me" (Phil Lynott, John Sykes) – 3:20
3. "In the Minds of the Young" – 4:12
4. "Too Late, Loo Loud" – 3:31
5. "Say the Word" – 4:43
6. "39" (Brian May) 3:17
7. "Heartbeat from Heaven" – 3:49
8. "How Does It Feel" – 4:22
9. "I'll Be There" – 3:02
10. "Savage Heart" – 4:12

Personnel

Pretty Maids

• Ronnie Atkins – vocals, arrangement
• Ken Hammer – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, arrangement
• Kenn Jackson – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Michael Fast – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Dominic Gale – keyboards
• Henrik Nilsson – producer, mixing, engineer, additional keyboards
• Knud Linhard – engineer, backing vocals
• Morten Henningsen – engineer
• Allan Krohn – engineer