If You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick 'Em

1988 studio album by Ted Nugent

Studio album by

Ted Nugent

Released

February 1988

Recorded

1987

Studio

Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Genre

Hard rock, glam metal

Length

40:12

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Tom Werman, Duane Baron, John Purdell, Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent chronology

Little Miss Dangerous
(1986)

If You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick 'Em
(1988)

Spirit of the Wild
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Classic Rock	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[3]

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

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
No.	Title	Length
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
No.	Title	Length
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

Musicians

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

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

^ 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.