Little Miss Dangerous

1986 studio album by Ted Nugent

Studio album by

Ted Nugent

Released

March 1986

Recorded

April–July, October-November 1985

Studio

Channel Recording (Burbank), Criteria, (Miami)

Genre

Hard rock, glam metal

Length

38:32

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Peter Solley, Michael Verdick, Ted Nugent, Doug Banker

Ted Nugent chronology

Penetrator
(1984)

Little Miss Dangerous
(1986)

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

Singles from Little Miss Dangerous

"High Heels in Motion"
Released: April 1986^[1]
"Little Miss Dangerous"
Released: July 1986

Little Miss Dangerous is the ninth studio album by American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent. It was released in March 1986 by Atlantic Records.

The single "Little Miss Dangerous" was Ted Nugent's most successful single in Australia. The track was featured in an episode of the same name of the American television series Miami Vice. The track "Angry Young Man" was also used in an episode of Miami Vice entitled "Definitely Miami", in which Nugent guest-starred as a pimp/drug dealer and was killed in a shoot-out with Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson).

A promotional video clip was produced for the song "Little Miss Dangerous".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Classic Rock	^[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[4]

AllMusic's John Franck was heavily dismissive of Little Miss Dangerous, stating that it may be "the worst Ted Nugent record ever released", and being "a sonic embarrassment" to be "avoid[ed] at all costs".^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except where indicated

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"High Heels in Motion"		3:35
2.	"Strangers"	Bill Conti, Nugent	3:53
3.	"Little Miss Dangerous"		4:50
4.	"Savage Dancer"		3:55
5.	"Crazy Ladies"		3:43

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"When Your Body Talks"	Ben Shultz, Eric Scott	3:16
7.	"My Little Red Book"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	3:06
8.	"Take Me Away"	Dave Amato, Nugent	3:14
9.	"Angry Young Man"		3:57
10.	"Painkiller"		6:02

Personnel

Band members

Ted Nugent – guitars, six-string bass, percussion, lead and backing vocals, producer, mixing
Dave Amato – rhythm guitar, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer, lead and backing vocals

Additional musicians

Patrick Leonard, David 'Hawk' Wolinski, Lawrence Dermer – keyboards and synthesizers
Ricky Phillips – bass, background vocals
Jay Ferguson – bass
Michael Mason – drums and percussion, background vocals
Joe Galdo, Duane Hitchings – keyboards
Rick Baron, Tommy Thayer, Sandy Slavin, Bobby Colomby, Robby Weaver, Jaime St. James, Carmine Appice – background vocals

Production

Peter Solley – producer, engineer, mixing
Michael Verdick – producer, engineer
Jim Sessody – engineer
Patrice Levinsohn – assistant engineer
Doug Banker – executive producer, management, background vocals
Dennis King – mastering
Bob Defrin – art direction
Eric Conn – 2001 edition digital remastering
Gary Graff – 2001 edition liner notes

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1986	Billboard 200 (US)^[5]	76

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1986	"Little Miss Dangerous"	Billboard Mainstream Rock (US)^[6]	22

References

^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp. 594–5. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
^ ^a ^b Franck, John. "Ted Nugent - Little Miss Dangerous review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 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. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
^ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Recording Industry Association of America. October 16, 2018.