Metal Health

Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American hair metal band Quiet Riot. It was released in 1983 (see 1983 in music), bolstered by a #1 first single, "Cum on Feel the Noize" (Slade cover). Metal Health was the first heavy metal album to hit #1 on the Billboard Music Charts pop albums list.

Track listing

1. Metal Health (Banali/Cavazo/Cavazo/DuBrow)
2. Cum on Feel the Noize (Holder/Lea)
3. Don't Wanna Let You Go (Cavazo/DuBrow)
4. Slick Black Cadillac (DuBrow)
5. Love's a Bitch (DuBrow)
6. Breathless (Cavazo/DuBrow)
7. Run for Cover (Cavazo/DuBrow)
8. Battle Axe (Cavazo)
9. Let's Get Crazy (DuBrow)
10. Thunderbird (DuBrow)

Personnel

• Quiet Riot - Artwork
• Riot Squad - Vocals (bckgr)
• Charles Wright
• Frankie Banali - Percussion, Cymbals, Drums, Vocals (bckgr), Tympani
• Duane Baron - Engineer
• Carlos Cavazo - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (bckgr)
• Kevin DuBrow - Vocals (bckgr)
• Tuesday Knight - Vocals (bckgr)
• Spencer Proffer - Vocals (bckgr), Producer
• Pat Regan - Keyboards
• Rudy Sarzo - Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar (Bass)
• Chuck Wright - Guitar (Bass), Vocals (bckgr)
• Donna Slattery - Vocals (bckgr)
• Jay Vigon - Art Direction, Design
• Sam Emerson - Photography
• Stan Watts - Illustrations
• Ron Sobol - Photography

Charting singles

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles

 1983	Bang Your Head  	Mainstream Rock	                No. 37
 1983	Cum On Feel The Noize	Mainstream Rock	                No. 7
 1983	Slick Black Cadillac	Mainstream Rock	                No. 32
 1983	Cum On Feel The Noize	Pop Singles	                No. 5
 1984	Bang Your Head     	The Billboard Hot 100	        No. 31
 1984	Cum On Feel The Noize	The Billboard Hot 100	        No. 20