Hollywood Vampires is the third studio album by the American glam metal band L.A. Guns, released in 1991. While no track from the album topped the charts (and the band's success declined soon afterwards as their style fell out of commercial favor), the album has a more melodic pop metal sound than the band's previous albums, with many background harmony vocals, layered guitars and additional keyboard tracks.
The album starts in a more somber note with "Over the Edge", which was used in the film Point Break, but the bulk of it consists of standard hard rockers, such as "Kiss My Love Goodbye" and "My Koo Ka Choo". The band aims for the ballad hit several times, in "Crystal Eyes", "It's Over Now" and the 1950s-style "I Found You", attempting to repeat the earlier success of their major single "The Ballad of Jayne". "Kiss my Love Goodbye" is featured in the 1992 comedy film Ladybugs.
The Japan pressing adds the original version of "Ain't the Same" from the Cuts EP, with the addition of several saxophone solos. The original CD and cassette releases featured a 3D photo cover and a small pair of 3D glasses was included designed by John Kosh.
Personnel
L.A. Guns
Phil Lewis – lead vocals
Tracii Guns – lead guitar, backing vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitar, slide guitar, theremin
Mick Cripps – guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, string arrangements
Kelly Nickels – bass, backing vocals
Steve Riley – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Kevin Savigar – string arrangements
John Townsend – additional backing vocals
Production
Michael James Jackson – production, engineering
Chris Minto, Micajah Ryan, Pat Regan, Will Rogers – engineering
Jamie Seyberth, Jim Wirt, Ken Allroyd – assistant engineering
David Thoener, Micajah Ryan, Mick Guzauski – mixing at A&M Studios, Conway Studios and Lighthouse Studios, Hollywood, California
Rob Jazco, Ed Korengo, Gil Morales, Kevin Becka – assistant mixing
Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles
Mark Sullivan – production coordination