Cool from the Wire

Cool from the Wire is the major-label debut album from American hard rock band Dirty Looks. It was released in 1988 on Atlantic Records. It includes the song "Oh Ruby", that received airplay on rock stations.^[2] "It’s Not the Way You Rock" was used in the film Johnny Be Good, and appeared on its soundtrack. The album peaked #134 in Billboard 200.^[3]

Cool from the Wire
Studio album by Dirty Looks
Released	1988
Genre	Hard rock
Length	41:21
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Max Norman
Dirty Looks chronology
I Want More (1987) Cool from the Wire (1988) Turn of the Screw (1989)
Singles from Cool from the Wire
"Can't Take My Eyes off of You" Released: 1988 "Oh Ruby" Released: 1988 "Wastin' My Time" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dirty Looks.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cool from the Wire"	3:34
2.	"It's Not the Way You Rock"	3:49
3.	"Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"	3:22
4.	"Oh Ruby"	4:07
5.	"Tokyo"	3:06
6.	"Wastin' My Time"	3:32
Total length:		21:30

Side B

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Put a Spell on You"	3:49
8.	"No Brains Child"	3:53
9.	"Get It Right"	4:17
10.	"It's a Bitch"	4:26
11.	"Get Off"	3:26
Total length:		19:51

Personnel

• Gene Barnett – drums
• Matt Lane – assistant engineer
• Paul Lidel – guitar, background vocals
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Phil Magnotti – assistant engineer
• Max Norman – producer
• Henrik Ostergaard – guitar, lead vocals
• Jack Pyers – bass