One Vice at a Time

One Vice at a Time
Studio album by
Krokus
ReleasedFebruary 1982 (UK)[1]
March 17, 1982 (US)[2]
Recorded1981
StudioBattery (London)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length36:14
LabelArista
ProducerTony Platt, Krokus
Krokus chronology
Hardware
(1981) 		One Vice at a Time
(1982) 		Headhunter
(1983)
Singles from One Vice at a Time
  1. "Bad Boys Rag Dolls"
    Released: February 1982 (UK)[3]
  2. "Long Stick Goes Boom"
    Released: June 1982 (US)[4]
  3. "American Woman"
    Released: July 1982 (UK)[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[7]
Record Mirror[8]

One Vice at a Time is the sixth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 1982 by Arista Records. It is notable for the strong influence of Australian hard rock band AC/DC on the songs and production, and was the first album to feature Mark Kohler on rhythm guitar. It includes a cover of the Guess Who's song "American Woman". The song "Long Stick Goes Boom" is used in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictional in-game radio station "V-Rock".[9]

Bruce Dickinson, who at the time had just been hired as Iron Maiden's new lead vocalist, provides backing vocals on the track "I'm on the Run".[10] Producer Tony Platt was best known for his prior work as engineer with AC/DC.[10]

UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014.

The band's live album Long Stick Goes Boom: Live From Da House of Rust took its title from the lead-off song on this release.

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 472. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. March 12, 1982. p. 33. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Krokus singles".
  4. ^ "Great Rock discography". p. 472.
  5. ^ "Krokus singles".
  6. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Krokus One Vice at a Time review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  7. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  8. ^ Smith, Robin (13 February 1982). "Review: Krokus — One Vice at a Time" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 15. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via American Radio History.
  9. ^ KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - ONE VICE AT A TIME
  10. ^ a b KROKUS’ Metal Rendez-vous, Hardware, One Vice At A Time To Be Reissued in Deluxe Format