Take a Bite was recorded at a very low time for Girlschool because, despite the very good reviews for the previous album
Nightmare at Maple Cross, they had not succeeded in regaining the fan base support in the UK which they had in the early 80s and they could not improve the sales of their album worldwide for the lack of a US release. The band had hoped to record the new album with their long-time producer
Vic Maile, who was not available because of his illness. The album was instead produced by
Monty Python's collaborator André Jacquemin at Redwood Studios, which are co-owned by Jacquemin and actor
Michael Palin, member of the British comedy group Monty Python. The same studios had been utilised by
Motörhead to record their album ''
Rock 'n' Roll'' the year before. The recording and mixing sessions took a very long time because, to save money, they were scheduled on 'dead time' in the middle of the night, when the studio was empty. On the contrary, the artwork, photos and packaging are the result of a rushed work done in less than a week. The song "Head over Heels" contains a text written by Motörhead bassist
Lemmy on a napkin, during a night out in a pub with McAuliffe and other friends. The album contains also the cover of
Sweet's single "
Fox on the Run", taken from the album
Desolation Boulevard of 1974.
Enigma Records, which produced the album in America, released two promo singles for the songs "Head over Heels" and "Fox on the Run" to be distributed to radio stations in the USA.
Roadrunner Records marketed the album in Europe. ==Track listing==