Still Of The Night
Bad Boys
Give Me All Your Love
Looking For Love
Crying In The Rain
Is This Love
Straight For The Heart
Don't Turn Away
Children Of The Night
Here I Go Again
You're Gonna Break My Heart Again
Frogtoon Music Album Info: 1987
Published: 03 Mar 2016, 03:12
Whitesnake Also Known As Serpens Albus In Japan And 1987 In The UK And Europe Is The Eighth Studio Album By British Hard Rock Band Of The Same Name Whitesnake Released In 1987. The Album Was A Major Crossover Hit And One Of The Top-Selling Albums In The Glam Metal Genre Eventually Selling Over Eight Million Copies In The United States Alone And Thus Going Eight Times Platinum . The Album Peaked At #2 On The Billboard 200 Chart. Its Success Even Boosted Its Predecessor Slide It In From Gold To Double Platinum Status. In Europe The Album Was Called 1987 Which Featured A Different Running Order And Two Extra Tracks "Looking For Love" And "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" And In Japan The Album Was "titled" / "catch Phrased" On The Obi Strips As Serpens Albus Because Of The Text On The Albums Artwork Which In Latin Means "Whitesnake" . The Two Extra European Tracks Would Be Released In America In The 90s On Whitesnake's Greatest Hits. After The Album Was Recorded Lead Singer David Coverdale Fired The Band Members Who Had Played On The Recordings John Sykes Guitar Who Went On To Found Blue Murder Neil Murray Bass And Aynsley Dunbar Drums . Adrian Vandenberg Who Played On The Solo To "Here I Go Again " Joined The Band On A Full-Time Basis After The Other Members Were Gone. The Album Produced Three Major Crossover Hit Singles The Led Zeppelin-Influenced "Still Of The Night" "Here I Go Again" The Band's Only #1 Single In The U.S. And The Power Ballad "Is This Love" Which Reached #2 On The U.S. Singles Chart. They Also Had Hits In Britain With The Aforementioned Three Singles As Well As "Give Me All Your Love" Which Reached #18. "Here I Go Again" And "Crying In The Rain" Originally Appeared On The Saints & Sinners Album. These Songs Were Rerecorded For The New Release Here. An Alternate Radio Version Of "Here I Go Again" Of This Album's Recording Did Not Appear On The Album But Was Later Included As A Bonus Track On Whitesnake's Greatest Hits. All Videos From The Album Earned Substantial Airplay On MTV In Part Due To Appearances By Tawny Kitaen Then The Wife Of Whitesnake Lead Singer David Coverdale. The Album's Success Paved The Way For Other Zeppelin-Derived Acts Such As Kingdom Come To Find Commercial Success In The U.S. A Remastered Reissue Of The Album Featuring A DVD With Videoclips And Live Performances Was Released As A 20th Anniversary Edition. Track Listing
All Songs Written By David Coverdale And John Sykes Except Where Noted. North American Version
"Crying In The Rain 87" Coverdale – 5 37 "Bad Boys" – 4 09 "Still Of The Night" – 6 41 "Here I Go Again 87" Coverdale Bernie Marsden – 4 35 "Give Me All Your Love" – 3 30 "Is This Love" – 4 45 "Children Of The Night" – 4 24 "Straight For The Heart" – 3 40 "Don't Turn Away" – 5 11 European Version 1987 "Still Of The Night" – 6 36 "Bad Boys" – 4 06 "Give Me All Your Love" – 3 31 "Looking For Love" – 6 33 Not On US Release "Crying In The Rain 87" Coverdale – 5 37 "Is This Love" – 4 43 "Straight For The Heart" – 3 39 "Don't Turn Away" – 5 10 "Children Of The Night" – 4 24 "Here I Go Again 87" Coverdale Marsden – 4 34 "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" – 4 11 Not On US Release "Here I Go Again" Radio Mix Bonus Track - 3 53 The Two Tracks Not On The US Release Were Eventually Given An American Release On Whitesnake's Greatest Hits. For Here I Go Again And Crying In The Rain The "87" Is Not Actually Part Of The Song Title. Rather It Has Been Included To Avoid Confusion With The Earlier Versions Of These Songs That Appeared On Older Whitesnake Albums. Track 12 Is Included In Greatest Hits Compilation Released In 1994 20th Anniversary Edition
CD Bonus Tracks Live...In The Shadow Of The Blues Give Me All Your Love Is This Love Here I Go Again Still Of The Night DVD The Videos "Trilogy" Still Of The Night Here I Go Again Is This Love Give Me All Your Love Live...In The Still Of The Night Give Me All Your Love Is This Love Here I Go Again Still Of The Night Singles
"Here I Go Again 87" "Is This Love" "Still Of The Night" "Give Me All Your Love" Personnel
David Coverdale – Lead Vocals John Sykes – Guitar Backing Vocals Neil Murray – Bass Aynsley Dunbar – Drums Special Guests
Don Airey – Keyboards Bill Cuomo – Keyboards Adrian Vandenberg – Guitar Solo "Here I Go Again 87" Dann Huff - Guitar "Here I Go Again 87" - Radio Mix/Edit Version Denny Carmassi - Drums "Here I Go Again 87" - Radio Mix/Edit Version Vivian Campbell - Guitar Solo "Give Me All Your Love" - Radio Mix/Edit Version Additional
Produced By Mike Stone & Keith Olsen Mixed By Keith Olsen At Goodnight LA Mastered By Greg Fulginiti At Artisan Sound Recorders John Kalodner - A&R Cover By Hugh Syme Chart Positions Album
Year Chart Position 1987 The Billboard 200 2 1987 U.K. Albums Chart 8 Singles
Year Single Chart Position 1987 "Still Of The Night" The Billboard Hot 100 79 1987 "Still Of The Night" Mainstream Rock Tracks 18 1987 "Here I Go Again" The Billboard Hot 100 1 1987 "Here I Go Again" Mainstrean Rock Tracks 3 1987 "Is This Love" The Billboard Hot 100 2 1987 "Is This Love" Mainstrean Rock Tracks 13 1988 "Give Me All Of Your Love" The Billboard Hot 100 48 1987 "Give Me All Of Your Love" Mainstrean Rock Tracks 22 Trivia Lists Of Miscellaneous Information Should Be Avoided. Please Relocate Any Relevant Information Into Appropriate Sections Or Articles. October 2007 In The Video For "Still Of The Night" Part Of The Instrumental String Interlude Is Visualized Using A Bow On An Electric Guitar But The Strings Were Recorded By Don Airey Using Either A Synthesizer Or A Sampler. The Videos For "Still Of The Night" "Here I Go Again" "Is This Love" And "Give Me All Your Love" Apart Of David Coverdale Himself Feature The Touring Line-Up Of Vivian Campbell Adrian Vandenberg Rudy Sarzo And Tommy Aldridge Though They Never Took Part On The Recordings Except For Vandenberg Who Played On The Solo For "Here I Go Again" And Campbell Who Re-Recorded The Solo For The Video And Single Version Of "Give Me All Your Love".