Shot in the Dark (album)
| Shot in the Dark | ||||
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| Released | August 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | June & December 1985, March 1986 | |||
| Studio | Total Access (Redondo Beach, California) | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 35:16 | |||
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| Producer | Wyn Davis, Alan Niven | |||
| Great White chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Shot in the Dark | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Shot in the Dark is the second studio album by American rock band Great White, released in 1986. It was originally released by Telegraph Records and distributed by Greenworld Entertainment. Later that same year it was picked up and re-issued by Capitol Records. The original issue featured a different intro to "She Shakes Me" (which was titled "Shake Me"), a different recording entirely of the song "Run Away", and a different mix of the several tracks. Great White's music in this album shows the transition from the pure heavy metal of the first album to a more blues-influenced style of heavy metal, paying homage to the great rock bands of the 1970s, like Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. This was the first album to feature drummer Audie Desbrow.
The album features one of the band's first well-known hits, a cover of The Angels song "Face the Day", as well as a cover of The Spencer Davis Group song "Gimme Some Lovin'"
The re-mastered CD release was on the Razor & Tie label and was remastered by Steve Hoffman.[6]
Track listing
[edit]- Side one
- "She Shakes Me" (Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven) – 3:25
- "What Do You Do" (Michael Lardie, Russell, Kendall) – 4:13
- "Face the Day" (John Brewster, Bernard "Doc" Neeson, Rick Brewster) – 5:21 (The Angels cover)
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Mervyn "Muff" Winwood) – 3:52 (The Spencer Davis Group cover)
- Side two
- "Shot in the Dark" (Kendall, Niven) – 4:52
- "Is Anybody There" (Russell, Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:57
- "Run Away" (Williams, Niven) – 4:18
- "Waiting for Love" (Williams, Kendall, Niven) – 4:19
- Japanese CD edition bonus track
- "Red House" (Jimi Hendrix) – 8:46
Personnel
[edit]Great White
[edit]- Jack Russell – lead vocals
- Mark Kendall – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Lorne Black – bass
- Audie Desbrow – drums
Additional musicians
[edit]- Michael Lardie – keyboards, backing vocals, engineer
- Jim Lang – keyboards
- Tyana Parr, Donald Ducksworth – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Wyn Davis – producer, engineer
- Alan Niven – producer on "Face the Day"
- Eddie Schreyer – mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 82 |
References
[edit]- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 341. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Great White Shot in the Dark review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ Oliver, Derek (August 7, 1986). "Jaws Sincerely!". Kerrang!. Vol. 126. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 289–290.
- ^ "Shot in the Dark – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ "Great White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
