Can't Get There from Here

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Can't Get There from Here
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Studio album by Great White
Released 6 July 1999
Recorded 22 May 1998 – 14 Jun 1998
Studio 710 Studios, Redondo Beach and The Barn Studio, Santa Rosa, California
Genre Hard rock
Length51:45
Label Portrait
Producer Jack Blades
Great White chronology
Gallery
(1999)		Can't Get There from Here
(1999)		 The Best of Great White
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [2]

Can't Get There from Here is the ninth studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in 1999. The track "Rollin' Stoned" was released as a promo single and received airplay on mainstream rock radio. [3]

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Great White American hard rock band

Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The band gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy". The band reached their peak popularity with the album ...Twice Shy in 1989.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rollin' Stoned" (Michael Lardie, Jack Russell, Jack Blades) - 4:08
  2. "Ain't No Shame" (Lardie, Russell, Don Dokken, Blades) - 4:19
  3. "Silent Night" (Russell, Lardie, Blades) - 4:49
  4. "Saint Lorraine" (Russell, Lardie, Blades) - 4:04
  5. "In the Tradition" (Gary Burr, Blades) - 2:59
  6. "Freedom Song" (Mark Kendall, Russell, Lardie) - 4:36
  7. "Gone to the Dogs" (Russell, Kendall, Lardie, Dokken) - 2:42
  8. "Wooden Jesus" (Lardie, Russell, Dokken) - 4:23
  9. "Sister Mary" (Lardie, Alan Niven) - 4:54
  10. "Loveless Age" (Russell, Lardie, Blades) - 5:22
  11. "Psychedelic Hurricane" (Russell, Todd Griffin, Tim Henley) - 4:15
  12. "Hey Mister" (Russell, Lardie) - 5:07
  13. "The Good Die Young" (Jeff Pilson, Dokken) - 5:12 (bonus track on Japanese version)

Personnel

Band members

Jack Russell (musician) American singer

Jack Russell, is an American rock vocalist. He is a founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.

Mark Kendall is a lead guitarist born in Loma Linda, California. He is best known for being the founding member and lead guitar player of the band Dante Fox, which later became Great White.

Michael Lardie Musician, record producer

Michael Lardie is multi-platinum and Grammy nominated American musician and producer, known for his memberships in Great White and Night Ranger. He was born on September 8, 1958, in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in Sacramento, California.

Production

Jack Blades American musician

Jack Martin Blades is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger, and Damn Yankees. He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw Blades, and has done work alongside the Tak Matsumoto Group. His most recent efforts include a second solo CD. He is also a member of the band Revolution Saints.

Don Dokken American musician

Donald Maynard Dokken is an American heavy metal vocalist, best known for being the lead singer, occasional guitarist, and founder of the band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American hard rock and heavy metal.

Paul McPhee is an American artist born and raised in Southern California, who lives in Martha’s Vineyard Island. He grew up with a love for the sea. He started his art career with painting marine life art and has expanded his talents by creating designs of many genres. This includes album covers, working with movie studios, fine art for worldwide events and tournaments, and non-profit and charitable organizations. McPhee is partnered with Martha’s Vineyard Screenprinting Co. designing apparel and accessories.

Charts

Album

Album - Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
24 July 1999 Billboard 200 (USA) [4] 192

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1999"Rollin' Stoned" Mainstream Rock (USA) [5] 8

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 179. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ↑ "Great White — Can't Get There from Here". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Can't Get There from Here Billboard Albums". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Can't Get There from Here Billboard Singles". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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