Great White is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The band peaked with several albums during the mid-to-late 1980s,including the platinum-selling records Once Bitten (1987) and ...Twice Shy (1989),and those albums' singles "Rock Me" and "Once Bitten,Twice Shy" received considerable airplay through radio and MTV. They charted two Top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100,with "Once Bitten,Twice Shy" and "The Angel Song." They continued to release new material into the 1990s. The band is named after both the shark with the same name,and guitarist Mark Kendall's former stage nickname.
Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience,released in October 1968. A double album,it was the only record from the Experience with production solely credited to Hendrix. The band's most commercially successful release and its only number one album,it was released by Reprise Records in the United States on October 16,1968,and by Track Records in the UK nine days later. By mid-November,it had reached number 1 on the Billboard Top LPs chart,spending two weeks there. In the UK it peaked at number 6,where it spent 12 weeks on the British charts.
Axis:Bold as Love is the second studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was first released by Track Records in the United Kingdom on December 1,1967,only seven months after the release of the group's highly successful debut album,Are You Experienced. In the United States,Reprise Records delayed the release until the following month. The album reached the top ten in the album charts in both countries.
Band of Gypsys is a live album by Jimi Hendrix and the first without his original group,the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was recorded on January 1,1970,at the Fillmore East in New York City with R&B musicians Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums,a grouping frequently referred to as the Band of Gypsys. The album mixes funk and R&B elements with Hendrix's psychedelic rock guitar and wah pedal-based jamming,an approach which later became the basis of funk rock. It contains previously unreleased songs and was the last full-length Hendrix album released before his death six months later.
...Twice Shy is the fourth studio album by American rock band Great White. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career,a cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten,Twice Shy" and "The Angel Song",which reached No. 5 and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100,respectively. Another single,"House of Broken Love",was inspired by the painful relationship break-ups that vocalist Jack Russell and guitarist Mark Kendall had recently gone through. The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA in September 1989. This is the first album to feature bassist Tony Montana.
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.
"Burning of the Midnight Lamp" is a song recorded by English-American rock trio the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Written by frontman Jimi Hendrix and produced by band manager Chas Chandler,it features R&B group Sweet Inspirations on backing vocals.
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".
Once Bitten is the third studio album by American glam metal band Great White. It was released on June 17,1987,by Capitol Records. The album became a commercial success,selling more than one million copies and being certified Platinum in April 1988. The anthem "Rock Me" became a hit single,charting in September 1987,and is one of Great White's best known songs. AllMusic explains in their review that it brought Great White a broader audience. "Save Your Love" also charted,becoming their most famous power ballad at the time,in February 1988. "Lady Red Light" and "All Over Now" would become fan favorites and be included among 15 tracks on their later retrospective,"Absolute Hits". It was the band's last album to feature bassist Lorne Black.
Hooked is the fifth studio album by American rock band Great White,released on February 18,1991. Though lacking a recognizable hit single and not as commercially successful as ...Twice Shy,it still managed to peak at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album was certified gold in April 1991. It was the band's last album to feature Tony Montana on bass guitar.
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",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.
Out of the Night is the first release by American hard rock band Great White in 1983. It was independently released and sold more than 8,000 copies in less than three months,with the band supporting Dokken in their 1983 US tour. This led to EMI picking up the band for their first full-length,self-titled LP. It was reissued as On Your Knees by Enigma Records in 1987,likely to capitalize on the band's growing popularity due to the album Once Bitten....
Recovery:Live! is a live album released by the American hard rock band Great White originally in 1988. Several versions of the album were released,with variations in both covers and track listings. The US version features five cover songs recorded direct-to-2-track in 1986,as well as five live songs from 1983. The CD release added the songs from the EP On Your Knees as a bonus,though another version of the CD exists that lists the EP,but does not actually contain it. It only contains the ten songs found on the original vinyl LP,and has a different mastering than the 15-track disc. The ten track CD variation is the Columbia Record Club edition. The European release replaces tracks 6–10 with five songs from a 1987 Marquee show. The Japanese version is a different and includes five tracks from the US version,two tracks from the Live at the Ritz promo CD,and five studio tracks from the Shot In The Dark and Once Bitten albums.
Psycho City is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band Great White,released on September 14,1992. It was the last studio album produced for Capitol Records,with the exception of the 1993 compilation The Best of Great White:1986–1992. It was reissued in 1999 by French label Axe Killer with four bonus tracks.
Sail Away is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Great White,released in 1994. It was a much mellower effort,dominated by acoustic guitars and laid back performances. Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band plays the sax solo on "Gone with the Wind". This is the band's first and only recording with bassist Teddy Cook,as well as their first release for Zoo Entertainment. The original issue came with a bonus CD entitled Anaheim Live. Though these CD's state that the bonus disc was part of a limited edition pressing,no other pressings on CD were made without Anaheim Live,likely because of the poor sales of the album.
Let it Rock is the eighth studio album by the American hard rock band Great White,released in 1996. It was recorded after their split with long-time manager and co-writer Alan Niven. After the acoustic sound of 1994's Sail Away,the band was determined to return to their hard rock roots.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album released by the American hard rock band Great White in 2001. The album is perhaps the most widely available greatest hits package from the band,who have had several packages released,many without their express consent. A track from their previously unreleased MTV Unplugged session is included in this album.
Back to the Rhythm is the tenth studio album by American rock band Great White and first album of original material in about eight years. In 2006,Mark Kendall and Jack Russell wrote 15 songs for this comeback album. The album was recorded in just 24 days during March 2007 in Belmont,California. Back to the Rhythm was mixed,produced,and engineered by Michael Lardie with all members of the group contributing to the final mix.
Gary Holland is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer who worked in the 1980s with bands originating from California. He is perhaps best known for being the original drummer in Great White and for his brief stint in Dokken. He later played as a session musician and soundtrack contributor.
"Save Your Love" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Great White. It was the second single from their 1987 album Once Bitten. The model Traci Martinson appeared in the video for "Save Your Love". Also appearing in the video was then-new bassist Tony Montana,who replaced Lorne Black.
