Hooked (Great White album)

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Hooked
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Studio album by
Great White
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1991 (1991-02-18) [1]
RecordedSeptember–November 1990
Studio Total Access (Redondo Beach, California)
Genre Hard rock [2]
Length51:51
Label Capitol
Producer
Great White chronology
...Twice Shy
(1989)		Hooked
(1991)		 Psycho City
(1992)
Singles from Hooked
  1. "Congo Square"
    Released: February 4, 1991 (UK) [3]
  2. "Call It Rock n' Roll"
    Released: March 6, 1991 (Japan) [4]
  3. "Desert Moon"
    Released: May 1991 (US)

The original album cover art was photographed by fashion photographer John Scarpati and features a nude female model (Kristine Rose) being hoisted out of the sea by a large hook. The cover was judged too risque by the label and replaced by art director Hugh Syme shortly after the initial pressing with an alternative cover that has the hook still below the sea level and the model partially submerged, so that only her head and arms are visible. The initial Japanese pressing retained the original cover, and added a bonus CD entitled Live in New York, recorded at Electric Lady Studios on May 31, 1991. [9]

Desert Moon

The song "Desert Moon" was a minor hit and on February 20, 2003, was Great White's live opening song during which pyrotechnics ignited The Station nightclub fire, killing 100 people, including the band’s then-lead guitarist Ty Longley. The band did not perform "Desert Moon" live until the band toured to support the release of Back to the Rhythm.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Call It Rock N' Roll"Tony Montana, Michael Lardie, Alan Niven, Jack Russell, Mark Kendall3:56
2."The Original Queen of Sheba"Rick Brewster, Niven, Lardie4:39
3."Cold Hearted Lovin'"Mark Anderson, Niven, Russell4:19
4."Can't Shake It" (The Angels cover) John Brewster, Bernard Neeson, R. Brewster4:45
5."Lovin' Kind"Lardie, Niven4:45
6."Heartbreaker"Lardie, Niven, Kendall, Russell6:44
7."Congo Square"Kendall, Niven6:57
8."South Bay Cities"Niven, Lardie5:25
9."Desert Moon"Lardie, Niven, Kendall, Russell4:32
10."Afterglow" (Small Faces cover) Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane 5:49
Total length:51:51
Japanese 2005 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Train to Nowhere" (Savoy Brown cover) Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden 4:31
12."Weak Brain and Narrow Mind" (Willie Dixon cover)Willie Dixon3:12
13."Down at the Doctor (featuring Clarence Clemons)" (Dr. Feelgood cover) Mickey Jupp 3:41
14."The Hunter" (Albert King cover)Carl Wells, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones 4:12
Total length:67:27
Live in New York
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:35
2."Train to Nowhere"4:34
3."Cold Hearted Lovin'"4:34
4."The Hunter"4:24
5."Desert Moon"4:15
6."Band Intro's"1:04
7."Weak Brain and Narrow Mind"3:04
8."Rock Me"7:49
9."Down at the Doctor"3:24
10."Can't Shake It"4:46
11."Once Bitten, Twice Shy"6:13
Total length:44:42

Personnel

Great White

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [1] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "American album certifications – Great White – Hooked". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Hooked – Great White". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . February 2, 1991. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Great White".
  5. ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 178. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  6. 1 2 Clark-Meads, Jeff (March 5, 1991). "Hooked review". Q . Vol. 55. p. 68.
  7. ↑ "Hooked Billboard Singles". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Hooked Billboard Albums". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Great White Live in New York". Heavy Harmonies.com. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1503". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Great White – Hooked" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Great White – Hooked". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Great White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Great White – Hooked". Music Canada.
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