Skin on Skin (album)

Skin on Skin
Studio album by Vanity
Released	May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24)
Recorded	1985–1986 Fiddlers Recording Studio Soundcastle Recording Studio
Genre	R&B
Length	34:38
Label	Motown 9-6102
Producer	Skip Drinkwater Tommy Faragher
Vanity chronology
The Last Dragon (1985) Skin on Skin (1986) Action Jackson (1988)
Singles from Skin on Skin
"Under the Influence" Released: April 12, 1986 "Animals" Released: September 5, 1986

Skin on Skin is the second and final studio album by Canadian singer Vanity, released on May 24, 1986, by Motown Records. ^[1] This out of print recording was originally released on LP (6167ML) and cassette (6167MC) through Motown Records and distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola. The album features the R&B singles "Under the Influence" and "Animals".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "Under the Influence" "masks her vocal limitations enough to seem listenable." ^[2]

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Under the Influence"	Robbie Nevil Tommy Faragher Tony Haynes	5:08
2.	"Manhunt"	J.P. Charles Mark Holding	4:08
3.	"Romantic Voyage"	David Paul Bryant Gardner Cole	4:50
4.	"Confidential"	Mark Mueller Robbie Nevil Tommy Faragher	4:20

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Animals"	J.P. Charles Mark Holding	4:46
6.	"Skin on Skin"	Gary Osborne Johnny Warman	4:11
7.	"Gun Shy"	Mark Holding Tommy Faragher	3:44
8.	"Ouch"	Dennis Herring Michael E. Dunlap Tommy Faragher	4:17
9.	"In the Jungle"	Jay Gruska Paul Gordon	5:24

Personnel

Vanity – lead vocals Robbie Nevil – guitar (tracks: 1, 4) Gardner Cole – synthesizer (tracks: 3) Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5) Alfie Silas – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9) Dee Dee Bellson – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5) Donna DeLory – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 6) Jean Johnson – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 8) Von Faggett – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7) Carl Anderson, Joe Pizzulo, Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (tracks: 9) Rege Burrell – backing vocals

Technical Dave Bianco – engineer Dennis Mackay – engineer Keith Seppanen – engineer Greg Fulginiti – mastering Matthew Rolston – photography Janet Levinson – design "The Buck" – executive producer Skip Drinkwater – producer Tommy Faragher – producer

Recorded in California at Fiddlers Recording Studio, Hollywood; Preferred Sound, West Hollywood; Baby 'O Recorders, Hollywood; Summa Studio, West Hollywood; Soundcastle Recording Studios, Los Angeles; & Yamaha Research & Development Studio, Glendale.
Mixed at Yamaha Research & Development Studio except "Under The Influence" mixed at Soundcastle Recording Studios. Mastered at Artisan Sound, Hollywood, California

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	66
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3]	18

• Billboard R&B Albums (spent 19 weeks on the chart). ^[1]

Singles

Year	Title	US Pop [4]	US R&B	US Dance [5]
1986	"Under the Influence"	56	9	6
	"Animals"	—	—	—

References

1. "Vanity Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 733.
3. "Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-03-09.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.  739. ISBN   0-89820-155-1.
5. Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-08-18