Under Lock and Key

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Under Lock and Key
Dokken - Under Lock and Key.jpg
Studio album by
Dokken
ReleasedNovember 22, 1985 (1985-11-22)
Studio
Genre Glam metal [1] [2] [3]
Length42:25
Label Elektra
Producer Neil Kernon, Michael Wagener
Dokken chronology
Tooth and Nail
(1984)		Under Lock and Key
(1985)		 Back for the Attack
(1987)
Singles from Under Lock and Key
  1. "The Hunter"
    Released: December 10, 1985 [4]
  2. "In My Dreams"
    Released: February 25, 1986 [5]
  3. "It's Not Love"
    Released: June 1986 [6]

Under Lock and Key is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 22, 1985, through Elektra Records. [7] The album reached No. 32 on the U.S. Billboard 200 [8] and remained on that chart for 67 weeks. [9] Two singles also charted: "The Hunter" and "In My Dreams", both reaching No. 25 and 24 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock respectively, with "In My Dreams" at No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. [10] Under Lock and Key was certified Gold on March 4, 1986, and Platinum on April 14, 1987. [7]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [11]

The album received mostly positive reviews. Eduardo Rivadavia in his review for AllMusic calls Under Lock and Key "quite possibly Dokken's most 'complete' album, with a little something for every type of fan", like "fist-pumping headbangers", extraordinary "bittersweet mid-paced rockers" ("Unchain the Night" and "The Hunter") and "saccharine ballads". Rivadavia recommends the album as the best introduction to new listeners of Dokken, but notes that heavy metal purists would likely prefer the band's 1984 album Tooth and Nail . [8]

Canadian journalist Martin Popoff considers the album "too weighted towards Def Leppard's fat-and-open formula rock", resulting "a bit subdued and predictable" in comparison with its predecessor. The band's glamorous look, the media exposure and George Lynch's "attempt to define the L.A. sound in his own image" do not save Under Lock and Key from sounding "like the work of a band just fed". [11]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original LP.

All tracks are written by Dokken

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Unchain the Night"5:19
2."The Hunter"4:07
3."In My Dreams"4:20
4."Slippin' Away"3:48
5."Lightnin' Strikes Again"3:48
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."It's Not Love"5:01
7."Jaded Heart"4:16
8."Don't Lie to Me"3:37
9."Will the Sun Rise"4:10
10."Til the Livin' End"3:59
Total length:42:25

Personnel

All credits adapted from the original LP.

Dokken

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1985-1986)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [12] 95
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [13] 56
US Billboard 200 [14] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeRank
Rolling Stone US50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time [1] 21
Metal Rules Top 50 Glam Metal Albums [2] 11

Unchain the Night

Unchain the Night
Unchain the Night.jpg
Video by
Dokken
Released27 October 1986 (1986-10-27)
Genre
Length44:30 [16]
Label Elektra/Asylum Records
Dokken video albums chronology
Unchain the Night
(1986)		 One Live Night
(1995)

The music videos produced for the singles from the three Dokken albums were featured on a longform videocassette release, Unchain the Night, by Elektra/Asylum Records through Elektra Entertainment. [17] That video debuted on Billboard's Top Music Video—Longform chart at No. 11 in January 1987, peaking at No. 5 that May. [18] The video collection was certified Gold in April 1987, and Platinum the following April. [7]

In 2007 the collection was re-released in DVD by Rhino Home Video through Warner Music Vision, debuting on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos chart at No. 27. [19]

VHS track listing

  1. "Into The Fire"
  2. "Just Got Lucky"
  3. "Breaking The Chains"
  4. "Alone Again"
  5. "The Hunter"
  6. "In My Dreams"
  7. "It's Not Love"

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [20] Platinum100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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