Whitesnake (also known as Serpens Albus in Japan and 1987 in the UK and Eur… Read Full Bio ↴Whitesnake (also known as Serpens Albus in Japan and 1987 in the UK and Europe) is the eighth studio album by British hard rock band of the same name (Whitesnake), released in 1987. The album was a major crossover hit and one of the top-selling albums in the glam metal genre, eventually selling over eight million copies in the United States alone (and thus going eight times platinum). The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Its success even boosted its predecessor, Slide It In, from gold to double platinum status.
In Europe the album was called 1987 which featured a different running order and two extra tracks, "Looking for Love" and "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"; and in Japan the album was titled Serpens Albus which, in Latin, means "Whitesnake"). The two extra European tracks would be released in America in the 90s on Whitesnake's Greatest Hits.
After the album was recorded, lead singer David Coverdale fired the band members who had played on the recordings: John Sykes (guitar), who went on to found Blue Murder; Neil Murray (bass); and Aynsley Dunbar (drums). Adrian Vandenberg, who played on the solo to "Here I Go Again," joined the band on a full-time basis after the other members were gone.
The album produced three major crossover hit singles: the Led Zeppelin-influenced "Still of the Night", "Here I Go Again", the band's only #1 single in the U.S. and the power ballad "Is This Love", which reached #2 on the U.S. singles chart. They also had hits in Britain with the aforementioned three singles, as well as "Give Me All Your Love", which reached #18.
"Here I Go Again" and "Crying In The Rain" originally appeared on the Saints & Sinners album. These songs were rerecorded for the new release here. An alternate radio version of "Here I Go Again" of this album's recording did not appear on the album but was later included as a bonus track on Whitesnake's Greatest Hits.
All videos from the album earned substantial airplay on MTV in part due to appearances by Tawny Kitaen, then the wife of Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale.
The album's success paved the way for other Zeppelin-derived acts, such as Kingdom Come, to find commercial success in the U.S.
A remastered reissue of the album featuring a DVD with videoclips and live performances was released as a 20th anniversary edition.
In Europe the album was called 1987 which featured a different running order and two extra tracks, "Looking for Love" and "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"; and in Japan the album was titled Serpens Albus which, in Latin, means "Whitesnake"). The two extra European tracks would be released in America in the 90s on Whitesnake's Greatest Hits.
After the album was recorded, lead singer David Coverdale fired the band members who had played on the recordings: John Sykes (guitar), who went on to found Blue Murder; Neil Murray (bass); and Aynsley Dunbar (drums). Adrian Vandenberg, who played on the solo to "Here I Go Again," joined the band on a full-time basis after the other members were gone.
The album produced three major crossover hit singles: the Led Zeppelin-influenced "Still of the Night", "Here I Go Again", the band's only #1 single in the U.S. and the power ballad "Is This Love", which reached #2 on the U.S. singles chart. They also had hits in Britain with the aforementioned three singles, as well as "Give Me All Your Love", which reached #18.
"Here I Go Again" and "Crying In The Rain" originally appeared on the Saints & Sinners album. These songs were rerecorded for the new release here. An alternate radio version of "Here I Go Again" of this album's recording did not appear on the album but was later included as a bonus track on Whitesnake's Greatest Hits.
All videos from the album earned substantial airplay on MTV in part due to appearances by Tawny Kitaen, then the wife of Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale.
The album's success paved the way for other Zeppelin-derived acts, such as Kingdom Come, to find commercial success in the U.S.
A remastered reissue of the album featuring a DVD with videoclips and live performances was released as a 20th anniversary edition.
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Whitesnake
Whitesnake Lyrics
Bad Boys I know you, you know me I'm the black sheep of…
Children of the Night I'm getting ready I'm in the mood to fool around It's time…
Crying In The Rain A black cat moans When he's burning with the fever A stray…
Don't Turn Away You say your dreams are burned to ashes And your smiles…
Give Me All Your Love When I first saw you, baby You took my breath away I…
Here I Go Again I don't know where I'm going But I sure know where…
Is This Love I should have known better Than to let you go alone It's…
Still of the Night In the still of the night I hear the wolf…
Straight for the Heart I'm coming round to see you, Kicking down your door I've got…
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on Slide It In
You talk too much
Never saying what's on your mind
It's written on your face
And in the words you hide behind
I know what you want
I can see what you're looking for
I know what you want from me
And I'm gonna give you more
I'm gonna slide it in, right to the top
Slide it in, I ain't never gonna stop
Slide it in, right to the top
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in, slide it in, in baby
Sometimes you seem
Just like a stranger to me
But all the games you play
Make it so easy to see
You're looking for love
Though you try to deny
The things you put me through
Tell me what I've got to do to you
I'm gonna slide it in right to the top
Slide it in, I ain't never gonna stop
Slide it in, right to the top
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in
You talk too much
Always treating me so unkind
I know what I've got to do
To get me some peace of mind
I'm gonna slide it in, right to the top
Slide it in, I ain't never gonna stop
Slide it in, right to the top
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in
Slide it in, right to the top
Slide it in, I ain't never gonna stop
Slide it in, right to the top
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in, slide it
Slide it in, slide it in
Right to the top, baby