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A Little Ain't Enough

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Released
  
January 1991 (1991-01)

Length
  
53:03

Release date
  
15 January 1991

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Recorded
  
1990

Artist
  
David Lee Roth

Producer
  
Bob Rock

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Hard rock

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A Little Ain't Enough (1991)
  
Your Filthy Little Mouth (1994)

Similar
  
David Lee Roth albums, Heavy metal albums

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A Little Ain't Enough is the third full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, released in January 1991 through Warner Music Group. It was certified gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) a week after joining the band. He managed to finish recording the album, but was unable to tour in support of the album, as his condition left him with little strength in his hands.

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The profile of the album was initially increased by the controversy surrounding the promotional music video released for the album's first single, "A Lil' Ain't Enough"; featuring barely dressed women and oddly dressed little people, the video was banned from MTV shortly after its initial airing. A second single and video was released for the song "Sensible Shoes" but airplay on MTV was limited secondary to the provocative nature of the video.

The album is seen as the beginning of Roth's commercial decline, as there was a drop-off in sales from his prior two albums. Timing is seen as a factor in the album not selling as successfully as his prior works. Within a year of the album's release, the Seattle grunge movement had created a sea-change in rock, and Roth's brand of hard rock was considered, by mainstream audiences, as obsolete. Still, A Little Ain't Enough is something of a fan favorite and many view it as his most under appreciated album. Although the album went out of print on the Warner Bros. label in 1996, it was later reissued (in remastered form) in 2007 through the Friday Music label.

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Personnel

  • David Lee Roth – vocals, harmonica, concept
  • Jason Becker – lead guitar
  • Steve Hunter – slide guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Paul Baron – brass
  • Gregg Bissonette – percussion, drums
  • Matt Bissonette – bass, vocals
  • Derry Byrne – brass
  • Brian Dobbs – engineer
  • Tom Keenlyside – brass
  • Marc LaFrance – backing vocals
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Jim McGillveray – percussion
  • Ian Putz – brass
  • Bob Rock – producer, mixing
  • Randy Staub – engineer
  • David Steele – backing vocals
  • Chris Taylor – engineer
  • Brett Tuggle – keyboards, vocals
  • John Webster – keyboards
  • Pete Angelus – concept
  • Jim Pezzullo – art direction, design
  • Chart performance

    Album – Billboard (North America)

    Singles – Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1A Lil' Ain't Enough4:42
    2Shoot It4:14
    3Lady Luck4:41

    References

    A Little Ain't Enough Wikipedia