Released 21 April 2008 (Europe) Length 59:14 Release date 18 April 2008 | Recorded 2007 Artist Whitesnake Label Warner Music Japan | |
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Studio Casa DALA and Clear Lake Audio, Los Angeles, Snakebyte Studios, Lake Tahoe, Nevada Producer The Brutal Brothers (David Coverdale, Doug Aldrich, Michael McIntyre) Good to Be Bad
(2008) 30th Anniversary Collection
(2008) Genres Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues rock Similar Whitesnake albums, Hard rock albums | ||
Good to Be Bad is the tenth studio album by Whitesnake released in April 2008.
Contents
This is the first album of new studio material in a decade, since 1997's Restless Heart, not including the four new tracks recorded for the 2006 live album Live: In the Shadow of the Blues. The album charted at number 8 on the Top Independent albums, number 23 on the Top Canadian albums, number 62 on the Billboard 200 charts, and number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.
Tour
After the release of the album, a tour began on 23 March 2008 in Wellington, New Zealand. The Australian concerts were followed by concerts in South America, Europe, Japan and North America. The tour went to forty countries. It ended on 14 June 2009 at Download Festival in Donington Park, UK. Seven songs from the new album were performed. Former Whitesnake band member Adrian Vandenberg guested on two concerts.
Awards
In November 2008, Good to Be Bad won the Classic Rock Award for "Album of the Year".
The Dinosaur Rock Guitar forum honored the album with a 2008 Dino Award for "Best Album of the Year".
Track listings
All tracks written by David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich, except where indicated.
Whitesnake
Production
Songs
1Best Years5:16
2Can You Hear the Wind Blow5:04
3Call On Me5:02