Released March 1986 Shot in the Dark
(1986) Once Bitten
(1987) Release date March 1986 Label Capitol Records | Length 35:16 Artist Great White Producer Alan Niven | |
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Recorded June and December 1985, March 1986 Studio Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California Genres Hard rock, Heavy metal, Glam metal Similar Great White albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Shot in the Dark is the second studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in 1986. It was originally released by Greenworld Entertainment and subsequently picked up and re-issued by Capitol Records. The original issue featured a different intro to "She Shakes Me" (which was titled "Shake Me"), as well as a completely different recording of "Run Away." These early versions made it to CD on a Japanese edition of 2005. Great White's music in this album shows the transition from the pure heavy metal of the first album to a more blues-influenced style of hard rock, paying homage to the great rock bands of the 1970s, like Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.
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The album features one of the band's first well-known hits, a cover of The Angels song "Face the Day."
The re-mastered CD release was on the Razor & Tie label and was remastered by Steve Hoffman.
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Track listing
- "She Shakes Me" (Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven) - 3:25
- "What Do You Do" (Michael Lardie, Russell, Kendall) - 4:13
- "Face the Day" (John Brewster, Bernard "Doc" Neeson, Rick Brewster) - 5:20 (The Angels cover)
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Mervyn "Muff" Winwood) - 3:52 (The Spencer Davis Group cover)
- "Shot in the Dark" (Kendall, Niven) - 4:52
- "Is Anybody There" (Russell, Jerry Lynn Williams) - 4:57
- "Run Away" (Williams, Niven) - 4:18
- "Waiting for Love" (Williams, Kendall, Niven) - 4:19
- "Red House" (Jimi Hendrix) - 8:46
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Production
Songs
1She Shakes Me3:27
2What Do You Do4:15
3Face The Day5:22