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White Snake (album)

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Released
  
9 May 1977

Length
  
38:18

Artist
  
David Coverdale

Producer
  
Roger Glover

Recorded
  
August 1976

White Snake (1977)
  
Northwinds (1978)

Release date
  
9 February 1977

Label
  
Purple Records

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Studio
  
Kingsway Recorders, London, England, and Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany

Genres
  
Rock music, Hard rock, Blues rock

Similar
  
David Coverdale albums, Hard rock albums

White Snake is the first solo album by David Coverdale, released in 1977. Coverdale would use the album title as the name of his future band, first known as "David Coverdale's Whitesnake" and soon afterwards shortened to Whitesnake. This album is often incorrectly called Whitesnake and should not be confused with the 1987 album of similar name.

Contents

Background and writing

As his first solo effort, Coverdale later admitted: "It's very difficult to think back and talk sensible about the first album. White Snake had been a very inward looking, reflective and low-key affair in many ways, written and recorded as it was in the aftermath of the collapse of Deep Purple."

Track listing

All songs written by David Coverdale and Micky Moody, except where indicated.

Side one

  1. "Lady" - 3:48
  2. "Blindman" (Coverdale) - 6:01
  3. "Goldies Place" (Coverdale) - 5:03
  4. "Whitesnake" - 4:22

Side two

  1. "Time on My Side" - 4:26
  2. "Peace Lovin' Man" (Coverdale) - 4:53
  3. "Sunny Days" (Coverdale) - 3:31
  4. "Hole in the Sky" (Coverdale) - 3:23
  5. "Celebration" - 4:11

Bonus tracks on the 2000 CD reissue

  1. "Peace Lovin' Man" (Take 1) – 5:04
  2. "Sunny Days" (Take 1) – 3:21

Personnel

  • David Coverdale - lead vocals, piano, percussion
  • Micky Moody - guitars, percussion, backing vocals
  • Tim Hinkley - organ, percussion, vocals
  • Ron Aspery - saxophone (baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano), flute
  • DeLisle Harper - bass, percussion, vocals
  • Roger Glover - bass, melodica, ARP 2600 synthesizer, percussion, vocals, production
  • Simon Phillips - drums, percussion
  • Liza Strike, Helen Chappelle, Barry St. John - backing vocals

    • Miscellaneous

  • Blindman was later re-recorded by Whitesnake in 1980, for their album Ready an' Willing.

    • Songs

    1Lady3:47
    2Blind Man6:01
    3Goldies Place5:02

    References

    White Snake (album) Wikipedia
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