Into the Light (David Coverdale album)

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Into the Light
Studio album by David Coverdale
Released Oct. 2000
Genre Rock
Label Dragonshead
Producer David Coverdale
Professional reviews
David Coverdale chronology
Northwinds
(1978)		 Into the Light
(2000)

Into the Light is the third solo album by David Coverdale. In between 1978 and 1997, Coverdale and his band Whitesnake produced 10 studio albums. After a three year break, he returned with this most recent solo album since 1978's Northwinds.


[edit] Track listing

  1. "...Into the Light" (Coverdale) - 1:16
  2. "River Song" (Coverdale) - 7:19
  3. "She Give Me..." (Coverdale) - 4:12
  4. "Don't You Cry" (Coverdale) - 5:47
  5. "Love Is Blind" (Coverdale, Earl Slick) - 5:44
  6. "Slave" (Coverdale, Slick) - 5:41
  7. "Cry for Love" (Coverdale, Doug Bossi, Slick) - 4:52
  8. "Living on Love" (Coverdale, Bossi, Slick) - 6:31
  9. "Midnight Blue" (Coverdale, Slick) - 4:58
  10. "Too Many Tears" (Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg) - 5:59
  11. "Don't Lie to Me" (Coverdale, Slick) - 4:43
  12. "Wherever You May Go" (Coverdale) - 3:59


At least three additional songs were recorded for this album that did not make the final CD. Coverdale released these tracks on his official Whitesnake.com website:

  1. "As Long As I Have You"
  2. "Oh No, Not the Blues Again"
  3. "All the Time in the World"

[edit] Singles

  • "Love Is Blind" was released as a single with an accompanying music video, but did not chart.
  • "Slave" reached #33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

[edit] Personnel

  • David Coverdale - lead vocals, guitar on "...Into the Light"
  • Doug Bossi - guitar, background vocals
  • Earl Slick - guitar
  • Marco Mendoza - bass, Spanish guitar on "Wherever You May Go", background vocals
  • Denny Carmassi - drums
  • Derek Hilland - keyboards on "...Into the Light", "Living on Love"
  • Mike Finnigan - organ & piano
  • John X. Volaitis - keyboards & percussion on "She Give Me", keyboards & vocals on "Don't You Cry" & "Don't Lie to Me", keyboards on "Too Many Tears", harp on "Wherever You May Go"
  • Reeves Gabrels - solo resolve on "She Give Me"
  • Dylan Vaughan - guitar on "Don't You Cry"
  • Tony Franklin - bass on "Don't You Cry"
  • Bjorn Thorsud - tambourine on "Don't You Cry"
  • James Sitterly - strings on "Love Is Blind"
  • Ruy Folguera - string arrangement on "Love Is Blind"
  • Jimmy Z - harmonica on "Cry for Love"
  • Linda Rowberry - vocal duet on "Wherever You May Go"
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David Coverdale
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White Snake • Northwinds • Coverdale-Page • Into the Light
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