Slip of the Tongue

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Slip of the Tongue
Studio album by Whitesnake
Released	November 18, 1989
Genre	Hard rock Glam metal Heavy metal Blues-rock
Length	46:47
Label	EMI (UK) / Geffen (USA)
Producer	Mike Clink & Keith Olsen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Whitesnake chronology
Whitesnake (1987) Slip of the Tongue (1989) Whitesnake's Greatest Hits (1994)
Singles from Slip of the Tongue
"Fool for Your Loving" Released: 1989 "The Deeper the Love" Released: 1990 "Now You're Gone" Released: 1990

Slip of the Tongue is an album by the rock band Whitesnake, released in 1989. This is the band's ninth studio album overall. It features guitar virtuoso Steve Vai on guitars. Three singles were released from the album: "Fool for Your Loving", "The Deeper the Love" and "Now You're Gone". Slip of the Tongue sold over four million copies.

"Fool For Your Loving" originally appeared on the Ready an' Willing album, but it was re-recorded for this album.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Personnel 3.1 Guest Musicians 3.2 Other credits 4 Trivia 5 References 6 External Link(s)

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by David Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg except as noted.

1. "Slip of the Tongue" – 5:20
2. "Cheap an' Nasty" – 3:28
3. "Fool for Your Loving" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden) – 4:10
4. "Now You're Gone" – 4:11
5. "Kittens Got Claws" – 5:00
6. "Wings of the Storm" – 5:00
7. "The Deeper the Love" – 4:22
8. "Judgment Day" – 5:15
9. "Slow Poke Music" – 3:59
10. "Sailing Ships" – 6:02

[edit] Singles

• "Fool For Your Loving"
• "Slip of the Tongue"
• "Now You're Gone"
• "The Deeper the Love"
• "Slow Poke Music"

[edit] Personnel

• David Coverdale – vocals
• Steve Vai – Guitars
• Adrian Vandenberg - Guitars (credited, but does not appear on album)
• Rudy Sarzo – bass
• Tommy Aldridge – drums

[edit] Guest Musicians

• Glenn Hughes - backing vocals
• Tommy Funderburk - backing vocals
• Richard Page - backing vocals on "Now You're Gone" ^[1]
• Don Airey - keyboards
• David Rosenthal - keyboards

[edit] Other credits

• Produced and engineered by Keith Olsen and Mike Clink
• Assisted by Noel Golden, Gordon Fordyce, Shay Baby & Allen Abrahamson
• Mixed at Record Plant Studios by Mike Clink and Keith Olsen
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
• John Kalodner: A&R

[edit] Trivia

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• Due to an injury, Adrian Vandenberg was unable to perform on this recording. Steve Vai played all guitars on the album. However, Adrian Vandenberg was credited as a bandmember and included in the group photoshoot in the album sleeves.
• David Coverdale's wife (1989–1991), Tawny Kitaen was on a video for the song "The Deeper the Love".

[edit] References

1. ^ Wagging Tongue promotional version - Interview with David Coverdale

[edit] External Link(s)

Official site

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