Good to Be Bad

Good to Be Bad
Studio album by Whitesnake
Released April 21, 2008 (Europe)
Recorded 2007
Genre Hard rock
Label SPV/Steamhammer
Producer David Coverdale, Doug Aldrich, Michael McIntyre
Whitesnake chronology
Live: In the Shadow of the Blues
(2006)		 Good to Be Bad
(2008)		 Forevermore
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
IGN [2]
Metal Invader [3]

Good to Be Bad is the tenth studio album by Whitesnake released in April 2008.

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[4] and number 7 on the UK Albums Chart[5].

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich, except where noted.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Best Years"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:16
2. "Can You Hear the Wind Blow"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:03
3. "Call on Me"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:01
4. "All I Want All I Need"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:40
5. "Good to Be Bad"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:13
6. "All for Love"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:13
7. "Summer Rain"   Coverdale, Aldrich 6:10
8. "Lay Down Your Love"   Coverdale, Aldrich 6:01
9. "A Fool in Love"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:50
10. "Got What You Need"   Coverdale, Aldrich 4:15
11. "'Til the End of Time"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:32
Japanese bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. "All for Love" (Doug Aldrich guitar solo) Coverdale, Aldrich 5:20
12. "Summer Rain" (Acoustic version) Coverdale, Aldrich 5:21

European Bonus Disc

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Summer Rain" (Acoustic version) Coverdale, Aldrich 5:21
2. "All I Want All I Need" (Radio edit) Coverdale, Aldrich 3:58
3. "Take Me With You" (Live) Coverdale 7:51
4. "Ready To Rock" (Enhanced video) Coverdale, Aldrich 4:19

US/Canadian Bonus CD

All tracks taken from 2006's Live: In the Shadow of the Blues

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Burn - Stormbringer" (Live) Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Hughes Jon Lord, Ian Paice 8:38
2. "Give Me All Your Love" (Live) Coverdale, John Sykes 4:27
3. "Walking In The Shadow of the Blues" (Live) Coverdale, Bernie Marsden 5:10
4. "The Deeper the Love" (Live) Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg 4:32
5. "Ready & Willing" (Live) Coverdale, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Lord, Paice 5:41
6. "Don't Break My Heart Again" (Live) Coverdale 6:08
7. "Take Me with You" (Live) Coverdale, Moody 7:50
8. "Ready To Rock" (Enhanced video) Coverdale, Aldrich 4:19

Still Good To Be Bad (2011 Japanese Expanded Special Edition)

CD
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Best Years"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:16
2. "Can You Hear the Wind Blow"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:03
3. "Lay Down Your Love"   Coverdale, Aldrich 6:01
4. "If You Want Me" (Re-recorded with Chris Frasier on drums) Coverdale, Aldrich 4:08
5. "All I Want All I Need"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:40
6. "Call on Me"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:01
7. "Ready To Rock" (Re-recorded with Chris Frasier on drums) Coverdale, Aldrich 4:19
8. "Summer Rain"   Coverdale, Aldrich 6:10
9. "Good to Be Bad"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:13
10. "All for Love"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:13
11. "All I Want Is You" (Re-recorded with Chris Frasier on drums) Coverdale, Aldrich 4:12
12. "Got What You Need"   Coverdale, Aldrich 4:15
13. "A Fool in Love"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:50
14. "Dog" (Re-recorded with Chris Frasier on drums) Coverdale, Aldrich 3:27
15. "'Til the End of Time"   Coverdale, Aldrich 5:32
DVD
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Ready To Rock" (Music Video) Coverdale, Aldrich 0:00
2. "Lay Down Your Love" (Music Video) Coverdale, Aldrich 0:00
3. "Give Me All Your Love" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Coverdale, John Sykes 0:00
4. "Can You Hear The Wind Blow" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Coverdale, Aldrich 0:00
5. "All I Want All I Need" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Coverdale, Aldrich 0:00
6. "Lay Down Your Love" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Coverdale, Aldrich 0:00
7. "Fool For Your Loving" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Coverdale, Moody, Marsden 0:00
8. "The Deeper The Love" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Coverdale, Vandenberg 0:00
9. "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Michael Price, Dan Walsh 0:00
10. "Here I Go Again" (Cutting Room NY Acoustic Performance) Coverdale, Marsden 0:00
11. "Good To Be Bad Interview"     0:00
12. "Live In The Shadow Of The Blues" (EPK)   0:00
13. "Slideshow (featuring Summer Rain Acoustic Version)"     0:00

Personnel

Additional information

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ IGN review
  3. ^ Metal Invader review
  4. ^ "Allmusic (Whitesnake charts and awards) Billboard albums". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5819. 
  5. ^ "Whitesnake chart stats". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3221. 

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