White Snake (album)

White Snake
Studio album by David Coverdale
Released	February 1977
Recorded	August 1976, Kingsway Recorders, London, England
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock
Length	38:18 (Original LP) 46:43 (2000 CD reissue)
Label	Purple Records
Producer	Roger Glover
David Coverdale chronology
White Snake (1977) Northwinds (1978)
Alternative Cover
2000 CD reissue

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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 just Whitesnake. This album is often incorrectly called Whitesnake, and should not be confused with the 1987 album of similar name.

Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Track listing 2.1 Side one 2.2 Side two 2.3 Bonus tracks on the 2000 CD reissue 3 Personnel 4 Miscellaneous 5 References

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

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

Bonus tracks on the 2000 CD reissue

10. "Peace Lovin' Man" (Take 1) – 5:04
11. "Sunny Days" (Take 1) – 03:21

Personnel

• David Coverdale - lead vocals, piano, percussion
• Micky Moody - guitars, percussion, backing vocals
• Simon Phillips - drums, percussion
• De Lisle Harper - bass, percussion, vocals
• Tim Hinkley - organ, percussion, vocals
• Ron Aspery - saxophone, flute
• Roger Glover - bass, percussion, melodica, vocals, production
• Liza Strike - backing vocals
• Helen Chappelle - backing vocals
• Barry St. John - backing vocals

^[2]

Miscellaneous

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

References

• Liner notes from the Spitfire remastered edition of White Snake.

David Coverdale Studio albums White Snake • Northwinds • Coverdale · Page • Into the Light Compilations The Early Years Related articles Whitesnake • Deep Purple • Jimmy Page • Tawny Kitaen • Coverdale-Page