Dysfunctional (Dokken album)

Dysfunctional
Studio album by Dokken
Released May 23, 1995
Recorded 1994-1995
Genre Heavy metal
Hard rock
Length 54:22
Label Columbia
Dokken chronology

The Best of Dokken
(1994)		 Dysfunctional
(1995)		 One Live Night
(1995)
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Dysfunctional is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1995. It was the band's first release after reuniting in 1993. Although the album entered the chart respectably at #47 at a time when 1980s hard rock and heavy metal had largely declined, sales quickly dropped off and were not enough to reach gold RIAA certification. According to Don Dokken, the album sold around 400,000 copies.[2]

The song "Too High to Fly" was released as a single from the album and was a minor hit. As of 2009, it is the only song from the post-1980s portion of the bands' back catalogue that is still performed live, albeit only occasionally.

Track listing

  1. "Inside Looking Out" (Don Dokken/Jeff Pilson) – 4:08
  2. "Hole in My Head" (D. Dokken/J. Pilson/Mick Brown) – 4:33
  3. "The Maze" (D. Dokken/J. Pilson/George Lynch) – 4:50
  4. "Too High to Fly" (D. Dokken/G. Lynch) – 7:10
  5. "Nothing Left to Say" (D. Dokken/J. Pilson) – 4:30
  6. "Shadows of Life" (D. Dokken/J. Pilson) – 4:33
  7. "Long Way Home" (D. Dokken/J. Pilson/G. Lynch) – 5:12
  8. "Sweet Chains" (D. Dokken) – 5:46
  9. "Lesser of Two Evils" (D. Dokken/J. Pilson/G. Lynch) – 4:03
  10. "What Price" (D. Dokken/M. Brown/J. Pilson) – 5:45
  11. "From the Beginning" (Greg Lake) – 4:12


[Japanese bonus track] "When The Good Die Young" (Don Dokken/Jeff Pilson) - 4:55

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Dysfunctional (Dokken album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Don Dokken - "There Was A Lot Of Talk About A DOKKEN Reunion; I Tried My Best To Make It Happen...". bravewords.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.