Lovehunter
Lovehunter | ||||
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Cover art by Chris Achilleos | ||||
Studio album by Whitesnake | ||||
Released | October 1979 | |||
Recorded | May 1979 | |||
Studio | Clearwell Castle, Glouchestershire with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio | |||
Genre | Hard rock, blues-rock | |||
Length | 41:25 | |||
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United Artists Polydor (Japan) | |||
Producer | Martin Birch | |||
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Lovehunter is the second studio album by British band Whitesnake, released in 1979. It charted at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]
"Long Way from Home", the leading track on the album reached No. 55 on the UK charts.[2]
Cover art
Lovehunter's controversial cover art, featuring a naked woman straddling a large snake, was created by fantasy artist Chris Achilleos, and was the last album cover he designed for many years - until 2003 and Gary Hughes' rock opera Once and Future King.[3] The original Lovehunter artwork was stolen in the 1980s.[4]
A similar idea had been used three years earlier for the cover of Jon Lord's Sarabande album. Lord was in Whitesnake at the time of Lovehunter.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Long Way from Home" (David Coverdale) – 4:58
- "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) – 4:26
- "Help Me Thro' the Day" (Leon Russell) – 4:40
- "Medicine Man" (Coverdale) – 4:00
- "You 'n' Me" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 3:25
- Side two
- "Mean Business" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Dave Dowle) – 3:49
- "Love Hunter" (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) – 5:38
- "Outlaw" (Coverdale, Marsden, Lord) – 4:04
- "Rock 'n' Roll Women" (Coverdale, Moody) – 4:44
- "We Wish You Well" (Coverdale) – 1:39
Bonus tracks
Lovehunter was remastered and reissued in 2006 with several bonus tracks taken from Andy Peebles BBC Radio 1 sessions recorded 29 March 1979
- "Belgian Tom's Hat Trick" (Moody) – 3:40
- "Love to Keep You Warm" (Coverdale) – 3:30
- "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 4:54
- "Trouble" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:30
Personnel
Whitesnake
- David Coverdale – lead (all but 8) and backing vocals
- Micky Moody – guitars, slide guitar, backing vocals
- Bernie Marsden – guitars, backing and lead (8) vocals
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Neil Murray – bass guitar
- Dave Dowle – drums
Production
- Martin Birch - producer, engineer, mixing at Central Recorders Studio, London
- Chris Achilleos - LP artwork
Charts
Album
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Singles
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References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Whitesnake - Lovehunter review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Whitesnake - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ MelodicRock.com Interviews: Gary Hughes - Once And Future King
- ↑ "Chris Achilleos - Piracy". Chris Achilleos official website. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 2015-02-25.