...Twice Shy

...Twice Shy
Studio album by Great White
Released April 12, 1989
Recorded 1989
Studio Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre Glam metal
Length 49:17
Label Capitol
Producer Alan Niven and Michael Lardie
Great White chronology
Recovery: Live!
(1987)Recovery: Live!1987		 ...Twice Shy
(1989)		 Live in London
(1990)Live in London1990
Singles from ...Twice Shy
  1. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" / "Slow Ride"
    Released: 1989
  2. "The Angel Song" / "Ran Away"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Heart the Hunter" / "All Over Now"
    Released: 1989 (Europe only)
  4. "House of Broken Love" / "Bitches and Other Women"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[3]

...Twice Shy is the fourth studio album released by the American hard rock band Great White. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career, a cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "The Angel Song", which reached No. 5 and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.[4] Another single, "House of Broken Love", was inspired by the painful relationship break-ups that vocalist Jack Russell and guitarist Mark Kendall had recently gone through.[5] The album was certified Double Platinum in September 1989.[6]

Album cover

The bodies of the ladies displayed on the album cover belong to models (from left to right): Bobbie Brown who also appeared in the video for "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and Tracy Martinson who was featured on the front cover of their previous album: Once Bitten.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven, Michael Lardie, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Move It" 5:35
2."Heart the Hunter" 4:50
3."Hiway Nights" 6:00
4."The Angel Song"Kendall, Niven4:51
5."Mista Bone"Kendall, Niven, Audie Desbrow, Tony Montana5:10
6."Baby's on Fire"Kendall, Russell, Niven, Lardie, Montana6:11
7."House of Broken Love"Russell, Niven, Lardie5:58
8."She Only" 5:23
9."Once Bitten, Twice Shy"Ian Hunter5:22

Personnel

Great White

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200 (USA)[7] 9
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[8] 22
German Albums Chart[9] 41

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[4] 5
Mainstream Rock (USA)[4] 6
RPM100 Singles (Canada)[10] 11
UK Singles Chart[11] 97
"The Angel Song" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[4] 30
Mainstream Rock (USA)[4] 18
"Mista Bone" Mainstream Rock (USA)[4] 27
"Heart the Hunter" UK Singles Chart[11] 91
1990 "House of Broken Love" Mainstream Rock (USA)[4] 7
UK Singles Chart[11] 44
Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[4] 83

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1989 2x Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[6]
Canada CRIA 1992 2x Platinum (+ 200,000)[12]

…Twice Shy / Live at the Marquee

Album cover

Capitol UK, Electrola West Germany released a limited edition version of ...Twice Shy as a double CD and LP set. The second disc was titled Live at The Marquee, and included a full live album recorded on December 18, 1987.

Live at The Marquee track listing

  1. "Shot in the Dark"
  2. "What Do You Do"
  3. "Gonna Getcha"
  4. "Money (That's What I Want)"
  5. "All Over Now"
  6. "Is Anybody There?"
  7. "Face the Day"
  8. "Rock Me"

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Great White ...Twice Shy review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 1989). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "...Twice Shy Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "House Of Broken Love by Great White". Songfacts.com. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "RIAA Searchable Database: search for "Great White"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ "...Twice Shy Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 50, No. 21, September 18 1989". Library and Archives Canada. September 18, 1989. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Album – Great White, ...Twice Shy". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 50, No. 19, September 04 1989". Library and Archives Canada. September 4, 1989. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "Great White Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Great White". Music Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
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