It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album)
| It's Five O'Clock Somewhere | ||||
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| Studio album by Slash's Snakepit | ||||
| Released | February 14, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 at Conway Studios, Record Plant Studios and Rumbo Recorders | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock, southern rock, stoner rock | |||
| Length | 69:40 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Mike Clink and Slash | |||
| Slash's Snakepit chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Slash's Snakepit, released in February 1995. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 70 on the American Billboard 200 album chart and selling over a million copies worldwide.[4] The songs "Beggars & Hangers-On" and "Good To Be Alive" were released as singles in 1995 and promo videos were made for each track.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neither Can I" | Slash, Eric Dover | 6:44 |
| 2. | "Dime Store Rock" | Gilby Clarke, Dover, Slash | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Beggars & Hangers-On" | Slash, Duff McKagan, Dover | 6:15 |
| 4. | "Good to Be Alive" | Slash, Clarke, Dover | 4:51 |
| 5. | "What Do You Want to Be" | Slash, Matt Sorum, Dover | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Monkey Chow" | Clarke | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Soma City Ward" | Slash, Sorum, Dover, Izzy Stradlin | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Jizz da Pit" (instrumental) | Slash, Mike Inez | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Lower" | Slash, Sorum, Dover | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Take It Away" | Slash, Dover, Sorum | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Doin' Fine" | Slash, Dover | 4:17 |
| 12. | "Be the Ball" | Slash | 5:16 |
| 13. | "I Hate Everybody (But You)" | Slash, Dover | 4:41 |
| 14. | "Back and Forth Again" | Slash, Dover | 5:56 |
| Total length: | 69:40 | ||
Personnel
- Slash's Snakepit
- Slash – lead and rhythm guitars, slide guitar, backing vocals, production
- Eric Dover – lead vocals
- Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Inez – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum – drums
- Additional musicians
- Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals
- Teddy Andreadis – harmonica
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Production personnel
- Mike Clink – production, engineering
- Steve Thompson – mixing
- Michael Barbiero – mixing
- Jerry Finn – engineering
- John Radzin – engineering
- Rick Raponi – engineering
- Robbes Steiglitz – engineering
- Shawn Berman – engineering
- Jay Ryan – additional engineering
- Noel Golden – additional engineering
- George Marino – mastering
Miscellaneous
- The album cover artwork has been released by ConArt, a graphic company owned by Slash's brother, the art direction was done by Tony Hudson, Slash, and Kevin Reagan and the photos were done by Gene Kirkland and Robert John.
- "Be The Ball" was written by Slash upon the request of Data East, a company who sells pin ball machines.
- The band also worked on three more songs that have neither been released nor been played live.[5]
References
- General
- "Slash's Snakepit - It's Five O' Clock Somewhere (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- "Slash's Snakepit: It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (1995)". Here Today... Gone To Hell!. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- Specific
- ↑ allmusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Slash; Bozza, Anthony (2007). Slash. HarperCollins. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-00-725775-1.
- ↑ "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere on SlashParadise". www.slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.
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