Lovehunter
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| Studio album by Whitesnake | ||||
| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues-rock | |||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | United Artists Polydor (Japan) |
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| Producer | Martin Birch | |||
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Lovehunter is the second studio album by the British band Whitesnake, released in 1979. The album charted at #29 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
"Long Way from Home", the leading track on the album, was the band's first single but only reached #55 on the UK charts.[2]
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[edit] Cover art
Lovehunter's cover art featuring a naked woman straddling a large snake was created by fantasy artist Chris Achilleos. Reportedly the controversial cover proved troublesome for Achilleos who subsequently refused to do album covers for many years.[3] Achilleos' original Lovehunter artwork was stolen in the 1980s and has yet to be recovered.[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.
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[edit] Track listing
- "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
- "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
[edit] Bonus tracks
Lovehunter was remastered and reissued in 2006 with several bonus tracks:
- "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
- Tracks 11–14 are from Andy Peebles BBC Radio 1 Sessions recorded March 29, 1979.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Band
- David Coverdale – vocals
- Micky Moody – guitars
- Bernie Marsden – guitars, lead vocal on "Outlaw"
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Neil Murray – bass
- Dave Dowle – drums
[edit] Other
- Martin Birch - (producer and engineer)
- Chris Achilleos - (LP Artwork)
[edit] References
- ^ "Whitesnake chart stats". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3221.
- ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=8537
- ^ MelodicRock.com Interviews: Gary Hughes - Once And Future King
- ^ Chris Achilleos - Piracy
