Slip of the Tongue

This article is about the Whitesnake musical album. For cognitive or unconscious mind slips, see Freudian slip. For the song by Faster Pussycat, see Wake Me When It's Over.

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Slip of the Tongue is an album by the heavy metal band Whitesnake, released in 1989. This is the band's ninth studio album overall. It features Grammy-award winner Steve Vai on guitars. Four singles were released from the album: "Fool for Your Loving", "Slip of the Tongue" "The Deeper the Love" and "Now You're Gone". All the singles hit the Mainstream Rock Tracks top 40, and "The Deeper the Love" and "Fool For Your Loving" were top 5. Slip of the Tongue has sold over four million copies (quadruple platinum).

"Fool for Your Loving" originally appeared on the Ready an' Willing album, but it was re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

All songs written by David Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slip of the Tongue"		5:20
2.	"Cheap an' Nasty"		3:28
3.	"Fool for Your Loving"	Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden	4:10
4.	"Now You're Gone"		4:11
5.	"Kitten's Got Claws"		5:00
6.	"Wings of the Storm"		5:00
7.	"The Deeper the Love"		4:22
8.	"Judgement Day"		5:15
9.	"Slow Poke Music"		3:59
10.	"Sailing Ships"		6:02

20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Sweet Lady Luck (Mix)"
12.	"Now You're Gone (Chris Lord Aldge Remix)"
13.	"Fool For Your Loving (Vai Voltage Mix)"
14.	"Slip Of The Tongue (Live At Donnington 1990)"
15.	"Kittens Got Claws (Live At Donnington 1990)"

20th Anniversary Edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fool For Your Loving" (Music Video)	4:27
2.	"Now You're Gone" (Music Video)	4:09
3.	"The Deeper The Love" (Music Video)	4:17
4.	"The Deeper The Love" (Live: Starkers In Tokyo)	4:02
5.	"Sailing Ships" (Live: Starkers In Tokyo)	4:06
6.	"Judgement Day" (Live... In The Still Of The Night)	5:22
7.	"Slip Of The Tongue" (Live At Donnington 1990)	5:54
8.	"Kittens Got Claws" (Live At Donnington 1990)	5:01

Singles

• "Fool for Your Loving"
• "Slip of the Tongue"
• "Now You're Gone"
• "The Deeper the Love"

Personnel

• David Coverdale – vocals
• Steve Vai – Guitars
• Adrian Vandenberg - Guitars (credited, but does not appear on album)
• Rudy Sarzo – bass
• Tommy Aldridge – drums

Guest Musicians

• Glenn Hughes - backing vocals
• Tommy Funderburk - backing vocals
• Richard Page - backing vocals on "Now You're Gone"
• Don Airey - keyboards
• David Rosenthal - keyboards

Other credits

• Produced and engineered by Keith Olsen and Mike Clink
• Assisted by Noel Golden, Gordon Fordyce, Shay Baby & Allen Abrahamson
• Mixed at Record Plant Studios by Mike Clink and Keith Olsen
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
• John Kalodner: A&R

Trivia

• Due to an injury, Adrian Vandenberg was unable to perform on this recording. Steve Vai played all guitars on the album. However, Adrian Vandenberg was credited as a bandmember and included in the group photoshoot in the album sleeves.
• David Coverdale's wife (1989–1991), Tawny Kitaen was on a video for the song "The Deeper the Love".
• Adrian Vandenberg has revealed in several interviews he thinks Vai's flamboyant guitarplaying was somewhat inappropriate. He thinks a more bluesy approach would have suited the album better.

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	10
1989	U.K. Albums Chart	10

Singles

Name	Billboard Hot 100	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	UK
Fool For Your Loving	37	2	43
Slip of the Tongue		32
The Deeper The Love	28	4	35
Now You're Gone	96	15	31

External Link(s)

Official site