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1989 studio album by Michael Monroe
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Not Fakin' It is the second studio album by Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe , released in September 1989 through PolyGram ;[ 5] a remastered edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003. The album is Monroe's most commercially successful solo release to date, reaching No. 14 on the Finnish albums chart ,[ 6] No. 161 on the U.S. Billboard 200 ,[ 7] and being certified gold in Japan.[ 6]
The music video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll" featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose and received substantial rotation on MTV ; it was later covered by the band Warrant for their 2002 album Under the Influence . The track "Angel" is a re-recording of the song "She's No Angel" which had appeared on Monroe's previous album, Nights Are So Long (1987).
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll" Michael Monroe, Little Steven , Nasty Suicide 4:31 2. "While You Were Looking at Me" Steven 4:03 3. "She's No Angel " (Heavy Metal Kids cover) Gary Holton , Monroe, Stiv Bators 3:52 4. "All Night with the Lights On" Monroe, Phil Grande, Danny Lewis 3:52 5. "Not Fakin' It " (Nazareth cover) Dan McCafferty , Manny Charlton , Pete Agnew , Darrell Sweet 3:52 6. "Shakedown" Monroe, Grande 3:13 7. "Man with No Eyes" Monroe, Grande 3:58 8. "Love Is Thicker than Blood" Monroe, Martin Briley 4:14 9. "Smoke Screen" Monroe, Steven, Suicide 4:05 10. "Thrill Me" Monroe, Grande 3:27 Total length: 39:07
Personnel
Michael Monroe – lead vocals , harmonica , shaker , arrangement (tracks 1, 3–10), production (tracks 1–3, 9)
Phil Grande – guitar (all tracks), arrangement (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10)
Nasty Suicide – guitar (tracks 1–3)
Jimmy Ripp – guitar (tracks 1–3, 9), slide guitar (track 1)
Ed Roynesdal – keyboard , piano (tracks 5, 6)
Ian Hunter – piano (track 3)
Anton Fig – drums (tracks 1–3, 9)
Thommy Price – drums (tracks 4–8, 10)
Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6–10), tambourine (track 2)
John Regan – bass (tracks 1–3)
Kenny Aaronson – bass (tracks 4–10)
Mark Rivera – saxophone
Little Steven – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5), arrangement (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9)
Suha Gur – background vocals (track 1)
Dave Hansen – background vocals (track 1)
Stephen Innocenzi – background vocals (track 1)
Brian Sperber – background vocals (track 1), engineering assistance
Holly Beth Vincent – background vocals (track 2)
Kim Lesley – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
Nicole Hart – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
Gennaro – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
The Monroettes – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)
Brian James – arrangement (track 3)
Martin Briley – arrangement (track 8)
Michael Frondelli – engineering, mixing , production
Will Garrett – engineering
Rod O'Brien – engineering (tracks 1–3, 9)
Ellen Fitton – engineering assistance
Billy Miranda – engineering assistance (tracks 1–3, 9)
George Marino – mastering
Frankie "Teardrop" Miles – production assistance
References
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