Dysfunctional (Dokken album)
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| Dysfunctional | ||||
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| Released | May 23, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-1995 | |||
| Studio | 710 Studios and Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 54:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Don Dokken, Michael Wagener | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
Dysfunctional is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1995. It was the band's first release after reuniting in 1993.
Originally intended to be a Don Dokken solo album, it morphed into a Dokken album when guitarist George Lynch was brought back into the fold, with Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown already on board. The original album was produced for the Japanese market and released there in December 1994 on JVC/Victor, simply titled Dokken.[3] When legendary A&R executive John Kalodner signed the band to Sony Music internationally, the album was remixed and 3 additional songs recorded, "Hole In My Head", a cover of the Emerson, Lake & Palmer classic, "From the Beginning ", and "If the Good Die Young". The latter became the bonus track on the Japanese version. It is a heavily re-worked new version of the song "Snake Eyes", which Jeff Pilson had recorded with his post-Dokken band, Flesh & Blood, eventually re-named War & Peace. "Snake Eyes" was finally released as part of the War & Peace - The Flesh and Blood Sessions album in 1999.
Although Dysfunctional entered the chart respectably at No. 47 at a time when 1980s hard rock and heavy metal had largely declined, sales quickly dropped off and were not enough to reach gold RIAA certification. In a later interview, Don Dokken revealed that the album had sold 500,000 copies in America and was officially certified gold. [4] [5]
The song "Too High to Fly" was released as a promo single from the album and was a minor hit.[6] It is one of the post 80s Dokken songs that is played live on a consistent basis.
Track listing
- "Inside Looking Out" (Don Dokken, Jeff Pilson) – 4:08
- "Hole in My Head" (Dokken, Pilson, Mick Brown) – 4:33
- "The Maze" (Dokken, Pilson, George Lynch) – 4:50
- "Too High to Fly" (Dokken, Lynch) – 7:10
- "Nothing Left to Say" (Dokken, Pilson) – 4:30
- "Shadows of Life" (Dokken, Pilson) – 4:33
- "Long Way Home" (Dokken, Pilson, Lynch) – 5:12
- "Sweet Chains" (Dokken) – 5:46
- "Lesser of Two Evils" (Dokken, Pilson, Lynch) – 4:03
- "What Price" (Dokken, Brown, Pilson) – 5:45
- "From the Beginning" (Greg Lake) – 4:12 (Emerson, Lake & Palmer cover)
Japanese bonus track
- "If the Good Die Young" (Dokken, Pilson) - 4:55
Personnel
Dokken
- Don Dokken - vocals, producer
- George Lynch - lead and rhythm guitars
- Jeff Pilson - bass guitar
- Mick Brown - drums
Production
- Michael Wagener - producer, engineer, mixing on tracks 5, 8-10
- Wyn Davis - engineer, mixing
- Darian Rundall, Don Dokken, Kenny Oswald - engineers
- George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- John Keane - orchestral arrangements on track 5
- John Kalodner - A&R
Certifications
USA RIAA 2015 Gold (+ 500,000)
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dokken - Dysfunctional review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Dokken - Dokken (1994). discogs.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Dysfunctional Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ Don Dokken - "There Was A Lot Of Talk About A DOKKEN Reunion; I Tried My Best To Make It Happen...". bravewords.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Dysfunctional Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-08-19.