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Lita is the third solo studio album by the American rock singer and guitarist Lita Ford . Originally released in February 1988, it was her first for RCA Records and her first published with the supervision of new manager Sharon Osbourne . Musicians Don Nossov and Myron Grombacher, who were best known for being the rhythm section of the successful American singer Pat Benatar , joined Ford for the recording sessions while Charles Dalba and Tommy Caradonna played drums and bass during the promotional tour.
The album reached No. 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart[4] and produced the hit singles "Close My Eyes Forever " (a duet with Ozzy Osbourne ) and "Kiss Me Deadly " which peaked at numbers 8 and 12 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] "Kiss Me Deadly" was named the 76th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 [6] and "Close My Eyes Forever" is featured on the video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore .
Track listing
Personnel
Band members
Lita Ford – guitar, vocals
David Ezrin – keyboards
Don Nossov – bass guitar
Myron Grombacher – drums
Additional musicians
Production
Charts
Certifications
Country
Organization
Year
Sales
USA
RIAA
1989
Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[15]
Canada
CRIA
1988
Gold (+ 50,000)[16]
References
^ Huey, Steve. "Lita Ford Lita review" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved October 7, 2011 .
^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties . Burlington, Ontario , Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 125. ISBN 978-1894959315 .
^ Watts, Chris (February 6, 1988). "Don't De-Lita". Kerrang! . Vol. 173. London, UK: Spotlight Publications.
^ a b "Lita Billboard Albums" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved April 14, 2013 .
^ a b c d e f g "Lita Billboard Singles" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs" . Spreadit.org. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ Lita Ford – Lita CD @discogs.com Retrieved August 24, 2011.
^ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 48, No. 11, July 02 1988" . Library and Archives Canada . July 2, 1988. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Lita Ford – Lita (album)" . Charts.org.nz . Media Control Charts . Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Top Singles – Volume 48, No. 11, July 02 1988" . Library and Archives Canada . July 2, 1988. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly (song)" . Charts.org.nz . Media Control Charts . Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ a b "Artist Chart History – Lita Ford" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne – Close My Eyes Forever (song)" . Swedishcharts.com . Media Control Charts . Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne – Close My Eyes Forever (song)" . Charts.org.nz . Media Control Charts . Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "RIAA Searchable database: search for "Lita" " . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Gold Platinum Search for Lita Ford" . Music Canada . Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
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