Black (Lita Ford album) explained

Black
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lita Ford
Cover:	Black_cover.jpg
Released:	February 14, 1995
Recorded:	1994
Studio:	Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Heavy metal
Length:	59:02
Label:	ZYX
Producer:	The Robb Brothers
Prev Title:	The Best of Lita Ford
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Greatest Hits Live!
Next Year:	2000

Black is Lita Ford's sixth solo studio album and featured a change of style in her music, compared to her other albums. Black sees Ford move into other musical styles such as blues and grunge, while still maintaining her metal and rock roots. There would be a 14-year gap between Black and her next studio album, 2009's Wicked Wonderland.

Track listing

All songs were written by Michael Dan Ehmig and Lita Ford, except where noted.

1. "Black" – 5:07
2. "Fall" (Rodger Carter, Larry 'Bones' Dennison, Ford, Debby Holiday) – 5:18
3. "Loverman" – 5:55
4. "Killin' Kind" (Ehmig, Ford, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:29
5. "Hammerhead" – 4:37
6. "Boilin' Point" – 3:51
7. "Where Will I Find My Heart Tonight" – 4:17
8. "War of the Angels" – 4:46
9. "Joe" (Carter, Dennison, Ford, Holiday) – 5:40
10. "White Lightnin'" – 3:58
11. "Smokin' Toads" (Instrumental) (Ford) – 4:13
12. "Spider Monkeys" – 6:51

Personnel

Musicians

• Lita Ford - lead vocals, all guitars
• Larry 'Bones' Dennison - bass
• Rodger Carter - drums and percussion

Additional personnel

• Steve Reid - additional percussion
• Bruce Robb - Hammond B3
• Jimmy Z - harmonica
• Martin Tillman - cello on "War of the Angels"
• Jim Gillette, Michael Dan Ehmig, Dave King, Pork Chop, Jeff Scott Soto, Billy DiCicco - backing vocals

Production

• The Robb Brothers - producers, engineers, mixing
• Matt Ellard, Doug Trantow, Joe Breuer, Mike Gibson - assistant engineers
• Steve Hall - mastering
• Guitar and Studio Technician- Toni Francavilla