Once Bitten (Great White album) explained

Once Bitten
Type:studio
Artist:Great White
Cover:OnceBitten.jpg
Released:June 17, 1987[1]
Recorded:1987
Studio:Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Length:46:32
Label:Capitol
Producer:Alan Niven, Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie
Prev Title:Shot in the Dark
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:...Twice Shy
Next Year:1989

Once Bitten is the third studio album by American glam metal band Great White. It was released on June 17, 1987, by Capitol Records. The album became a commercial success, selling more than one million copies and being certified Platinum in April 1988.[2] The anthem "Rock Me" became a hit single, charting in September 1987,[3] and is one of Great White's best known songs. AllMusic explains in their review that it brought Great White a broader audience.[4] "Save Your Love" also charted, becoming their most famous power ballad at the time, in February 1988. "Lady Red Light" and "All Over Now" would become fan favorites and be included among 15 tracks on their later retrospective, "Absolute Hits".[5] It was the band's last album to feature bassist Lorne Black.

In the UK, the track listing was significantly altered, losing four new tracks and replacing them with songs from 1986 album Shot in the Dark and with a live version of "What Do You Do". Russell would state that this was because of complications surrounding Shot in the Dark's release.[6] The album's opening track, "Lady Red Light", was featured on the NBC show Parks and Recreation in the episode "Tom's Divorce". The model photographed on the cover is Traci Martinson.

Legacy

In 2017, Jack Russell's Great White celebrated Once Bittens anniversary by announcing a tour and an acoustic re-recording of the album.[7] The acoustic version, "Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes", was released in 2020.[8]

Track listing

UK edition track listing

Side one
  1. "Lady Red Light"
  2. "Gonna Getcha"
  3. "Rock Me"
  4. "All Over Now"
Side two
  1. "Fast Road"
  2. "What Do You Do" (live)
  3. "Face the Day" (US Radio Blues Version)
  4. "Gimme Some Lovin'"

International alternate track listing

Side one
  1. "Lady Red Light"
  2. "Gonna Getcha"
  3. "Fast Road"
  4. "Mistreater"
  5. "All Over Now"
Side two
  1. "Never Change Heart"
  2. "Rock Me"
  3. "On the Edge"
  4. "Save Your Love"

Personnel

Great White

Production

Notes and References

  1. Book: Popoff, Martin. The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade. 2014. 978-0-7603-4546-7. Minneapolis, MN. 858901054. 132.
  2. Web site: Great White – Gold & Platinum . March 1, 2011 . RIAA.
  3. Web site: Great White – Chart history – Billboard. Billboard.com. May 21, 2018.
  4. Web site: Once Bitten... - Great White – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic. May 21, 2018.
  5. Web site: Absolute Hits – Great White – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic. May 21, 2018.
  6. Web site: Great White – Putting The Colour Back Into White . Reynolds . Dave . . 1987 . January 20, 2024.
  7. Web site: June 26, 2017. Jack Russell's Great White To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Once Bitten' With U.S. Tour, Acoustic Album. June 21, 2021. blabbermouth.net.
  8. Web site: May 11, 2020. Jack Russell Says COVID-19 Pandemic Has Created Challenges In Making Of Second JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Studio Album. June 21, 2021. Blabbermouth.net.