A Little Ain't Enough
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| Studio album by David Lee Roth | ||||
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January 15, 1991 |
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| Label (s) | Warner bros. | |||
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12 |
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running time |
53:12 |
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A Little Ain't Enough is the third studio album by David Lee Roth .
History of origin
After Roth with the self- produced album Skyscraper could not achieve the same success as his debut album Eat 'Em and Smile , he gave up production again in the hands of an outsider and dedicated Bob Rock , who has already successfully with Motley Crue ( Dr. Feelgood ) worked had to take care of the recordings.
Steve Vai had gone to Whitesnake after the Skyscraper tour , and Billy Sheehan had dropped out to start Mr. Big , so Roth had to find new musicians as well. He decided to separate the lead and rhythm parts instead of having a single guitarist and hired Jason Becker and Steve Hunter as guitarists for the band. Billy Sheehan's successor was Matt Bissonette , brother of Roth drummer Gregg Bissonette . Brett Tuggle , who had already played the Skyscraper keyboard , was now permanently accepted.
The recordings took place in Bruce Fairbairn's Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver ( British Columbia , Canada ); Sound engineers for the album were Randy Staub , Chris Taylor and Brian Dobbs. In addition to the band's musicians, a wind group also took part. In contrast to Roth's first album, A Little Ain't Enough did not contain a cover version .
This time, outside musicians were also involved in the songwriting for the album, including Robbie Nevil and former Dio guitarist Craig Goldy .
After being diagnosed with ALS, Jason Becker could no longer take part in the tour for the album and left the group.
On MTV USA, the single A Lil 'Ain't Enough was relatively successful for a short time, as the video clip , which showed scantily clad women and strangely dressed short people , caused a sensation and was controversial. It was therefore removed from the station's program very quickly.
Track list
- A Lil 'Ain't Enough (Nevil, Roth) - 4:41
- Shoot It (Bissonette, Nevil, Roth, Tuggle) - 4:13
- Lady Luck (Goldy, Roth) - 4:41
- Hammerhead Shark (Lowen, Roth, Sturges) - 3:34
- Tell The Truth (Hunter, Roth, Tuggle) - 5:18
- Baby's On Fire (Hunter, Roth, Tuggle) - 3:22
- 40 Below (Hunter, Roth, Tuggle) - 4:54
- Sensible Shoes (Morgan, Roth, Sturges) - 5:09
- Last Call (Bissonette, Bissonette, Ritchotte, Roth, Tuggle) - 3:22
- The Dogtown Shuffle (Hunter, Roth, Tuggle) - 4:58
- It's showtime! (Becker, Roth) - 3:46
- Drop In The Bucket (Becker, Roth) - 5:07
Participating musicians
- David Lee Roth - harmonica, vocals, concept
- Jason Becker - guitar
- Steve Hunter - guitar
- Gregg Bissonette - drums
- Matt Bissonette - bass
- Paul Baron - wind players
- Derry Byrne - brass section
- Tom Keenlyside - Brass
- Ian Putz - Brass
Charts and awards
A Little Ain't Enough reached number 18 on the Billboard 200, the singles ( Sensible Shoes , Tell the Truth and A lil 'Ain't Enough ) could only establish themselves in the mainstream rock charts, but not in the Billboard Hot 100 . The album was awarded a gold record on April 11, 1991 in the USA .