Skyscraper (album)

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Skyscraper
Studio album by David Lee Roth

Publication
(s)

2nd December 1988

Label (s) Warner bros.

Format (s)

LP , CD

Genre (s)

Hard rock

Title (number)

10

running time

41:12

occupation

production

David Lee Roth , Steve Vai

chronology
Eat 'Em and Smile
(1986)
Skyscraper A Little Ain't Enough
(1991)

Skyscraper was the second album released by David Lee Roth . Roth also took on the production , guitarist Steve Vai co-produced it .

History of origin

The follow-up album to Eat 'Em and Smile was recorded from spring to autumn 1987 in the recording studio The Power Station and in the Lion Share Studio in Los Angeles . Magic Moreno acted as the sound engineer. Additional recordings were made in the Amigo studio in Los Angeles.

The album was recorded with the same line-up as its predecessor, but Billy Sheehan left the group before the subsequent tour and founded Mr. Big . Steve Vai also left the band and joined Whitesnake in 1989 .

Track list

  1. Knucklebones (Bissonette / Roth) - 3:18
  2. Just Like Paradise (Roth / Tuggle) - 4:03
  3. The Bottom Line (Roth / Vai) - 3:37
  4. Skyscraper (Roth / Vai) - 3:38
  5. Damn Good (Roth / Vai) - 5:49
  6. Hot Dog and a Shake (Roth / Vai) - 3:19
  7. Stand Up (Roth / Tuggle) - 4:39
  8. Hina (Roth / Vai) - 4:40
  9. Perfect Timing (Roth / Tuggle) - 3:41
  10. Two Fools a Minute (Roth / Vai) - 4:28

There is a CD edition of the album, which also contains two tracks produced by Ted Templeman , which were already released on the EP Crazy From the Heat in 1985 , namely

  1. California Girls (Wilson) - 2:51
  2. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody (Casucci / Caesar / Williams / Graham) - 4:41

Charts and Achievements

Skyscraper reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 , the singles Just Like Paradise (number 6) and Stand Up (number 64) made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 . Skyscraper was awarded gold and platinum in the United States on March 29, 1988 .

Participating musicians

  • David Lee Roth - vocals
  • Steve Vai - guitar, horn (alto),
  • Billy Sheehan - bass, backing vocals
  • Gregg Bissonette - drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • John Batdorf - backing vocals
  • Gary Falcone - backing vocals
  • Tommy Funderburk - backing vocals
  • Tom Kelly - backing vocals
  • Joe Pizzulo - vocals
  • Brett Tuggle - keyboards, programming, backing vocals
  • Dr. Funk PhD - Bass

swell

  1. Liner Notes of the CD
  2. ^ Billboard.com