...Twice Shy is the fourth studio album released by the American hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Great White

Great White

Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1978. The band gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"...

. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career, a cover of Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter (singer)

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's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" is a 1975 song by Ian Hunter, from his debut solo album Ian Hunter, which reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart.It was covered in 1989 by the American hard rock group Great White on their fourth album ...Twice Shy...

" and "The Angel Song", which reached No. 5 and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100

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, respectively. Another single, "House of Broken Love," was inspired by the painful relationship break-ups that vocalist Jack Russell

Jack Russell

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 and guitarist Mark Kendall

Mark Kendall

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 had recently gone through. The album was certified Double Platinum in September 1989.

Track listing

Band members

• Jack Russell
  Jack Russell (musician)
  Jack Russell , is an American rock vocalist. He is a founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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• Mark Kendall
  Mark Kendall (guitarist)
  Mark Kendall is a lead guitarist born in Loma Linda, California. He is best known for being a founding member and lead guitar player of the blues-based hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Michael Lardie
  Michael Lardie
  Michael Lardie is multi-platinum and Grammy nominated American musician and producer, known for his memberships in Great White and Night Ranger. He was born on September 8, 1958, in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in Sacramento, California.-Training:...
  
   – guitar, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , backing vocals, producer, engineer, arrangements
• Tony Montana – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Audie Desbrow
  Audie Desbrow
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   – drums
  Drum kit
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Production

• Alan Niven – producer, arrangements
• Eddie Ashworth
  Eddie Ashworth
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   – engineer
• Melissa Sewell – assistant engineer
• George Marino – mastering

Certification

Country	Certification	Sales
United States	2× Platinum	2,000,000
Canada	2× Platinum	200,000

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	9

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Once Bitten, Twice Shy"	Billboard Hot 100	5
1989	"Once Bitten, Twice Shy"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
1989	"The Angel Song"	Billboard Hot 100	30
1989	"The Angel Song"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
1989	"Mista Bone"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	27
1990	"House of Broken Love"	Billboard Hot 100	83
1990	"House of Broken Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7

…Twice Shy / Live at the Marquee

Capitol UK, Electrola West Germany released a limited edition version of ...Twice Shy as a double CD and LP set. The second disc was titled Live at The Marquee, and included a full live album recorded on 18 December 1987.

Live at The Marquee track listing

1. "Shot in the Dark"
2. "What Do You Do"
3. "Gonna Getcha"
4. "Money (That's What I Want)"
5. "All Over Now"
6. "Is Anybody There?"
7. "Face the Day"
8. "Rock Me"