Hooked (album)
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Hooked is the fifth full length studio album the American hard rock
band Great White
, released in 1991. Though lacking a recognizable hit single and not commercially as successful as ...Twice Shy
, it still managed to peak at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
album chart and it was critically well received. The album was certified Gold in April 1991. The original album cover art was photographed by famous fashion photographer John Scarpati and featured a nude female model being hoisted out of the sea by a large hook. This cover was judged too risque by the label and replaced by art director Hugh Syme
shortly after the initial pressing with an alternative cover that had the hook still below the sea level and the model partially submerged, so that only her head and arms were visible.
The initial Japanese pressing retained the original cover, and added a bonus CD entitled Live in New York, recorded at Electric Lady Studios
in 1991.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
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"...
, released in 1991. Though lacking a recognizable hit single and not commercially as successful as ...Twice Shy
...Twice Shy
...Twice Shy is the fourth studio album released by the American hard rock band Great White. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career, a cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "The Angel Song", which reached No. 5 and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100,...
, it still managed to peak at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart and it was critically well received. The album was certified Gold in April 1991. The original album cover art was photographed by famous fashion photographer John Scarpati and featured a nude female model being hoisted out of the sea by a large hook. This cover was judged too risque by the label and replaced by art director Hugh Syme
Hugh Syme
Hugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared in some Rush songs as a keyboard player. Syme is notably responsible for all of Rush's album cover art since 1975's Caress...
shortly after the initial pressing with an alternative cover that had the hook still below the sea level and the model partially submerged, so that only her head and arms were visible.
The initial Japanese pressing retained the original cover, and added a bonus CD entitled Live in New York, recorded at Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
in 1991.
Track listing
- "Call It Rock n' Roll" (Mark KendallMark 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:...
, Michael LardieMichael LardieMichael 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:...
, Tony Montana, Jack RussellJack Russell (musician)Jack Russell , is an American rock vocalist. He is a founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
, Alan Niven) - 3:56 - "The Original Queen of Sheba" (M. Kendall, A. Niven, M. Lardie) - 4:39
- "Cold Hearted Lovin'" (Mark Anderson, A. Niven, J. Russell) - 4:19
- "Can't Shake It" (John Brewster, Bernard NeesonDoc NeesonBernard "Doc" Neeson is an Australian rock singer. Neeson is known as the lead singer and frontman for Australian hard rock band The Angels.-Early life:...
, Rick Brewster) - 4:45 - "Lovin' Kind" (M. Lardie, A. Niven) - 4:45
- "Heartbreaker" (M. Kendall, M. Lardie, A. Niven, J. Russell) - 6:44
- "Congo Square" (M. Kendall, A. Niven) - 6:57
- "South Bay Cities" (M. Lardie, A. Niven) - 5:35
- "Desert Moon" (M. Kendall, M. Lardie, A. Niven, J. Russell); - 4:32
- "Afterglow (Of Your Love)Afterglow (Of Your Love)"Afterglow Of Your Love" is the unofficial final single released in 1969 by the English Rock group the Small Faces. The song managed to reach #36 in the UK Singles Charts....
" (Ronnie LaneRonnie LaneRonald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", – and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new...
, Steve MarriottSteve MarriottStephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was an English musician, songwriter, and frontman of several notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades...
) - 5:52
Japanese 2005 remastered edition bonus tracks
- "Train to Nowhere" (Kim SimmondsKim SimmondsKim Simmonds is a Welsh guitarist, now residing in New York and best known as leader and founding member of the blues/rock band Savoy Brown.-Career:...
, Chris YouldenChris YouldenChris Youlden is an English blues singer; from 1967 until 1970 the singer with the British blues band, Savoy Brown.Since those days he has released several solo albums, as detailed below....
) - 4:31 - "Weak Brain & Narrow Mind" (Willie DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
) - 3:12 - "Down at the DoctorDown at the Doctors"Down at the Doctors" is a song by the band Dr. Feelgood. The track was recorded in 1978, and appeared on Private Practice, an album by Dr. Feelgood that was released in October that year....
" (Mickey JuppMickey JuppMichael 'Mickey' Jupp is an English musician and songwriter, mainly associated with the Southend music scene....
) - 3:41 - "The HunterThe Hunter (Albert King song)"The Hunter" is a blues song first recorded by Albert King in 1967. The song has been recorded by various other performers, including Ike and Tina Turner, who had a 1969 hit with the song in the R&B and Pop music charts.-Original song:...
" (Carl Wells, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve CropperSteve CropperSteve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...
, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
) - 4:12
Live in New York
- "Intro"
- "Train to Nowhere"
- "Cold Hearted Lovin'"
- "The Hunter"
- "Desert Moon"
- "Band Intro"
- "Weak Brain and Narrow Mind"
- "Rock MeRock Me (Great White song)"Rock Me" is a single released by the American glam metal band Great White in 1987. It was a breakout hit for the band, and still receives significant airplay on classic rock radio. The original version clocked in at over 7 minutes, with the radio and video versions being trimmed down to between 3...
" - "Down at the Doctor"
- "Can't Shake It"
- "Once Bitten Twice Shy"
Band members
- Jack RussellJack Russell (musician)Jack Russell , is an American rock vocalist. He is a founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
– lead and backing vocals - Mark KendallMark 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:...
– guitars, backing vocals - Michael LardieMichael LardieMichael 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, backing vocals, producer, arrangements, engineer - Tony Montana – bass
- Audie DesbrowAudie DesbrowAudie Desbrow is an American musician and drummer, known for his long tenure with the American blues-based hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
– drums
Additional musicians
- Alan Niven - backing vocals, producer, arrangements
- Michael ThompsonMichael Thompson (guitarist)Michael Thompson is an American guitarist and songwriter.Thompson achieved enduring modest success with his 1989 melodic rock/AOR group Michael Thompson Band but is most noted for his work as a popular session guitarist on the recordings of some of the most popular musical artists of the 1980s,...
- slide guitar solo on track 3 - Simone Shook - backing vocals
- Terry Sasser - backing vocals
Production
- Melissa Sewell - engineer
- George Marino - mastering
- Hugh SymeHugh SymeHugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared in some Rush songs as a keyboard player. Syme is notably responsible for all of Rush's album cover art since 1975's Caress...
- art direction, design
Certification
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Gold | 500,000 |
| Canada | Gold | 50,000 |