- Lita (album)
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Lita Studio album by Lita Ford Released February 2, 1988 Recorded Record One, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, 1987 Genre Hard rock, glam metal Length 40:15 Label RCA Producer Mike Chapman Lita Ford chronology Dancin' on the Edge
(1984)Lita
(1988)Stiletto
(1990)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information. Lita is an album by Lita Ford, released in February, 1988 on RCA Records. The album features a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, "Close My Eyes Forever," as well as "Kiss Me Deadly," another hit for Ford. Pat Benatar's rhythm section (Don Nossov and Myron Grombacher) is also featured throughout the album.
The song "Close My Eyes Forever" is featured on the video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore. Its single peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]
The track "Kiss Me Deadly" was named the 76th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[3]
Contents
Track listing
- "Back to the Cave" (Mike Chapman, David Ezrin, Lita Ford) – 4:01
- "Can't Catch Me" (Ezrin, Ford, Lemmy Kilmister) – 3:58
- "Blueberry" (Chapman) – 3:47
- "Kiss Me Deadly" (Mick Smiley) – 3:59
- "Falling in and Out of Love" (Ezrin, Ford, Nikki Sixx) – 5:07
- "Fatal Passion" (Ezrin, Ford, Punky Peru) – 4:41
- "Under the Gun" (Ford) – 4:48
- "Broken Dreams" (Ezrin, Ford) – 5:12
- "Close My Eyes Forever" (with Ozzy Osbourne) (Ford, Osbourne) – 4:42
Personnel
- Lita Ford – guitar, vocals
- David Ezrin – keyboards
- Don Nossov – bass guitar
- Myron Grombacher – drums
- Craig Krampf – additional percussion, drums[4]
- Llory McDonald – background vocals
- Mike Chapman – background vocals
Production
- Produced by Mike Chapman
- Recorded, engineered & mixed by George Tutko (at Village Recorders & One on One Recording Studios)
- Assistant engineers: Brett Swain, Charlie Brocco, Jimmy Hoyson, Toby Wright
- Mastered by George Marino
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Lita Ford Lita review". Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r7617/review. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Billboard singles chart history-Lita Ford". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4649&model.vnuAlbumId=638506. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ "spreadit.org music". http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ Lita Ford- Lita CD @discogs.com Retrieved August 24, 2011.
Categories:- 1988 albums
- Lita Ford albums
- Albums produced by Mike Chapman
- RCA Records albums
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