Into the Light (David Coverdale album)

Infobox Album
Name = Into the Light
Type = Studio
Artist = David Coverdale


Released = Oct. 2000
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Dragonshead
Producer = David Coverdale
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifwxqt0ldhe link]
Last album = "Northwinds" (1978)
This album = "Into the Light" (2000)
Next album =

"Into the Light" is the third solo album by David Coverdale. In between 1978 and 1997, Coverdale and his band Whitesnake produced 10 studio albums. After a three year break, he returned with this most recent solo album since 1978's "Northwinds".

Track listing

#"...Into the Light" (Coverdale) - 1:16
#"River Song" (Coverdale) - 7:19
#"She Give Me..." (Coverdale) - 4:12
#"Don't You Cry" (Coverdale) - 5:47
#"Love Is Blind" (Coverdale, Earl Slick) - 5:44
#"Slave" (Coverdale, Slick) - 5:41
#"Cry for Love" (Coverdale, Doug Bossi, Slick) - 4:52
#"Living on Love" (Coverdale, Bossi, Slick) - 6:31
#"Midnight Blue" (Coverdale, Slick) - 4:58
#"Too Many Tears" (Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg) - 5:59
#"Don't Lie to Me" (Coverdale, Slick) - 4:43
#"Wherever You May Go" (Coverdale) - 3:59

At least three additional songs were recorded for this album that did not make the final CD. Coverdale released these tracks on his official Whitesnake.com website:
#"As Long As I Have You"
#"Oh No, Not the Blues Again"
#"All the Time in the World"

ingles

* "Love Is Blind" was released as a single with an accompanying music video, but did not chart.
* "Slave" reached #33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Personnel

*David Coverdale - lead vocals, guitar on "...Into the Light"
*Doug Bossi - guitar, background vocals
*Earl Slick - guitar
*Marco Mendoza - bass, Spanish guitar on "Wherever You May Go", background vocals
*Denny Carmassi - drums
*Derek Hilland - keyboards on "...Into the Light", "Living on Love"
*Mike Finnigan - organ & piano
*John X. Volaitis - keyboards & percussion on "She Give Me", keyboards & vocals on "Don't You Cry" & "Don't Lie to Me", keyboards on "Too Many Tears", harp on "Wherever You May Go"
*Reeves Gabrels - solo resolve on "She Give Me"
*Dylan Vaughan - guitar on "Don't You Cry"
*Tony Franklin - bass on "Don't You Cry"
*Bjorn Thorsud - tambourine on "Don't You Cry"
*James Sitterly - strings on "Love Is Blind"
*Ruy Folguera - string arrangement on "Love Is Blind"
*Jimmy Z - harmonica on "Cry for Love"
*Linda Rowberry - vocal duet on "Wherever You May Go"