Tracklist
Still Of The Night | 6:36 | ||
Bad Boys | 4:06 | ||
Give Me All Your Love | 3:31 | ||
Looking For Love | 6:33 | ||
Crying In The Rain | 5:37 | ||
Is This Love | 4:43 | ||
Straight For The Heart | 3:39 | ||
Don't Turn Away | 5:10 | ||
Children Of The Night | 4:24 | ||
Here I Go Again 87 | 4:34 | ||
You're Gonna Break My Heart Again | 4:11 |
Credits (2)
- Keith OlsenProducer
- Mike StoneProducer
Notes
Whitesnake is the seventh studio album by British rock band Whitesnake, released on 23 March 1987 by Geffen Records in the US, and by EMI in the UK one week later. It was co-written and recorded for over a year in what would be the first and final collaboration between vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes, as well as the final album to feature longtime bassist Neil Murray. The album, besides its commercial success, is remarkable for the band's change to a more modern glam metal look and sound, and the first recording to use the band's new logo which would characterize them in the future.
The album was released worldwide with different titles, tracklists, and by different record labels. In North America, it was titled as Whitesnake. In Europe and Australia, it was titled 1987 and included two extra songs absent from the North American version, "Looking for Love" and "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again", while in Japan the album was released as Serpens Albus with the North American tracklist. The 20th and 30th-anniversary remastered reissues have a common tracklist, including the additional tracks.
The album was a critical and commercial success around the world, eventually selling over 8 million copies in the US alone and thus going eight times Platinum by RIAA in February 1995. It peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 for ten nonconsecutive weeks, barred from the top spot by three different albums, including Michael Jackson's Bad, and was more weeks in the Top 5 than any other album in 1987. Whitesnake was the band's highest-charting album in the US and peaked at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart. As of 2017, the album has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.
Certifications:
RIAA (United States)
- Gold: June 2, 1987 (500,000)
- Platnium: July 1, 1987 (1 Million)
- 2x Platnium: August 19, 1987 (2 Million)
- 3x Platnium: September 15, 1987 (3 Million)
- 4x Platnium: December 2, 1987 (4 Million)
- 5x Platnium: January 7, 1988 (5 Million)
- 6x Platnium: July 24, 1992 (6 Million)
- 8x Platnium: Feburary 10, 1995 (8 Million)
Music Canada (Canada)
- 5x Platnium: February 26, 1988 (500,000)
BPI (United Kingdom)
- Silver: July 3, 1987 (60,000)
- Gold: July 8, 1987 (100,000)
- Platinum: January 13, 1988 (300,000)
The album was released worldwide with different titles, tracklists, and by different record labels. In North America, it was titled as Whitesnake. In Europe and Australia, it was titled 1987 and included two extra songs absent from the North American version, "Looking for Love" and "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again", while in Japan the album was released as Serpens Albus with the North American tracklist. The 20th and 30th-anniversary remastered reissues have a common tracklist, including the additional tracks.
The album was a critical and commercial success around the world, eventually selling over 8 million copies in the US alone and thus going eight times Platinum by RIAA in February 1995. It peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 for ten nonconsecutive weeks, barred from the top spot by three different albums, including Michael Jackson's Bad, and was more weeks in the Top 5 than any other album in 1987. Whitesnake was the band's highest-charting album in the US and peaked at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart. As of 2017, the album has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.
Certifications:
RIAA (United States)
- Gold: June 2, 1987 (500,000)
- Platnium: July 1, 1987 (1 Million)
- 2x Platnium: August 19, 1987 (2 Million)
- 3x Platnium: September 15, 1987 (3 Million)
- 4x Platnium: December 2, 1987 (4 Million)
- 5x Platnium: January 7, 1988 (5 Million)
- 6x Platnium: July 24, 1992 (6 Million)
- 8x Platnium: Feburary 10, 1995 (8 Million)
Music Canada (Canada)
- 5x Platnium: February 26, 1988 (500,000)
BPI (United Kingdom)
- Silver: July 3, 1987 (60,000)
- Gold: July 8, 1987 (100,000)
- Platinum: January 13, 1988 (300,000)
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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1987 CD, Album | EMI – CDEMC 3528 | UK | 1987 | UK — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album, Specialty Press | Geffen Records – GHS 24099 | US | 1987 | US — 1987 | |||||
1987 CD, Album, Sonopress | EMI – CDP 7 46702 2 | Europe | 1987 | Europe — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 CD, Album | EMI – CDP 7 46702 2 | Europe | 1987 | Europe — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | EMI – EMCX 3528 | UK | 1987 | UK — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – EMC 3528 | UK | 1987 | UK — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – 062-2407351 | Greece | 1987 | Greece — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – 064 24 0737 1, EMI – 24 0737 1, EMI – 1C 064-24 0737 1 | Europe | 1987 | Europe — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album | Geffen Records – XGHS 24099 | Canada | 1987 | Canada — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – 101 2407371, EMI – 10019 | Argentina | 1987 | Argentina — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake Cassette, Album, Club Edition, CH, Dolby | Geffen Records – M5G 24099 | US | 1987 | US — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album | CBS/Sony – 28AP 3310 | Japan | 1987 | Japan — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – EMC 3528, Oasis Record Co. – OLE 686 | South Korea | 1987 | South Korea — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | Jugoton – LSEMI 73195, EMI – EMC 3528 | Yugoslavia | 1987 | Yugoslavia — 1987 | |||||
Whitesnake CD, Album, Stereo | Carrere – 96.443 | France | 1987 | France — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
1987 LP, Album, Club Edition, DMM | EMI – 32 550-6, EMI – 1C 064-24 0737 1 | Germany | 1987 | Germany — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake Cassette, Album | EMI – 1C 264 24 0737 4, EMI – 24 0737 4, EMI – 264-24 0737 4 | Europe | 1987 | Europe — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album, Club Edition | Geffen Records – GHS 24099 | Canada | 1987 | Canada — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake CD, Album, Club Edition | Geffen Records – CGEFD 24099, Geffen Records – M2G 24099 | Canada | 1987 | Canada — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
Whitesnake Cassette, Album | EMI – TC-EMCX 3528, EMI – TCEMCX 3528 | UK | 1987 | UK — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
1987 CD, Album | EMI – 46702 2 | Australia | 1987 | Australia — 1987 | |||||
1987 Cassette, Album | Jugoton – CAEMI 9235, EMI – CAEMI 9235 | Yugoslavia | 1987 | Yugoslavia — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – 2407351, EMI – 062-2407351 | Greece | 1987 | Greece — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album, Picture Disc | EMI – EMC P 3528 | UK | 1987 | UK — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album, Stereo | EMI – 64 2407371 | Italy | 1987 | Italy — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album | EMI – EMC.240737 | Australia & New Zealand | 1987 | Australia & New Zealand — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
Whitesnake CD, Album | CBS/Sony – 32DP 680 | Japan | 1987 | Japan — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – 2407371 | Portugal | 1987 | Portugal — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album, Club Edition | Geffen Records – 9 24099-1 | US | 1987 | US — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – EMI-25142 | Venezuela | 1987 | Venezuela — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – 064-2407371 | Spain | 1987 | Spain — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album | Carrere – 66.443, Carrere – 66443 | France | 1987 | France — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
1987 LP, Album, Limited Edition, Embossed Sleeve | EMI – EMC 3528 | UK | 1987 | UK — 1987 | |||||
Whitesnake Cassette, Album | EMI – TCEMC 3528 | UK | 1987 | UK — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
Whitesnake Cassette, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Dolby HX Pro | Geffen Records – M5G-24099 | Canada | 1987 | Canada — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
Whitesnake Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro | Geffen Records – M5 24099 | Canada | 1987 | Canada — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
Whitesnake LP, Album | EMI – 31C 064 240737 | Brazil | 1987 | Brazil — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
1987 LP, Album, Stereo | EMI – 064 24 0737 1, EMI – 24 0737 1, EMI – 1C 064-24 0737 1 | Europe | 1987 | Europe — 1987 | Recently Edited | ||||
1987 LP, Album | EMI – EMCJ(D) 2407351 | Zimbabwe | 1987 | Zimbabwe — 1987 | New Submission | ||||
Whitesnake Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby System XDR | EMI – 64 2407374 | Italy | 1987 | Italy — 1987 | New Submission |
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Reviews
referencing 1987 (LP, Album) 064 24 0737 1
My recently purchased original 1987 Australian pressing (EMC 240737) plays well with no clicking or popping and the vocal come through clearly. I don't know if it's a problem with the record or just me, but the background fizz - guitar reverb or whatever makes this record very tiring listening. Does anyone else find listening to this record hard work ?
I have other Whitesnake LPs that I find very enjoyable.referencing 1987 (LP, Album, Remastered, 180 Gram, LP, All Media, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition) 0190295785178
Horrible sound, distortion, cracks and pops, static. Don’t know what else to say….referencing 1987 (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 25th Anniversary Edition, Marbled) 50999 624466 1
Terrible mastering / get an OG, crank it and enjoyreferencing 1987 (LP, Album, Remastered, 180 Gram, LP, All Media, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition) 0190295785178
Great pressing! Better than expected honestly, being that it’s a hard rock album. Sounds very balanced. And the songs are all bangers. Peak hair band album and highly recommended!- Edited 5 months ago
referencing 1987 (LP, Album, Remastered, 180 Gram, LP, All Media, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition) 0190295785178
Дуже поганий звук. Якась каша. Динаміка відсутня. Навіщо робити такий жахливий ремікс? І це ювілейне видання? Того, хто це робив, а також погоджував у виробництво гнати сраною мітлою і не допускати до кваліфікованої роботи! referencing 1987 (LP, Album, Remastered, 180 Gram, LP, All Media, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition) 0190295785178
A great desappointement. The transition to vinyl has been botch. The sound is screaming, too much treble and reverb.- Say what you will about the 80s hard rock genre. Hair metal, pretty little man girl rock, whatever.
THIS was never THAT.
THIS IS A KILLER ROCK RECORD PERIOD. There’s nothing else to say. Just a great great album.
I have this OG U.S. pressing, but it’s probably due for a remaster. The mix CAN be improved. But musically, it’s a classic for sure. - Edited one year agoHair gods from the '80s, Coverdale/Sykes/Vandenberg & Co. have created a solid piece of work here.
Highlights are "Still of the Night, "Here I Go Again", and "Bad Boys", with some metal approved guitar riffing. The last two tracks fall off a bit.
Compared to "Slide It In", this record sounds huge, possibly too heavy with a big rumbly bottom. Excess use of reverb was a thing at this time, which further causes confusion between multiple instruments, competing for the same aural space in the mix. But forget the chaos, just crank it and rock out.
4 stars. Recommended. referencing 1987 (LP, Album) 064 24 0737 1
This is a killer rock album and killer sounding record. The whole thing is a masterpice of the best 80's rock. It just can not be better than this.referencing 1987 (CD, Album) CDP 7 46702 2
Las fotos no se corresponden con la edición "Made in Canada", la cual indica ese origen con el texto en el disco. Este dice "industria argentina"
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