Elation (album)

Elation
Studio album by Great White
Released	May 18, 2012
Recorded	Vivid Tone Studios, Rancho Cucamonga, California
Genre	Hard rock
Length	60:52
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Michael Lardie, Mark Kendall
Great White chronology
Rising (2009) Elation (2012)

Elation is the twelfth studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in May 2012. It is the first Great White studio album to feature vocalist Terry Ilous. Additionally, it is the first one without original vocalist Jack Russell.^[1]

The album was announced on 18 March 2012,^[1] for a release on 18 May in Europe and 22 May in North America on Frontiers Records.^[2] It will also be released in Japan.^[1] Elation was produced, recorded and mixed by Michael Lardie and Mark Kendall, the band's two guitarists.^[2]

Reception

Since its release, the album has been met with mixed to positive responses. William Clark of Guitar International wrote, "Those memorable blues rock riffs that scatter Great White’s biggest hits are in excess with Elation."^[3] Sleaze Roxx gave a mixed review, saying "With Mark Kendall on guitar you really can't go wrong, but without his longtime partner Jack Russell, Elation isn't all it could be".^[4] The album was later remixed by George Tutko available as MP3s on Amazon and MP4s on iTunes.

Track listing

All songs written by Great White

1. "(I've Got) Something for You" - 4:31
2. "Feelin' So Much Better" - 5:04
3. "Love Train" - 4:46
4. "Heart of a Man" - 4:27
5. "Hard to Say Goodbye" - 5:18
6. "Resolution" - 5:06
7. "Shotgun Willie's" - 5:07
8. "Promise Land" - 5:45
9. "Lowdown" - 5:56 (bonus track)
10. "Just for Tonight" - 4:33
11. "Love Is Enough" - 6:04
12. "Complicated" - 4:15

Personnel

The album was recorded by the Terry Ilous-fronted Great White; original lead vocalist Jack Russell fronts another band, dubbed Jack Russell's Great White.^[2]

• Terry Ilous - lead vocals
• Mark Kendall - lead guitar
• Michael Lardie - guitar, keyboards
• Scott Snyder - bass
• Audie Desbrow - drums

References

1. "GREAT WHITE To Release New Studio Album In May". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
2. "GREAT WHITE Drummer On 'Elation' Album: 'This Is A New Birth Of The Band'". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
3. "Great White Surfaces With Elation CD". http://guitarinternational.com/2012/10/24/great-white-surfaces-with-elation-cd/. External link in |work= (help);
4. "Great White - Elation". http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/greatwhite/elation.shtml. External link in |work= (help);