Hooked (Great White album)

Hooked
Studio album by Great White
Released February 26, 1991
Recorded September - November 1990
Studio Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre Hard rock
Length 51:58
Label Capitol
Producer Alan Niven and Michael Lardie
Great White chronology
Live in London
(1990)		 Hooked
(1991)		 The Blue EP
(1991)
Singles from Hooked
  1. "Congo Square"
    Released: February 1991
  2. "Desert Moon"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Call It Rock n' Roll"
    Released: September 1991
Hooked
Alternative cover artwork.
Live in New York
Japanese edition bonus CD
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Hooked is the fifth full-length studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in 1991. Though lacking a recognizable hit single and not commercially as successful as ...Twice Shy,[2] it still managed to peak at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 album chart[3] and it was critically well received. The album was certified Gold in April 1991.[4] 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 song "Desert Moon" was a minor hit and, in February 2003, was the band's live opening song during which pyrotechnics ignited The Station nightclub fire, killing 100 people, including (then) Great White lead guitarist Ty Longley.

The initial Japanese pressing retained the original cover, and added a bonus CD entitled Live in New York, recorded at Electric Lady Studios on May 31, 1991.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Call It Rock n' Roll" (Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie, Tony Montana, Jack Russell, Alan Niven) - 3:56
  2. "The Original Queen of Sheba" (Kendall, Niven, Lardie) - 4:39
  3. "Cold Hearted Lovin'" (Mark Anderson, Niven, Russell) - 4:19
  4. "Can't Shake It" (John Brewster, Bernard Neeson, Rick Brewster) - 4:45 (The Angels cover)
  5. "Lovin' Kind" (Lardie, Niven) - 4:45
  6. "Heartbreaker" (Kendall, Lardie, Niven, Russell) - 6:44
  7. "Congo Square" (Kendall, Niven) - 6:57
  8. "South Bay Cities" (Lardie, Niven) - 5:35
  9. "Desert Moon" (Kendall, Lardie, Niven, Russell); - 4:32
  10. "Afterglow" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) - 5:52 (Small Faces cover)

Japanese 2005 remastered edition bonus tracks

  1. "Train to Nowhere" (Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden) - 4:31 (Savoy Brown cover)
  2. "Weak Brain and Narrow Mind" (Willie Dixon) - 3:12 (Willie Dixon cover)
  3. "Down at the Doctor" (Mickey Jupp) - 3:41 (Dr. Feelgood cover)
  4. "The Hunter" (Carl Wells, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones) - 4:12 (Albert King cover)

Live in New York

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Train to Nowhere"
  3. "Cold Hearted Lovin'"
  4. "The Hunter"
  5. "Desert Moon"
  6. "Band Intro"
  7. "Weak Brain and Narrow Mind"
  8. "Rock Me"
  9. "Down at the Doctor"
  10. "Can't Shake It"
  11. "Once Bitten Twice Shy"

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1991 Swiss Albums Top 100[6] 5
Billboard 200 (USA)[3] 18
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[7] 27
German Albums Chart[8] 32
UK Albums Chart[9] 43

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Congo Square" UK Singles Chart[9] 62
"Desert Moon" Mainstream Rock (USA)[2] 16
"Call It Rock 'n' Roll" Mainstream Rock (USA)[2] 4
Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[2] 53
UK Singles Chart[9] 67

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1991 Gold (+ 500,000)[4]
Canada CRIA 1991 Gold (+ 50,000)[10]

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Great White Hooked review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hooked Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Hooked Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "RIAA Searchable Database: search for "Great White"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Great White Live in New York". Heavy Harmonies.com. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Great White - Hooked". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 21, April 27 1991". Library and Archives Canada. April 27, 1991. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Album – Great White, Hooked". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "Great White Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Great White". Music Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

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