Not Fakin' It
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Not Fakin' It is the second studio album by Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe, released in September 1989 through PolyGram; a remastered edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003.[7] The album is Monroe's most commercially successful solo release to date, reaching No. 14 on the Finnish albums chart,[8] No. 161 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[9] and being certified certified gold in Japan.[8] The music video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll" featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose and received substantial rotation on MTV; it was later covered by the band Warrant for their 2002 album Under the Influence.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll" | Michael Monroe, Little Steven, Nasty Suicide |
4:31 |
| 2. |
"While You Were Looking at Me" | Steven |
4:03 |
| 3. |
"She's No Angel" (Heavy Metal Kids cover) | Gary Holton, Monroe, Stiv Bators |
3:52 |
| 4. |
"All Night with the Lights On" | Monroe, Phil Grande, Danny Lewis |
3:52 |
| 5. |
"Not Fakin' It" (Nazareth cover) | Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet |
3:52 |
| 6. |
"Shakedown" | Monroe, Grande |
3:13 |
| 7. |
"Man with No Eyes" | Monroe, Grande |
3:58 |
| 8. |
"Love Is Thicker than Blood" | Monroe, Martin Briley |
4:14 |
| 9. |
"Smoke Screen" | Monroe, Steven, Suicide |
4:05 |
| 10. |
"Thrill Me" | Monroe, Grande |
3:27 |
Total length: |
39:07 |
Personnel
- Michael Monroe – lead vocals, harmonica, shaker, arrangement (tracks 1, 3–10), production (tracks 1–3, 9)
- Phil Grande – guitar (all tracks), arrangement (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10)
- Nasty Suicide – guitar (tracks 1–3)
- Jimmy Ripp – guitar (tracks 1–3, 9), slide guitar (track 1)
- Ed Roynesdal – keyboard, piano (tracks 5, 6)
- Ian Hunter – piano (track 3)
- Anton Fig – drums (tracks 1–3, 9)
- Thommy Price – drums (tracks 4–8, 10)
- Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6–10), tambourine (track 2)
- John Regan – bass (tracks 1–3)
- Kenny Aaronson – bass (tracks 4–10)
- Mark Rivera – saxophone
- Little Steven – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5), arrangement (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9)
- Suha Gur – background vocals (track 1)
- Dave Hansen – background vocals (track 1)
- Stephen Innocenzi – background vocals (track 1)
- Brian Sperber – background vocals (track 1), engineering assistance
- Holly Beth Vincent – background vocals (track 2)
- Kim Lesley – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
- Nicole Hart – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
- Gennaro – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
- The Monroettes – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)
- Brian James – arrangement (track 3)
- Martin Briley – arrangement (track 8)
- Michael Frondelli – engineering, mixing, production
- Will Garrett – engineering
- Rod O'Brien – engineering (tracks 1–3, 9)
- Ellen Fitton – engineering assistance
- Billy Miranda – engineering assistance (tracks 1–3, 9)
- George Marino – mastering
- Frankie "Teardrop" Miles – production assistance
Chart performance
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