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| Shadowlife | ||||
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| Released | April 15, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–97 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 52:03 | |||
| Label | CMC International Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Kelly Gray | |||
| Dokken chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | 👁 Star 👁 Star 👁 Half star 👁 Image 👁 Image [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Shadowlife is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1997. It marks a change in the band's musical style, moving towards alternative rock. However, critics and fans alike were not pleased with the change, and dismiss the album as one of Dokken's weakest. It is also the last studio album with original lead guitarist George Lynch.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Mick Brown, Don Dokken, Jeff Pilson, and George Lynch except "Here I Stand" and "I Don't Mind" which were co-written by Kelly Gray.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Puppet on a String" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Cracks in the Ground" | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Sky Beneath My Feet" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Until I Know" | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Hello" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Convenience Store Messiah" | 4:28 |
| 7. | "I Feel" | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Here I Stand" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Hard to Believe" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Sweet Life" | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Bitter Regret" | 3:59 |
| 12. | "I Don't Mind" | 3:18 |
| 13. | "Until I Know (Slight Return)" | 2:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "How Many Lives" | 4:48 |
| 15. | "Deep Waters" | 6:06 |
- Tracks 14 and 15 are bonus tracks on the Japanese release (VICP-5839).
Personnel
[edit]Dokken
[edit]- Don Dokken - vocals
- George Lynch - lead and rhythm guitars
- Jeff Pilson - bass guitar, lead vocals on "Here I Stand"
- Mick Brown - drums
Production
[edit]- Kelly Gray - producer, engineer, mixing
- Aaron Carey - mixing assistant
- Eddy Schreyer, Gene Grimaldi - mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 28 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 146
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References
[edit]- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dokken - Shadowlife review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Dokken - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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