1987 is a Rock album by Whitesnake, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 233 pressings tracked, owned by 60 collectors.
About
Whitesnake (also known as Serpens Albus in Japan and 1987 in the UK and Europe) is the eighth studio album by British hard rock band of the same name (Whitesnake), released in 1987. The album was a major crossover hit and one of the top-selling albums in the glam metal genre, eventually selling over eight million copies in the United States alone (and thus going eight times platinum). The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Its success even boosted its predecessor, Slide It In, from gold to double platinum status. In Europe the album was called 1987.
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Tracklist
- 1Still Of The Night6:36
- 2Bad Boys4:06
- 3Give Me All Your Love3:31
- 4Looking For Love6:33
- 5Crying In The Rain5:37
- 6Is This Love4:43
- 7Straight For The Heart3:39
- 8Don't Turn Away5:10
- 9Children Of The Night4:24
- 10Here I Go Again 874:34
- 11You're Gonna Break My Heart Again4:11
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- polished
- triumphant
- romantic
"1987" / "Whitesnake" is the seventh studio album by British rock band Whitesnake, released on 16 March 1987 by in the US, and by in the UK on 30 March. 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 characterise 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)
- Platinum: July 1, 1987 (1 Million)
- 2x Platinum: August 19, 1987 (2 Million)
- 3x Platinum: September 15, 1987 (3 Million)
- 4x Platinum: December 2, 1987 (4 Million)
- 5x Platinum: January 7, 1988 (5 Million)
- 6x Platinum: July 24, 1992 (6 Million)
- 8x Platinum: Feburary 10, 1995 (8 Million)
Music Canada (Canada)
- 5x Platinum: 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)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adrian VandenbergGUEST , GUITAR GUEST, GUITAR GUITAR
- Aynsley DunbarBAND , DRUMS DRUM DRUMS
- Bill CuomoGUEST , KEYBOARDS GUEST, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- David CoverdaleBAND , VOCALS VOCALS
- Don AireyGUEST , KEYBOARDS GUEST, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- John SykesBAND , GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR , VOCALS
- Neil MurrayBAND , BASS BASS BASS GUITAR
- Rudy SarzoBASS
- Tommy AldridgeDRUMS
- Vivian CampbellGUITAR
- Alan PasquaKEYBOARDS
- Dann HuffGUITAR, SOLOIST
- Denny CarmassiDRUMS
- Doug AldrichGUITAR
- Marco MendozaBASS
- Mark AndesBASS
- Reb BeachGUITAR
- Timothy DruryKEYBOARDS
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