''B-Side Ourselves'' is a studio EP by American heavy metal band

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, released on September 22, 1992. It consists of cover versions of songs originally recorded by artists who influenced Skid Row. As the title suggests, most of the tracks had previously featured as B-sides on the band's various singles — "Psycho Therapy" and "Delivering the Goods" appeared on the 1992 re-release of "

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", while "What You're Doing" appeared on " Wasted Time"; only the final track, a cover of "

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", was previously unreleased. The EP charted at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Release and promotion

"Delivering the Goods" is a live recording and features

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sharing lead vocals with

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. The track was released as a promotional single and was later included on the '' A Tribute to the Priest'' album, while a different recording, again featuring Halford, was released on Skid Row's live EP ''

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''. "Psycho Therapy" features a guest appearance from

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on backing vocals. Music videos were made for "Psycho Therapy" (which features a guest appearance of

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as an elevator operator) and "Little Wing", the latter of which was also released as a promo single. Both music videos feature on the Skid Row video album '' No Frills Video''. Live performances of "Psycho Therapy" and "C'mon and Love Me" feature on the Skid Row video album ''

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''. "C'mon and Love Me" was also released as a promo single and featured a rare music video from the band.

Track listing

Personnel

Skid Row

– lead vocals (tracks 2-5) *

Dave Sabo David Michael Sabo (born September 16, 1964), nicknamed "The Snake", is an American musician best known as one of the guitarists of heavy metal band Skid Row. Biography Pre-Skid Row Sabo was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and grew up in near ...

– guitar *

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– guitar *

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– bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 1) *

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– drums,

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Additional musicians

– backing vocals (track 1) *

– guest vocals (track 3)

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control Skid Row (American band) albums 1992 EPs B-side compilation albums 1992 compilation albums Atlantic Records compilation albums Atlantic Records EPs Covers EPs