''Lightning Strikes Again'' is the tenth studio album by the American
heavy metal band
Dokken
Dokken is an American glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as " Alone Again", " In My Dreams", and " Burn ...
. It was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 2007, in Japan and on October 29 worldwide, but was postponed until 2008. The album was eventually released in the UK on April 8, 2008 and in the US on May 13.
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The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 133, the band's best chart performance since 2004.
It received some of the best reviews since the band's classic era in the 1980s. The album title comes from a track from their 1985 album ''
Under Lock and Key
''Under Lock and Key'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 22, 1985, through Elektra Records. The album reached No. 32 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and remained on that chart for 67 weeks. "Do ...
''. The album is also the last to feature bassist
Barry Sparks and drummer
Mick Brown.
Track listing
Personnel
Dokken
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Don Dokken
Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American singer and musician. He's best known for being the lead singer, occasional guitarist, and founder of the glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style wh ...
– vocals, producer
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Jon Levin
Jon Levin (born March 18, 1966) is an American musician and the current guitarist for heavy metal band Dokken.
Biography
Early years
Jon Levin was involved with music very early on in life. He began playing piano at age four, trumpet by age ...
– lead and rhythm guitars
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Barry Sparks – bass guitar
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Mick Brown – drums
Production
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Tim David Kelly
Tim David Kelly is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, graphic designer & composer for TV/film. He is the singer, guitarist and songwriter for the alternative rock band Kicking Harold whose still popular song "Gasoline" from ''Spa ...
- co-producer, engineer
*Wyn Davis - engineer, mixing, mastering, keyboards on "How I Miss Your Smile"
*Chris Baseford, Mike Sutherland, Mike Lesniak, Mike Sheraton - engineers
Charts
References
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Dokken albums
2008 albums
Rhino Records albums
Frontiers Records albums
King Records (Japan) albums