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Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm (born 17 June 1962), better known by his stage name Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star sid ...

, released in September 1989 through

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ed edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003. The album is Monroe's most commercially successful solo release to date, reaching No. 14 on the

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, No. 161 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200,"Not Fakin' It - Michael Monroe , Awards"
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; it was later covered by the band Warrant for their 2002 album '' Under the Influence''. The track "Angel" is a re-recording of the song "She's No Angel" which had appeared on Monroe's previous album, '' Nights Are So Long'' (1987).

Musical style

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rock to his usual mix of punk, glam, and '70s heavy metal". ''

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Track listing

Personnel

*Michael Monroe – lead vocals, harmonica,

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, arrangement (tracks 1, 3–10), producer (tracks 1–3, 9) *Phil Grande – lead and rhythm guitar (all tracks), arrangement (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10) *

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– guitar (tracks 1–3) *

Jimmy Ripp Jimmy Rippetoe (born 1956), better known by his stage name Jimmy Rip, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, who is known for his work with Jerry Lee Lewis, Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Paul Collins & The Beat, Michael Monroe ...

– guitar (tracks 1–3, 9), slide guitar (track 1) *Ed Roynesdal – keyboard, piano (tracks 5, 6) * Ian Hunter – piano (track 3) *

Anton Fig Anton Fig (born 8 August 1952 in Cape Town, South Africa), known as "The Thunder from Down Under", is a South African session drummer, perhaps best known as the drummer and second-in-command for Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Ba ...

– drums (tracks 1–3, 9) *

Thommy Price Thommy Price (born December 9, 1956) is an American musician. He has played drums in a number of bands, including Scandal, Billy Idol, Blue Öyster Cult, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and is an in-demand session drummer. History Price was a ...

– drums (tracks 4–8, 10) *Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6–10), tambourine (track 2) * John Regan – bass (tracks 1–3) *

Kenny Aaronson Kenny Aaronson (born April 14, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American bass guitar player. He has recorded or performed with several notable artists such as Bob Dylan, Rick Derringer, Billy Idol, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Foghat, Sammy ...

– bass (tracks 4–10) *

Mark Rivera Mark Rivera (born May 24, 1953) is an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, musical director and corporate entertainment provider who is mostly known for his work with Billy Joel. In addition to playing soprano, alto, tenor and b ...

– saxophone *

Little Steven Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin ...

– backing 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),

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assistance *

Holly Beth Vincent Holly Beth Vincent (born Holly Beth Cernuto in 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. In her youth Vincent sang and played drums and guitar in several bands and took part in the Los Angeles punk scen ...

– 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 Martin Steven Briley (born 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He was born in London and has recorded with and written for a variety of well-known musicians, as well as releasing several solo albums. Music career B ...

– arrangement (track 8) Technical *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 *John Scarpati - cover photography

Chart performance

References

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