''Once Bitten'' is the third studio album by American
glam metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam r ...
band
Great White
Great White is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The band peaked with several albums during the mid-to-late 1980s, including the platinum-selling records '' Once Bitten'' (1987) and '' ...Twice Shy'' (1989), and those albums ...
. It was released on June 17, 1987, by
Capitol Records
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. The album became a commercial success, selling more than one million copies and being certified Platinum in April 1988.
The anthem "
Rock Me" became a hit single, charting in September 1987,
and is one of Great White's best known songs. AllMusic explains in their review that it brought Great White a broader audience. "
Save Your Love" also charted, becoming their most famous power ballad at the time, in February 1988.
"Lady Red Light" and "All Over Now" would become fan favorites and be included among 15 tracks on their later retrospective, "Absolute Hits". It was the band's last album to feature bassist Lorne Black.
In the UK, the track listing was strangely altered, losing four new tracks and replacing them with songs from 1986 album ''
Shot in the Dark'' and with a live version of "What Do You Do". The album's opening track, "Lady Red Light", was featured on the NBC show ''
Parks and Recreation
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'' in the episode "
Tom's Divorce
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". The model photographed on the cover is Tracy Martinson.
Legacy
In 2017, Jack Russell's Great White celebrated ''Once Bitten''s anniversary by announcing a tour and an acoustic re-recording of the album. The acoustic version, "Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes", was released in 2020.
Track listing
UK edition track listing
;Side one
#"Lady Red Light"
#"Gonna Getcha"
#"Rock Me"
#"All Over Now"
;Side two
#
"Fast Road"
#"What Do You Do" (live)
#"Face the Day" (US Radio Blues Version)
#"Gimme Some Lovin'
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"
International alternate track listing
;Side one
#"Lady Red Light"
#"Gonna Getcha"
#"Fast Road"
#"Mistreater"
#"All Over Now"
;Side two
#"Never Change Heart"
#"Rock Me"
#"On the Edge"
#" Save Your Love"
Personnel
Great White
* Jack Russell – lead and backing vocals
*Mark Kendall – lead guitar, backing vocals
*Michael Lardie
Michael Lardie (born September 8, 1958) is an American musician and record producer known for his memberships in the rock bands Great White and Night Ranger.
Early life
Lardie was born on September 8, 1958, in Anchorage, Alaska and raised ...
– rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals
*Lorne Black – bass, backing vocals
*Audie Desbrow – drums
Production
*Arranged and produced by Alan Niven, Michael Lardie and Mark Kendall
*Engineered by Michael Lardie and Eddie Ashworth Eddie Ashworth (born in Inglewood, California) is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, university professor, entrepreneur and writer, best known for his work in the alternative rock and indie rock genres. His primary instrument is mandoli ...
*Mastered by George Marino
Charts
Album
Singles
Rock Me
Save Your Love
Lady Red Light
Certifications
References
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1987 albums
Capitol Records albums
Great White albums