''Whipped!'' is

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's third album, released in 1992 by

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. "Nonstop to Nowhere", for which there is a

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, was released as a single and reached 35 on ''

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s Mainstream Rock track chart. The track "Mr. Lovedog" was a tribute to the

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singer Andrew Wood, who had died in 1990. The tracks "Too Tight" and "Charge Me Up" were recorded during these sessions, but did not make it onto the final album. They were released on the '' Belted, Buckled and Booted'' EP. There are two different versions of the ''Whipped!'' album cover; one features a zoomed-out shot of the band running away from a giant

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, whereas the other version is a zoomed-in version of the same picture, so it simply looks like the band members are running across a beach. The record was not released on vinyl in the

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, but was in

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and a number of

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Critical reception

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'' reviewer prised album diversity and strength of musical material. He singled out "AOR -ready anthem in "Nonstop To Nowhere," an innuendo - ridden teaser in "Big Dictionary," and two strong ballads: "Friends," a touching paean to friendship, and "Mr. Lovedog," a tribute to the late Andrew Wood of

" and predicted chart entering.

Track listing

Personnel

;Faster Pussycat *

Taime Downe Taime Downe (; born Gustave Molvik on September 29, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer of the 1980s hard rock/glam metal band Faster Pussycat. Life and career In high school, Downe formed a band named The Bondage Bo ...

– lead vocals, backing vocals *

Brent Muscat Brent Muscat (born April 23, 1967) is an American musician best known as the guitarist of glam metal band Faster Pussycat. Faster PussyCat, etc. Faster Pussycat was formed in the 1980s Hollywood glam metal boom. The original line up consisted ...

– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, sitar, backing vocals, lead guitar on 5, 8, 10, 12 *Greg Steele – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Loose Booty", lead guitar on 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 11 *Eric Stacy – bass guitar, backing vocals *Brett Bradshaw – drums, percussion, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *

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– harmonica and flute on "Big Dictionary", saxophone *Art Velasco – trombone *Daniel Fornetro – trumpet *Chuck Kavooras – slide guitar on "Friends" *

Nicky Hopkins Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...

– piano on "Friends" *

Bekka Bramlett Rebekka Ruth Lazone Bramlett (born April 19, 1968) is an American singer and session background singer. She is the daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, of the music duo Delaney & Bonnie. She has been a member of Mick Fleetwood's band the ...

– backing vocals *Lisa Reveen – backing vocals *Stephanie Weiss – backing vocals *Pasadena Boys Choir – boys choir on "Mr. Lovedog"

Production

* John Jansen – producer, mixing *Ryan Dorn – engineer *Tom Hardisty – assistant engineer *Brian Virtue – assistant engineer *Nelson Ayres – assistant engineer *Greg Calbi – mastering *Eric Troyer – additional background vocals, arrangements *

Nick Egan Nick Egan (born 4 July 1957 in London, England) is a visual design artist and director of music videos, commercials and film. He graduated from the Watford College of Art and Design with a DGA in 1976. While attending college, he created cover ...

– art direction *Eric Roinestad – design *Markus Morianz – photography *Mique Willmott – logo and illustrations

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Faster Pussycat albums Elektra Records albums