''Whipped!'' is the third album by the American band

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, 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

'' Billboard's'' reviewer praised the album's 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. Career In high school, Downe formed a band named The Bondage Boys, and go ...

– lead vocals, backing vocals *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 * Brent Muscat – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, sitar, backing vocals, lead guitar on 5, 8, 10, 12 *Eric Stacy – bass guitar, backing vocals *Brett Bradshaw – drums, percussion, backing vocals ;Additional musicians * Jimmy Z – harmonica and flute on "Big Dictionary", saxophone *Art Velasco – trombone *Daniel Fornetro – trumpet *Chuck Kavooras – slide guitar on "Friends" *

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

– piano on "Friends" *

Bekka Bramlett Rebekka Ruth Lazone Bramlett (born April 19, 1968) is an American singer. She is the daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, of the music duo Delaney & Bonnie. Currently, she is a session singer, songwriter, and backing vocalist, working with ...

– 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 Brian Virtue is an American Grammy-nominated music producer, engineer and mixer based in Los Angeles, California. Virtue has worked with artists including Jane's Addiction, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Audioslave, Deftones, Puddle of Mudd, Chevelle, ...

– 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 British 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.

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

Charts

References

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