''Mane Attraction'' is the fourth studio

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by the

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band

White Lion White Lion is an American glam metal band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, they released their debut album ''Fight to Survive ...

. It was released in 1991 by

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, and reached No. 61 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 31 in the UK.

Overview

After a year of writing and recording, White Lion released ''Mane Attraction'' in the spring of 1991, which was received well by the fans. Unfortunately, the album failed to reach the top 20 like the last two albums. It received little airplay due to the rising popularity of

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. The album featured the singles " Love Don't Come Easy" which peaked at number 24 on the

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chart, "

Lights and Thunder "Lights and Thunder" is a song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion and was released as a single in the UK from their 1991 album ''Mane Attraction''. The song charted at No. 95 on the UK Singles Chart. Background "Lights and Thunder" was ...

", an eight-minute heavy rock epic with a complex structure inspired by Led Zeppelin's " Achilles Last Stand" and a re-recorded version of the band's debut single "Broken Heart", all of which had music videos. The song "Out with the Boys" was released as a rare promo single. The album also contained White Lion's only instrumental song, "Blue Monday", a tribute to

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, who had died while the band was writing for the album. The album's

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s "You're All I Need" which was released as a promo single, "Till Death Do Us Part" and "Farewell to You" gained a huge amount of radio airplay in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Mike Tramp Michael Trempenau (born 14 January 1961), better known as Mike Tramp, is a Danish singer songwriter and musician best known for his work with the glam metal band White Lion. In 1996, Mike Tramp launched his solo career, interrupted from 2004 to ...

is married to Indonesian actress Ayu Azhari. "You're All I Need" also inspired Ahmad Dhani to create a song for Dewa 19 titled "Kangen". A music video montage was released for the song "Farewell to You" which featured on the band's video album ''Escape from Brooklyn'' in 1992.

Greg D'Angelo Greg D'Angelo, (born December 18, 1963) is an American drummer most famous for his work in the bands White Lion, Anthrax, and Pride & Glory. Career Early career (1981–1984) Between 1981 and 1983, D'Angelo was a member of Anthrax. He appea ...

and James Lomenzo left the band soon after the album's release, citing "musical differences", but White Lion carried on with bassist Tommy "T-Bone" Caradonna and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (

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, Alice Cooper, Suicidal Tendencies, Y&T). After briefly touring in support of ''Mane Attraction'', Tramp and Bratta decided to call it a day, their last show being held in

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at the Channel Club in September 1991.

Track listing

All tracks written by

Vito Bratta Vito Bratta (born July 1, 1961) is an American guitarist and the former co-songwriter for the glam metal band White Lion. He co-founded White Lion with lead singer Mike Tramp in 1983 and played with the band until 1991. Bio Bratta began playing ...

and

Personnel

Band

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–

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, backing vocals * James LoMenzo –

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, backing vocals *

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Touring members

* Tommy T-Bone Caradonna – bass * Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

Production

*Produced by

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*Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC

Charts

Escape from Brooklyn

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band

, released in 1992. The video features all of the band's music videos to this point and also features behind the scenes footage, interviews with band members and a look at the band's most recent World tour in support of their fourth studio album ''Mane Attraction''.2012

Track listing

# " Broken Heart" # " Wait" # " Tell Me" # " When the Children Cry" # " Little Fighter" # "

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" # " Cry for Freedom" # "Sweet Little Lovin'" - Live # " Love Don't Come Easy" # " Broken Heart '91" # "Farewell to You"

Personnel

- vocals *

- guitars *Tommy T-Bone Caradonna - bass guitar * Jimmy DeGrasso - drums Additional: * James LoMenzo - bass guitar *

- drums

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums White Lion albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Richie Zito