''Shadowlife'' is the sixth
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by the American
heavy metal band
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band has had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as " Alone Again", " In My Dreams", and ...
, released in 1997. It marks a change in the band's musical style, moving towards
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
. However, critics and fans alike were not pleased with the change, and dismiss the album as one of Dokken's weakest. It is also the last studio album with original lead guitarist
George Lynch.
Track listing
*Tracks 14 and 15 are bonus tracks on the Japanese release (VICP-5839).
Personnel
Dokken
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Don Dokken
Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American ...
- vocals
*
George Lynch - lead and rhythm guitars
*
Jeff Pilson
Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1958) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner (band), Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio (ba ...
- bass guitar, lead vocals on "Here I Stand"
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Mick Brown - drums
Production
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Kelly Gray
Kelly Gray (born April 7, 1981, in Palo Alto, California) is a former American soccer player. He does commentary for San Jose Earthquakes games on Comcast Sports Net Bay Area
Career
College
Gray played Striker (association football), forward a ...
- producer, engineer, mixing
*Aaron Carey - mixing assistant
*Eddy Schreyer, Gene Grimaldi - mastering
Charts
References
Dokken albums
1997 albums
Albums produced by Kelly Gray
CMC International albums
JVC Records albums
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