Dysfunctional
Dysfunctional is Dokken's sixth studio album, released in May 1995 on Columbia. It followed the band's 1993 reunion and began life as a Don Dokken solo project. It became a full band record once guitarist George Lynch returned to join Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown. A version made for the Japanese market appeared in December 1994 under the simple title Dokken.
When the band signed internationally, the album was remixed and three songs were added: "Hole In My Head", a cover of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "From the Beginning", and "If the Good Die Young". That last track is a heavily reworked take on "Snake Eyes", which Pilson had recorded with Flesh & Blood. The album entered the chart at No. 47, though sales soon faded and it fell short of gold certification. "Too High to Fly" was a minor hit and still turns up in the band's live sets.
Dysfunctional: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 54:59Tracklist
- 1Inside Looking OutDon Dokken and Jeff Pilson4:10
- 2Hole in My HeadDon Dokken and Jeff Pilson4:35
- 3The MazeDokken, Lynch, Pilson4:50
- 4Too High to FlyDon Dokken and George Lynch7:12
- 5Nothing Left to SayDon Dokken and Jeff Pilson4:32
- 6Shadows of LifeDon Dokken and Jeff Pilson4:33
- 7Long Way HomeDokken, Lynch, Pilson5:14
- 8Sweet ChainsDon Dokken5:48
- 9Lesser of Two EvilsDokken, Lynch, Pilson4:04
- 10What PriceBrown, Dokken, Pilson5:47
- 11From the BeginningGreg Lake4:13
- Produced by
- Don Dokken, Michael Wagener
- Recorded at
- At 710 Studios and Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
- Recorded
- 1994–1995
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 54:59
Line-up
- Mick Brown · drums (drum set), background vocals · guest
- Don Dokken · guitar, lead vocals · guest
- George Lynch · guitar · guest
- Jeff Pilson · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1995-05-16 vs 1995-07-21 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 July 1995 | ignored lone early release dated 1995-05-16 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 May 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 1995 | |
| US release | 16 May 1995 | earliest US date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AU | Columbia | 9399748049022 | other |
| 1995 | CA | Columbia | 074646707524 | other |
| 16 May 1995 | US | Columbia | 074646707524 | original |
| 21 July 1995 | JP | Victor | 4988002319220 | other |
| 25 September 2007 | — | Columbia | 074646707524 | other |
| 15 November 2011 | JP | Southworld Recordings | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |