Album
Whitesnake
Whitesnake's self-titled seventh album, often known simply as 1987, is the record that took the band from a British blues-rock favourite to a fixture of American arenas. It came out in March 1987 on Geffen, following Slide It In (1984), and it marked a shift towards a glossier glam metal look and sound.
The singles are the draw: "Still of the Night", "Here I Go Again '87", "Is This Love" and "Give Me All Your Love ('88 Mix)". "Here I Go Again" topped the Billboard Hot 100, while "Is This Love" reached number two. The album itself peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, held off the top by U2's The Joshua Tree, and reached number eight in the UK. It has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, and earned a Brit Awards nomination for Best British Group in 1988. If you want to hear how Whitesnake became a radio and MTV mainstay, start here.
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Whitesnake: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 42:33Tracklist
- 1Crying in the RainDavid Coverdale5:37
- 2Bad BoysDavid Coverdale and John Sykes4:09
- 3Still of the NightDavid Coverdale and John Sykes6:41
- 4Here I Go AgainDavid Coverdale and Bernie Marsden4:35
- 5Give Me All Your LoveDavid Coverdale and John Sykes3:30
- 6Is This LoveDavid Coverdale and John Sykes4:45
- 7Children of the NightDavid Coverdale and John Sykes4:24
- 8Straight for the HeartDavid Coverdale and John Sykes3:40
- 9Don’t Turn AwayDavid Coverdale and John Sykes5:11
- Produced by
- Keith Olsen, Mike Stone, Kevin Elson, Mike "Clay" Stone
- Recorded at
- Little Mountain (Vancouver), Phase One (Toronto) Compass Point (Nassau), Cherokee (Hollywood), One on One (North Hollywood), Goodnight L.A. (Los Angeles)
- Recorded
- September 1985 – November 1986
- Mixed by
- Keith Olsen
- Mixed at
- Goodnight LA Studios
- Labels
- Geffen, EMI
- Length
- 42:33
Line-up
- Don Airey · keyboard · guest
- Bill Cuomo · keyboard · guest
- Aynsley Dunbar · drums (drum set), percussion
- Neil Murray · bass guitar, electric bass guitar
- John Sykes · guitar, background vocals, electric guitar
- David Coverdale · lead vocals
- Vivian Campbell · guitar · guest
- Adrian Vandenberg · electric guitar · guest
Singles
- “Still of the Night” · 2 March 1987
- “Is This Love” · 18 May 1987
- “Here I Go Again '87” · 19 October 1987
- “Give Me All Your Love ('88 Mix)” · 4 January 1988
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1987–1988 | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1987–1988 | 8 |
| US Cash Box 200 · 1987–1988 | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1987–1988 | 2 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1987–1988 | 3 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2017 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1987–1988 | 5 |
| Swedish Albums · 1987–1988 | 8 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1987–1988 | 10 |
| Swiss Albums · 1987–1988 | 10 |
All 22 charts
| European Albums (Music & Media) · 1987–1988 | 13 |
| German Albums · 1987–1988 | 13 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1987–1988 | 19 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1987–1988 | 23 |
| Austrian Albums · 1987–1988 | 25 |
| Dutch Albums · 1987–1988 | 27 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1987–1988 | 27 |
| Scottish Albums · 2017 | 34 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2017 | 36 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) · 2017 | 37 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2017 | 38 |
| Spanish Albums · 2017 | 81 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1988 | 5× Platinum |
| Germany · 1989 | Gold |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| Sweden · 1988 | Gold |
| Switzerland · 1989 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1988 | Platinum |
| United States · 1995 | 8× Platinum |
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77.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
6.9k
ListenBrainz listeners
159k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
7.2k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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1978
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1978
Lovehunter
1979
Ready an’ Willing
1980
Live… In the Heart of the City
1980
Come an’ Get It
1981
Saints & Sinners
1982
Slide It In
1984
Give Me All Your Love
1987
1987 Versions
1987
Slip of the Tongue
1989
Whitesnake’s Greatest Hits
1994
Restless Heart
1997
Starkers in Tokyo
1997
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Whitesnake
2000
The Silver Anniversary Collection
2003
The Early Years
2004
The Definitive Collection
2006
Live in the Shadow of the Blues
2006
Good to Be Bad
2008
30th Anniversary Collection
2008
Forevermore
2011
Live at Donington 1990
2011
Made in Japan
2013
The Purple Album
2015
Flesh & Blood
2019
The ROCK Album
2020
Love Songs
2020
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Get a Grip
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1987-03-16 vs 1987-03-31 (musicbrainz), 1987-04-07 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 31 March 1987 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 March 1987 | |
| Wikidata | 7 April 1987 | |
| US release | 7 April 1987 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1987 | earliest UK or European date |
36 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | Geffen | 075992409926 | other |
| — | XE | EMI | 077774670227 | other |
| 1987 | CA | Geffen | 720642409923 | other |
| 1987 | XE | EMI | 077774670227 | other |
| 1987 | US | Geffen | 075992409926 | other |
| 1987 | US | Geffen | 075992409926 | other |
| 1987 | PT | EMI | other | |
| 1987 | XE | EMI | 077774670227 | other |
| 1987 | GB | EMI | 5099924073516 | other |
| 1987 | US | Geffen | 075992409919 | other |
| 1987 | XE | EMI | 077774670227 | other |
| 1987 | US | Geffen | 720642409923 | other |
| 1987 | FR | Carrère | 3218030964439 | other |
| 1987 | DE | EMI | 5099924073714 | other |
| 1987 | US | Geffen | other | |
| 31 March 1987 | FR | Carrère | 3218030964439 | original |
| 7 April 1987 | US | Geffen | 075992409926 | other |
| 22 April 1987 | JP | CBS/Sony | 4988009546056 | other |
| 30 September 1988 | JP | CBS/Sony | 4988009618852 | other |
| 2007 | BR | Parlophone | 0825646120680 | remaster |
| 4 June 2007 | GB | EMI | 094639146857 | other |
| 4 June 2007 | GB | EMI | 094639146826 | other |
| 23 April 2008 | JP | Geffen | 4988005510815 | other |
| 2017 | DZ | Parlophone | 190295749323 | deluxe |
| 2017 | US | Rhino | 603497864966 | remaster |
| 2017 | — | Universal | 00603497864980 | deluxe |
| 2017 | GB | Parlophone | 0190295785192 | deluxe |
| 2017 | XE | Parlophone | 0190295785185 | deluxe |
| 6 October 2017 | CA | Rhino | 603497854349 | remaster |
| 6 October 2017 | DZ | Parlophone | 190295533090 | remaster |
| 6 October 2017 | US | Rhino | 603497864928 | other |
| 6 October 2017 | XE | Parlophone | 0190295785192 | deluxe |
| 6 October 2017 | AF | Rhino | 190295533274 | other |
| 6 October 2017 | US | Rhino | 603497864942 | deluxe |
| 27 October 2017 | CA | Rhino | 603497864980 | deluxe |
| 27 October 2017 | CA | Rhino | 603497864997 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 589×599 | upscaled |