Good to Be Bad

Good to Be Bad is the tenth studio album by Whitesnake released on 21 April 2008 in Europe and 22 April in North America. It was the band's first album of new studio material in a decade, since 1997's Restless Heart, not including the four new tracks recorded for the 2006 live album Live: In the Shadow of the Blues. The album charted at number 62 on the Billboard 200 chart,[8] number 8 on the Top Independent albums chart, number 23 on the Canadian Albums Chart and number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[9] However, all of the singles of that album failed to chart. Since its worldwide release, it sold over 700,000 copies as of 2011.

Good to Be Bad
Studio album by
Whitesnake
Released21 April 2008 (Europe)
22 April 2008 (North America)
Recorded2007
StudioCasa DALA and Clear Lake Audio, Los Angeles, Snakebyte Studios, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
GenreHard rock, blues rock, heavy metal
Length59:14
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
WEA (Japan)
ProducerThe Brutal Brothers (David Coverdale, Doug Aldrich, Michael McIntyre)
Whitesnake chronology
Live: In the Shadow of the Blues
(2006)		 Good to Be Bad
(2008)		 30th Anniversary Collection
(2008)
Singles from Good to Be Bad
  1. "Lay Down Your Love"
    Released: 2008
  2. "All for Love"
    Released: 2008
  3. "Summer Rain"
    Released: 2008
  4. "Can You Hear the Wind Blow"
    Released: 2008
"Still Good to Be Bad" cover
Official 2023 Reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
IGN(8.1/10)[4]
Metal Storm[5]
PopMatters[6]
Record Collector[7]

Background

Ever since continuing their non-stop touring from 2003 to support the band's 25th anniversary, Whitesnake had signed into new a recording contract with Steamhammer/SPV and released their 2006's Live... in the Shadow of the Blues live album, containing their 4 songs which ended up on the album's tracklist.[10][11] That apparently speculated that plans for a new Whitesnake album would be in business after which Coverdale planned to only tour for a short period time with the band but decided to change over the fact that the band was coming up with new material to a need for "new meat to bite into" in order keep the touring interesting.[12]

Production and composition

Recording sessions reportedly began in 2007 at Coverdale's home in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where the previous lineup had recorded 1997's Restless Heart album in 1995, Casa DALA and Clear Lake Audio at Los Angeles, California. Coverdale was joined by Doug Aldrich as they apparently talked about plans for the new album effortlessly, in which the band needed to make music after an extensive touring load. In conclusion towards their decision, the band decided to hit the studio with the rest of the current touring members with secondary session guitarist Reb Beach, drummer Chris Frazier, bassist Timothy Drury, and keyboardist Uriah Duffy. Coverdale, Aldrich, and McIntyre produced and mixed the album, then mastered by David Donnelly at DNA, Los Angeles.

The original date was set to be released in the summer of 2007. Although during the recording, the band was still touring extensively throughout the summer, citing that every major city in the United States headlined the band "every night of the week this season." Despite the delays, Coverdale stated that it was not a big deal for the band to release it at this time, and objected "that there was no real rush for us to finish the project quickly".[13] The album was tentatively later pushed back to October 2007 and then May 2008, respectively, but was released in April.[14][15] At that same timeframe, Whitesnake reissued their ground-breaking eponymous album in respect of its 20th anniversary in May and June 2007 through EMI.[16]

Tommy Aldridge had reportedly left the band in December 2007, due to pursuing "alternate musical adventures".[17] Aldridge was replaced Chris Frazier, who previously was called up into the touring lineup to re-record some of the tracks that Aldridge appeared on the four new tracks recorded for the 2006 live album but also played on the full-length album.[18]

Release and promotion

Good to Be Bad was released on 18 April 2008 in Germany,[19] 21 April in Europe, and 22 April in North America.

It was considered a comeback album since the release of 1997's Restless Heart as a "David Coverdale & Whitesnake" monkier previously in over a decade.

Tour

After the release of the album, a tour began on 23 March 2008 in Wellington, New Zealand. The Australian concerts were followed by concerts in South America, Europe, Japan and North America. The tour went to forty countries. It ended on 14 June 2009 at Download Festival in Donington Park, UK. Seven songs from the new album were performed. Former Whitesnake band member Adrian Vandenberg guested on two concerts.

Awards

In November 2008, Good to Be Bad won the Classic Rock Award for "Album of the Year".[20]

The Dinosaur Rock Guitar forum honored the album with a 2008 Dino Award for "Best Album of the Year".[21]

Reissue on "Still Good to Be Bad"

On 24 February 2023, Whitesnake and Rhino Entertainment announced the album reissue to celebrate its original 15th anniversary respectively on remixes and remastered versions on the album in 4-CD and 2-LP formats, along with previously unreleased material with current and previous band members' mixes and their demo "Evolutions" set to be released on 28 April 2023. The album cover art is similar to the original release but the track listing and the album title still holds the previous 2011 Japan reissue with bonus tracks taken from their previous live album Live... in the Shadow of the Blues.[22][23]

Whitesnake also premiered their unreleased music video of "Can You Hear the Wind Blow" on the same day it was announced and began premiering on streaming services also earlier before its official 2023 reissue.[24]

The track "All I Want Is You" video also premiered on 24 March 2023 [25]

Track listings

All songs written by David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich, except where noted.[26]

No.TitleLength
1."Best Years"5:16
2."Can You Hear the Wind Blow"5:03
3."Call on Me"5:01
4."All I Want All I Need"5:40
5."Good to Be Bad"5:13
6."All for Love"5:13
7."Summer Rain"6:10
8."Lay Down Your Love"6:01
9."A Fool in Love"5:50
10."Got What You Need"4:15
11."'Til the End of Time"5:32
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."All for Love" (Doug Aldrich guitar solo)5:20
12."Summer Rain" (Acoustic version)5:21
European Bonus Disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summer Rain" (Acoustic version) 5:21
2."All I Want All I Need" (Radio edit) 3:58
3."Take Me with You" (Live)Coverdale, Micky Moody7:51
4."Ready to Rock" (Enhanced video) 4:19
US/Canadian bonus CD; All tracks taken from Live: In the Shadow of the Blues
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burn – Stormbringer" (Live)Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Hughes Jon Lord, Ian Paice8:38
2."Give Me All Your Love" (Live)Coverdale, John Sykes4:27
3."Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (Live)Coverdale, Bernie Marsden5:10
4."The Deeper the Love" (Live)Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg4:32
5."Ready & Willing" (Live)Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Lord, Paice5:41
6."Don't Break My Heart Again" (Live)Coverdale6:08
7."Take Me with You" (Live)Coverdale, Moody7:50
8."Ready to Rock" (Enhanced video) 4:19
Still Good to Be Bad (CD/DVD 2011 Japanese Expanded Special Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Best Years"5:16
2."Can You Hear the Wind Blow"5:03
3."Lay Down Your Love"6:01
4."If You Want Me" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)4:08
5."All I Want All I Need"5:40
6."Call on Me"5:01
7."Ready to Rock" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)4:19
8."Summer Rain"6:10
9."Good to Be Bad"5:13
10."All for Love"5:13
11."All I Want Is You" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)4:12
12."Got What You Need"4:15
13."A Fool in Love"5:50
14."Dog" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)3:27
15."'Til the End of Time"5:32
Bonus DVD - Still Good to Be Bad
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ready to Rock" (Music video)  
2."Lay Down Your Love" (Music video)  
3."Give Me All Your Love" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)Coverdale, John Sykes 
4."Can You Hear the Wind Blow" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)  
5."All I Want All I Need" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)  
6."Lay Down Your Love" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)  
7."Fool for Your Loving" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)Coverdale, Moody, Marsden 
8."The Deeper the Love" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)Coverdale, Vandenberg 
9."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)Michael Price, Dan Walsh 
10."Here I Go Again" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)Coverdale, Marsden 
11."Good to Be Bad interview"  
12."Live in the Shadow of the Blues" (EPK)  
13."Slideshow (featuring "Summer Rain" acoustic version)"  
Still... Good To Be Bad (15th Anniversary Edition)
Disc 1: 2023 Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Best Years"5:15
2."Can You Hear the Wind Blow"5:23
3."Lay Down Your Love"6:10
4."All I Want, All I Need"5:40
5."Call on Me"5:00
6."All for Love"5:11
7."Good to Be Bad"5:09
8."Summer Rain"6:23
9."If You Want Me"4:08
10."Got What You Need"4:14
11."Dog"3:27
12."All I Want Is You"4:44
13."A Fool in Love"5:45
14."Ready to Rock"4:27
15."'Til the End of Time"5:21
Total length:76:17
Disc 2: 2023 Remaster
No.TitleLength
1."Best Years"5:16
2."Can You Hear the Wind Blow"5:04
3."Lay Down Your Love"6:02
4."If You Want Me"4:09
5."All I Want, All I Need"5:42
6."Call on Me"5:03
7."Ready to Rock"4:29
8."Summer Rain"6:11
9."Good to Be Bad"5:15
10."All for Love"5:15
11."All I Want Is You"4:36
12."Got What You Need"4:16
13."A Fool in Love"5:49
14."Dog"3:27
15."'Til the End of Time"5:36
Total length:76:10
Disc 3: With Hook City Harlots & Alternate Mixes
No.TitleLength
1."Lay Down Your Love"6:09
2."Call On Me"5:01
3."All for Love"5:11
4."Good To Be Bad"5:09
5."If You Want Me"4:08
6."Got What You Need"4:15
7."A Fool In Love"5:47
8."Dog" (with Tommy Aldridge)3:27
9."All I Want Is You" (with Tommy Aldridge)4:44
10."Ready to Rock" (with Tommy Aldridge)4:28
11."If You Want Me" (with Tommy Aldridge)4:08
12."All For Love" (Doug Aldrich Alternate Solo)5:13
13."Summer Rain" (Unzipped)6:23
Total length:64:03
Disc 4: Evolutions
No.TitleLength
1."Best Years"6:01
2."Can You Hear the Wind Blow"5:41
3."Lay Down Your Love"5:49
4."All I Want, All I Need"5:44
5."Call on Me"5:09
6."All for Love"5:43
7."Good to Be Bad"5:00
8."Summer Rain"4:39
9."If You Want Me"4:07
10."Got What You Need"4:27
11."Dog"3:28
12."All I Want Is You"5:11
13."A Fool in Love"5:46
14."Ready to Rock"4:17
15."'Til the End of Time"5:53
Total length:76:55

Personnel

Whitesnake

Production
  • Produced, engineered and mixed by The Brutal Brothers
  • Recorded at Casa DALA, Los Angeles & Snakebyte Studios, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
  • Mixed at Hook City, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
  • Mastered at DNA, Los Angeles by David Donnelly

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 75
Brazil Charts[30] 36
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31] 23
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[32] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[33] 33
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[34] 5
French Albums (SNEP)[35] 69
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[37] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[38] 95
Italian Albums (FIMI)[39] 57
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[40] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[41] 5
Scottish Albums Chart[42] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[45] 7
US Billboard 200[46] 62
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[47] 8

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