Slip of the Tongue

Slip of the Tongue
Studio album by Whitesnake
Released	November 18, 1989
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock
Length	46:47
Label	EMI (UK) / Geffen (USA)
Producer	Mike Clink & Keith Olsen
Professional reviews
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Whitesnake chronology
Whitesnake (1987) Slip of the Tongue (1989) Whitesnake's Greatest Hits (1994)
Singles from Slip of the Tongue
"Fool for Your Loving" Released: 1989 "The Deeper the Love" Released: 1990 "Now You're Gone" Released: 1990

Slip of the Tongue is an album by the rock band Whitesnake, released in 1989. This is the band's ninth studio album overall. It features guitarist Steve Vai on guitars. Four singles were released from the album: "Fool for Your Loving", "Slip of the Tongue" "The Deeper the Love" and "Now You're Gone". All the singles hit the Mainstream Rock Tracks top 40, and "The Deeper the Love" and "Fool For Your Loving" were top 5. Slip of the Tongue has sold over four million copies (quadruple platinum).

"Fool for Your Loving" originally appeared on the Ready an' Willing album, but it was re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

All songs written by David Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg except as noted.

1. "Slip of the Tongue" – 5:20
2. "Cheap an' Nasty" – 3:28
3. "Fool for Your Loving '89" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden) – 4:10
4. "Now You're Gone" – 4:11
5. "Kittens Got Claws" – 5:00
6. "Wings of the Storm" – 5:00
7. "The Deeper the Love" – 4:22
8. "Judgment Day" – 5:15
9. "Slow Poke Music" – 3:59
10. "Sailing Ships" – 6:02

20th Anniversary Edition

Bonus Tracks

11. "Sweet Lady Luck"
12. "Now You're Gone (Chris Lord Aldge Remix)"
13. "Fool For Your Loving (Vai Voltage Mix)"
14. "Slip Of The Tongue (Live At Donnington 1990)"
15. "Kittens Got Claws (Live At Donnington 1990)"

DVD

• Fool For Your Loving (Music Video)
• Now You're Gone (Music Video)
• The Deeper The Love (Music Video)
• The Deeper The Love (Live: 'Starkers In Tokyo')
• Sailing Ships (Live: 'Starkers In Tokyo')
• Judgement Day (Live... In The Still Of The Night)
• Slip Of The Tongue (Live At Donnington 1990)
• Kittens Got Claws (Live At Donnington 1990)

Singles

• "Fool for Your Loving"
• "Now You're Gone"
• "The Deeper the Love"

Personnel

• David Coverdale – vocals
• Steve Vai – Guitars
• Adrian Vandenberg - Guitars (credited, but does not appear on album)
• Rudy Sarzo – bass
• Tommy Aldridge – drums

Guest Musicians

• Glenn Hughes - backing vocals
• Tommy Funderburk - backing vocals
• Richard Page - backing vocals on "Now You're Gone" ^[1]
• Don Airey - keyboards
• David Rosenthal - keyboards

Other credits

• Produced and engineered by Keith Olsen and Mike Clink
• Assisted by Noel Golden, Gordon Fordyce, Shay Baby & Allen Abrahamson
• Mixed at Record Plant Studios by Mike Clink and Keith Olsen
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
• John Kalodner: A&R

Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (December 2007)

• Due to an injury, Adrian Vandenberg was unable to perform on this recording. Steve Vai played all guitars on the album. However, Adrian Vandenberg was credited as a bandmember and included in the group photoshoot in the album sleeves.
• David Coverdale's wife (1989–1991), Tawny Kitaen was on a video for the song "The Deeper the Love".
• Adrian Vandenberg has revealed in several interviews he thinks Vai's flamboyant guitarplaying was somewhat inappropriate. He thinks a more bluesy approach would have suited the album better.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Singles

References

1. ^ Wagging Tongue promotional version - Interview with David Coverdale

External Link(s)

Official site

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