Here I Go Again: The Whitesnake Collection

Performer: Whitesnake
Engineer: Keith Olsen
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: David Coverdale (vocals); Mel Galley (guitar, background vocals); Steve Vai, John Sykes, Dann Huff (guitar); Jon Lord, Bill Cuomo (keyboards); Rudy Sarzo, Neil Murray (bass); Ansley Dunbar, Cozy Powell, Denny Carmassi (drums). Producers: Keith Olsen, Martin Birch, Mike Stone, Mike Clink. Compilation producer: Mike Ragogna. Recorded between 1984 & 1994. Includes liner notes by J.D. Ferien. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: John Sykes (vocals, guitar); Tommy Funderburk (vocals, background vocals); David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes (vocals); Dann Huff, David Rosenthal, Adrian Vandenberg, Steve Vai (guitar); Micky Moody (slide guitar); Claude Gaudette, Don Airey, Jon Lord, Bill Cuomo (keyboards); Cozy Powell (drums, background vocals); Denny Carmassi, Aynsley Dunbar, Tommy Aldridge (drums); Jools, Fabulosa Brothers, Baru Baru, Jimmy (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Keith Olsen. 2002's two-CD Whitesnake compilation Here I Go Again: The Whitesnake Collection assembles remastered versions of all three of the band's biggest albums for Geffen -- 1984's Slide It In, 1987's blockbuster Whitesnake, and 1989's Slip of the Tongue -- as well as non-album mixes and B-sides. When vocalist David Coverdale first formed the band, Whitesnake didn't meet with much success in America; Slide It In changed that. It had a sleazy charm with killer tracks like the title cut, "Slow an' Easy," "Spit It Out," and the melodic, explosive "Love Ain't No Stranger." Whitesnake was a smash, and deservedly so thanks to the songs Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes wrote; it was more calculated and slick than Slide It In, but there's no denying the quality of "Here I Go Again," "Is This Love," or the Led Zeppelin homage/rip-off (you decide) "Still of the Night." The flaccid radio mix of "Here I Go Again" is included. The single version of "Give Me All Your Love" isn't as drastically removed from the original. The outtakes "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again," "Looking for Love," and "Sweet Lady Luck" appeared on 1994's Greatest Whitesnake. "Need Your Love So Bad," a Little Willie John cover, was a B-side with just Coverdale and keyboardist Bill Cuomo. Slip of the Tongue was largely a disaster. Since Adrian Vandenberg had suffered from a bizarre injury, hired gun Steve Vai played all the guitar parts and his flashy, technically gifted style overpowered the formula. The re-recording of "Fool for Your Loving" is a catchy exception. "The Deeper the Love" and "Judgement Day" are OK, but they ultimately suffer from trying to re-create Whitesnake. "Sailing Ships" does have a sincere majesty. For convenience and completeness, Here I Go Again: The Whitesnake Collection is a worthwhile set. ~ Bret Adams

Former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed the hard-rock/metal outfit Whitesnake in 1978. While the band's macho rock sound and "what's-wrong-with-being-sexy?" sexist aesthetic garnered them a respectable amount of commercial success in the U.K. and Europe, the band didn't hit big in the U.S. until the release of their 1987 self-titled album. Anchored by the fist-pumping single "Here I Go Again," the album sold millions and forever solidified Whitesnake's place in hair-metal lore.

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