This article is about the Great White album. For other uses, see Twice Shy (disambiguation).
...Twice Shy
studio
ArtistGreat White
CoverTwiceShy.jpg
ReleasedApril 12, 1989
Recorded1989
StudioTotal Access (Redondo Beach, California)
Genre
Length49:24
LabelCapitol
ProducerAlan Niven, Michael Lardie
Prev year1987
Next year1991

...Twice Shy is the fourth studio album by American rock band Great White. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career, a cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "The Angel Song", which reached No. 5 and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.[5] Another single, "House of Broken Love", was inspired by the painful relationship break-ups that vocalist Jack Russell and guitarist Mark Kendall had recently gone through.[6] The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA in September 1989.[7] This is the first album to feature bassist Tony Montana.

Critical reception

David Spodek, reviewer of RPM, complained about the lack of originality. As per him "the main problem is that the original material is missing that something special to distinguish it from the rest of the heavy metal crop, and that may result in getting lost in the crowd". As a result Spodek called it "just another heavy metal album" and regretfully stated that the best cut on the album is a cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy."[8]

Allmusic rated the album 4 stars out of 5, saying it was the band's best effort and featured a good mix of "impressive originals" and carefully chosen cover songs.[4]

Album cover

The bodies of the ladies displayed on the album cover belong to models (from left to right): Bobbie Brown who also appeared in the video for "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and Traci Martinson who was featured on the front cover of their previous album: Once Bitten.

Personnel

Great White

  • Jack Russell – lead vocals
  • Mark Kendall – guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Lardie – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, engineer, arrangements
  • Tony Montana – bass
  • Audie Desbrow – drums

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
US Billboard 200[9]31

...Twice Shy / Live at the Marquee

Capitol UK, Electrola West Germany released a limited-edition version of ...Twice Shy as a double CD and LP set. The second disc was titled Live at The Marquee, and included a full live album recorded on December 18, 1987.

Live at The Marquee track listing

  1. "Shot in the Dark"
  2. "What Do You Do"
  3. "Gonna Getcha"
  4. "Money (That's What I Want)"
  5. "All Over Now"
  6. "Is Anybody There?"
  7. "Face the Day"
  8. "Rock Me"

References

  1. ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ Divita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Great White ...Twice Shy review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "...Twice Shy Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "House Of Broken Love by Great White". Songfacts.com. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  7. ^ RIAA
  8. ^ Spodek, David (27 May 1989). "Review: Great White – ...Twice Shy". RPM. Vol. 50, no. 4. Toronto: RPM Music Publications Ltd. p. 15. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived 1 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 June 2022. – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived January 24, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2021.