...Twice Shy
{{About|the Great White album|other uses|Twice Shy (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox album
| name = ...Twice Shy
| type = studio
| artist = Great White
| cover = TwiceShy.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 12, 1989
| recorded = 1989
| venue =
| studio = Total Access (Redondo Beach, California)
| genre = *Glam metal{{cite web|title= Top 50 Glam Metal Albums |website= Metal Rules |url= http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=8 |access-date= 24 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171126083532/http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=8 |archive-date= 26 November 2017 |url-status= dead}}{{Cite magazine|date=2019-08-31|title=50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-hair-metal-albums-of-all-time-162362/|access-date=2021-03-02|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Divita|first=Joe|date=November 9, 2016|title=Top 30 Hair Metal Albums|url=https://loudwire.com/top-hair-metal-albums/|access-date=April 12, 2021|website=Loudwire|language=en}}
| length = 49:24
| label = Capitol
| producer = Alan Niven, Michael Lardie
| prev_title = Once Bitten
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Hooked
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = ...Twice Shy
| type = studio
| single1 = Once Bitten, Twice Shy" / "Slow Ride
| single1date = 1989
| single2 = The Angel Song" / "Run Away
| single2date = 1989
| single3 = House of Broken Love" / "Bitches and Other Women
| single3date = 1989
}}
}}
...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.{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/twice-shy-mw0000198934/awards| title = ...Twice Shy Billboard Singles | accessdate = July 1, 2015 | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}} 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18210 | title = House Of Broken Love by Great White | accessdate = March 3, 2011 | publisher = Songfacts.com}} The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA in September 1989. This is the first album to feature bassist Tony Montana.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/twice-shy-r8606/review | title = Great White ...Twice Shy review | accessdate = July 17, 2011 | last = Erlewine | first = Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2Score = C{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=November 28, 1989|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgvts-89.php|title=Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
| rev3 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev3Score = 4/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 November 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page= 138}}
| rev4 = Stereo Review
| rev4Score = Okay{{cite magazine|last=Givens|first=Ron|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/80s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1989-08.pdf|title=Review: Great White — ...Twice Shy|magazine=Stereo Review|date=August 1989|volume=54|issue=8|access-date=26 October 2021|page=77|location=New York|publisher=Diamandis Communications Inc.|via=World Radio History|issn=0142-6230|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903215428/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-12.pdf|archive-date=3 September 2021}}
| noprose = yes
}}
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."{{cite magazine|last=Spodek|first=David|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/80s/1989/RPM-1989-05-27.pdf|title=Review: Great White – ...Twice Shy|magazine=RPM|date=27 May 1989|volume=50|issue=4|page=15|location=Toronto|publisher=RPM Music Publications Ltd.|issn=0315-5994|access-date=13 June 2022|via=World Radio History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101200245/https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/80s/1989/RPM-1989-05-27.pdf|archive-date=1 January 2022}}
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.
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.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 52:26
| all_writing = Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven, Michael Lardie, except where indicated
| title1 = Move It
| length1 = 5:35
| title2 = Heart the Hunter
| length2 = 4:50
| title3 = Hiway Nights
| length3 = 6:00
| title4 = The Angel Song
| writer4 = Kendall, Niven
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = Mista Bone
| writer5 = Kendall, Niven, Audie Desbrow, Tony Montana
| length5 = 5:10
| title6 = Baby's on Fire
| writer6 = Kendall, Russell, Niven, Lardie, Montana
| length6 = 6:11
| title7 = House of Broken Love
| writer7 = Russell, Niven, Lardie
| length7 = 5:58
| title8 = She Only
| length8 = 5:23
| title9 = Once Bitten, Twice Shy
| writer9 = Ian Hunter
| length9 = 5:22
| title10 = Wasted Rock Ranger
| writer10 = Bradley "Porque" Baker {{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/aurora-beacon-news/obituary.aspx?n=bradley-t-baker-porque&pid=159843560|title=Bradley T. "Porque" Baker Obituary (2012) Aurora Beacon News|website=Legacy.com}}
| length10 = 3:06
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan & UK editions bonus tracks
| writer10 = Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Jones
| title10 = Bitches and Other Women
| note10 = medley of The Rolling Stones' 'Bitch' and Foreigner's 'Women'
| length10 = 4:46
| title11 = Wasted Rock Ranger
| writer11 = Brad Baker
| length11 = 3:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan Remaster 2005 bonus track
| title12 = Slow Ride
| length12 = 3:53
}}
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
- Alan Niven – producer, arrangements
- Michael Lardie – producer
- Eddie Ashworth – engineer
- Melissa Sewell – assistant engineer
- George Marino – mastering
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (1989)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Canada|22|chartid=6449|artist=Great White|album= ...Twice Shy|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 8, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Germany4|41|id=32233|artist=Great White|album=...Twice Shy|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 8, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=Great White|refname=Billboard 200|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 8, 2024}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 20, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124023926/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}
| 31 |
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Certifications
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...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=
- "Shot in the Dark"
- "What Do You Do"
- "Gonna Getcha"
- "Money (That's What I Want)"
- "All Over Now"
- "Is Anybody There?"
- "Face the Day"
- "Rock Me"
References
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Category:Capitol Records albums