Once Bitten
Studio album by
Great White
ReleasedJune 17, 1987[1][2]
Recorded1987
StudioTotal Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre
Length46:32
LabelCapitol
ProducerAlan Niven, Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie
Great White chronology
Shot in the Dark
(1986)		 Once Bitten
(1987)		 ...Twice Shy
(1989)
Singles from Once Bitten
  1. "Rock Me" / "Fast Road"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Save Your Love" / "Mistreater"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal2/10[5]
Rock Hard7.5/10[6]

Once Bitten is the third studio album by American glam metal band Great White. It was released on June 17, 1987, by Capitol Records. The album became a commercial success, selling more than one million copies and being certified Platinum in April 1988.[1] The anthem "Rock Me" became a hit single, charting in September 1987,[7] and is one of Great White's best known songs. AllMusic explains in their review that it brought Great White a broader audience.[8] "Save Your Love" also charted, becoming their most famous power ballad at the time, in February 1988.[7] "Lady Red Light" and "All Over Now" would become fan favorites and be included among 15 tracks on their later retrospective, "Absolute Hits".[9] It was the band's last album to feature bassist Lorne Black.

In the UK, the track listing was strangely altered, losing four new tracks and replacing them with songs from 1986 album Shot in the Dark and with a live version of "What Do You Do". The album's opening track, "Lady Red Light", was featured on the NBC show Parks and Recreation in the episode "Tom's Divorce". The model photographed on the cover is Tracy Martinson.

Legacy

In 2017, Jack Russell's Great White celebrated Once Bitten's anniversary by announcing a tour and an acoustic re-recording of the album.[10] The acoustic version, "Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes", was released in 2020.[11]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lady Red Light"Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven, Michael Lardie4:55
2."Gonna Getcha"Kendall, Niven, Lardie4:13
3."Rock Me"Kendall, Russell, Niven, Lardie7:19
4."All Over Now"Kendall, Niven, Lardie4:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Mistreater"Kendall, Russell, Niven, Lorne Black5:50
6."Never Change Heart"Kendall, Russell, Niven4:28
7."Fast Road"Kendall, Russell, Niven, Black, Audie Desbrow, Lardie3:41
8."On The Edge"Kendall, Russell, Niven6:02
9."Save Your Love"Russell, Jerry Lynn Williams5:46

UK edition track listing

Side one
  1. "Lady Red Light"
  2. "Gonna Getcha"
  3. "Rock Me"
  4. "All Over Now"
Side two
  1. "Fast Road"
  2. "What Do You Do" (live)
  3. "Face the Day" (US Radio Blues Version)
  4. "Gimme Some Lovin'"

International alternate track listing

Side one
  1. "Lady Red Light"
  2. "Gonna Getcha"
  3. "Fast Road"
  4. "Mistreater"
  5. "All Over Now"
Side two
  1. "Never Change Heart"
  2. "Rock Me"
  3. "On the Edge"
  4. "Save Your Love"

Personnel

Great White

  • Jack Russell – lead and backing vocals
  • Mark Kendall – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Lardie – rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Lorne Black – bass, backing vocals
  • Audie Desbrow – drums

Production

  • Arranged and produced by Alan Niven, Michael Lardie and Mark Kendall
  • Engineered by Michael Lardie and Eddie Ashworth
  • Mastered by George Marino

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Great White – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2014). The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade. Minneapolis, MN. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7. OCLC 858901054.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Great White Once Bitten review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  6. ↑ "GREAT WHITE – Once Bitten..." Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Great White – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Once Bitten... - Great White – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Absolute Hits – Great White – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ Blabbermouth (June 26, 2017). "JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Once Bitten' With U.S. Tour, Acoustic Album". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ Blabbermouth (May 11, 2020). "JACK RUSSELL Says COVID-19 Pandemic Has Created Challenges In Making Of Second JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Studio Album". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0889". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Great White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Great White Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 "Great White Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Great White – Once Bitten". Music Canada.
  17. ↑ "American album certifications – Great White – Once Bitten". Recording Industry Association of America.
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