Cherry Pie (album)
Occupation
- Song: Jani Lane
- Guitar: Erik Turner, Joey Allen
- Bass: Jerry Dixon
- Drums: Steven Sweet
Cherry Pie is the second studio album by American glam metal band Warrant and her greatest success commercially. The album reached # 7 on the U.S. album charts; all four of the coupled singles reached the Billboard Hot 100, two of the top 10
Formation
Warrant had with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich in 1989 to land a sensational success: it reached # 10 in the U.S. album charts; four singles had made it into the Billboard Hot 100. At the same time the group landed its largest ever single success with Heaven: The title reached number 2 on the Hot 100 and remained in the charts for 19 weeks. The band was the opening act as part of the 1989 tours of Mötley Crüe, Paul Stanley, Queensrÿche, Poison, Kingdom Come, Danger Danger and Skid Row.
In February 1990, Warrant began in Hawaii with the recordings for the follow-up LP. In the work of several guest musicians were involved: Poison guitarist CC Deville played lead guitar on the title Cherry Pie, producer Beau Hill played banjo on Uncle Tom 's Cabin, the brother of singer Jani Lane, Eric Oswald, played on this song, the introduction on the acoustic guitar.
Twelve tracks made it to the radio friendly produced album, which was released on 11 September 1990. The LP climbed within four weeks of the charts in the United States and reached number 7; in the UK they schafftes least 35th place cherry pie was a short time after the publication of already certified platinum, also received platinum in Canada and after the return of the band from a European tour for the second time platinum in the United States. According to the band to Cherry Pie sold 2.7 million times.
" Parental Advisory - Explicit Content " Because of the designated as a bonus track title Ode To Tipper Gore, which consisted of a montage of numerous uttered curses and insults at concerts, the album was well-known sticker provided. Tipper Gore was therefore objective of this provocation, because she had been the initiator of the "Parents Music Resource Center".
The album cover showed a red-haired young woman on roller skates, wearing a wide -cut, short, tight dress with a short apron waiter about it. On her raised right hand she balances a plate from which a triangular piece of cake ( Cherry Pie ) has been dropped, which is now exactly equal to its shame. Above her head is a large cherry.
In 2004, the album in the series The Metal Masters Series of Columbia Records re-released. The re-release contained two additional titles
Title list
Bonus tracks on the re-release:
Reception
Frank wrote for Trojan Rock Hard, Cherry Pie was his first impression again as a lard - ramming Hop album American-style. The second song, however, he had, however, been listening for and " horny acoustic parts " identified who took turns ' with rough guitar riffs. " In the belief that this was a " one-off positive slip", it the following 'Bed Of Roses ' and 'I Saw Red' said " surprisingly " to also. ' Sure Feels Good To Me ' convince him of his impression that the song was " an entertaining, brisk headbangers ". Trojan writes that his first impression was " more than positive." Page 2 of the album run " well, but not with the consistency ." The strengths subject " in drifting 'Mr. Rainmaker ', the beautiful ballad ' Blind Faith 'and the sleaze -tinged ' Train, Train ' ". In the end, was " Cherry Pie" a "very good hard rock record with real Street Feeling" has become.
Guest musicians
- C. C. DeVille - guitar
- Mike Slamer - Guitar
- Bruno Ravel - Backing Vocals
- Steve West - Backing Vocals
- Fiona - Backing Vocals
- Alan Hewitt - organ, piano, string instruments
- Beau Hill organ, banjo, synthesizers, keyboards
- Paul Harris - Piano, String Instruments
- Juke Logan - harmonica
Awards
Cherry Pie was awarded in the United States with 2x platinum.