Not Fakin' It
Not Fakin' It | ||||
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Studio album by Michael Monroe | ||||
Released | September 1989 (1989-09) | |||
Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
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Length | 39:07 | |||
Label | PolyGram | |||
Producer | Michael Monroe, Michael Frondelli | |||
Michael Monroe chronology | ||||
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Singles from Not Fakin' It | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1*[6] |
Not Fakin' It is the second studio album by Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe, released in September 1989 through PolyGram;[5] a remastered edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003. The album is Monroe's most commercially successful solo release to date, reaching No. 14 on the Finnish albums chart,[7] No. 161 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[8] and being certified gold in Japan.[7]
The music video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'n' Roll" featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose and received substantial rotation on MTV; it was later covered by the band Warrant for their 2002 album Under the Influence. The track "Angel" is a re-recording of the song "She's No Angel" which had appeared on Monroe's previous album, Nights Are So Long (1987).
Musical style
The albums consists of "Michael Monroe [adding] hair band rock to his usual mix of punk, glam, and '70s heavy metal".[5] Ultimate Classic Rock placed the album No. 26 on their list of the Top 30 Glam Metal Albums, and described it as a "glam-punk-'n'-roll hybrid".[9]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dead, Jail or Rock 'n' Roll" | Michael Monroe, Little Steven, Nasty Suicide | 4:31 |
2. | "While You Were Looking at Me" | Steven | 4:03 |
3. | "She's No Angel" (Heavy Metal Kids cover) | Gary Holton, Monroe, Stiv Bators | 3:52 |
4. | "All Night with the Lights On" | Monroe, Phil Grande, Danny Lewis | 3:52 |
5. | "Not Fakin' It" (Nazareth cover) | Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet | 3:52 |
6. | "Shakedown" | Monroe, Grande | 3:13 |
7. | "Man with No Eyes" | Monroe, Grande | 3:58 |
8. | "Love Is Thicker than Blood" | Monroe, Martin Briley | 4:14 |
9. | "Smoke Screen" | Monroe, Steven, Suicide | 4:05 |
10. | "Thrill Me" | Monroe, Grande | 3:27 |
Total length: | 39:07 |
Personnel
- Michael Monroe – lead vocals, harmonica, shaker, arrangement (tracks 1, 3–10), producer (tracks 1–3, 9)
- Phil Grande – lead and rhythm guitar (all tracks), arrangement (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10)
- Nasty Suicide – guitar (tracks 1–3)
- Jimmy Ripp – guitar (tracks 1–3, 9), slide guitar (track 1)
- Ed Roynesdal – keyboard, piano (tracks 5, 6)
- Ian Hunter – piano (track 3)
- Anton Fig – drums (tracks 1–3, 9)
- Thommy Price – drums (tracks 4–8, 10)
- Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6–10), tambourine (track 2)
- John Regan – bass (tracks 1–3)
- Kenny Aaronson – bass (tracks 4–10)
- Mark Rivera – saxophone
- Little Steven – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 5), arrangement (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9)
- Suha Gur – background vocals (track 1)
- Dave Hansen – background vocals (track 1)
- Stephen Innocenzi – background vocals (track 1)
- Brian Sperber – background vocals (track 1), engineering assistance
- Holly Beth Vincent – background vocals (track 2)
- Kim Lesley – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
- Nicole Hart – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
- Gennaro – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
- The Monroettes – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)
- Brian James – arrangement (track 3)
- Martin Briley – arrangement (track 8)
Technical
- Michael Frondelli – engineering, mixing, production
- Will Garrett – engineering
- Rod O'Brien – engineering (tracks 1–3, 9)
- Ellen Fitton – engineering assistance
- Billy Miranda – engineering assistance (tracks 1–3, 9)
- George Marino – mastering
- Frankie "Teardrop" Miles – production assistance
- John Scarpati - cover photography
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Finnish albums chart[7] | 14 |
Japan Oricon Albums Chart[10] | 21 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 161 |
References
- ^ "Michael Monroe - Dead, Jail Or Rock'N'Roll (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Michael Monroe - Man With No Eyes (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Michael Monroe – She's No Angel". Discogs. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Michael Monroe – While You Were Looking At Me". Discogs. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Ginsberg, Geoff. "Not Fakin' It - Michael Monroe". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Review: Michael Monroe — Not Fakin' It" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 145. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b c Väntänen, Ari. "Michael Monroe". Like Kustannus. 2011. ISBN 978-952-01-0528-0.
- ^ a b "Not Fakin' It - Michael Monroe | Awards". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Rolli, Bryan (1 July 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "ノット・フェイキン・イット | マイケル・モンロー". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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