David Lee Roth
Skyscraper
[320k MP3]
Skyscraper was the second full-length album by David Lee Roth (of Van Halen), released in 1988. It was the last to feature guitarist Steve Vai as he left the group in 1989 to join Whitesnake and continue his solo career. Bassist Billy Sheehan would also leave the group before the tour to eventually form Mr. Big. This album also contained one pop hit single, "Just Like Paradise", which reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Track Listing:
All songs written by Roth/Vai unless otherwise noted.
01."Knucklebones" (Bissonette/Roth) – 3:18
02."Just Like Paradise" (Roth/Tuggle) – 4:03
03."The Bottom Line" – 3:37
04."Skyscraper" – 3:38
05."Damn Good" – 5:49
06."Hot Dog and a Shake" – 3:19
07."Stand Up" (Roth/Tuggle) – 4:39
08."Hina" – 4:40
09."Perfect Timing" (Roth/Tuggle) – 3:41
10."Two Fools a Minute" – 4:28
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Personnel:
David Lee Roth - Vocals, Producer, Concept, Cover Design
Steve Vai - Guitar, Horn (Alto), Producer, Engineer
Billy Sheehan - Bass, Vocals (bckgr)
John Batdorf - Vocals (bckgr)
Gregg Bissonette - Percussion, Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
Peter Doell - Engineer
Gary Falcone - Vocals (bckgr)
Tommy Funderburk - Vocals (bckgr)
Bernie Grundman - Mastering
Steve Holroyd - Engineer
Tom Kelly - Vocals (bckgr)
Magic Moreno - Engineer, Mixing
Doug Parry - Engineer
Joe Pizzulo - Vocals (bckgr)
Brett Tuggle - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (bckgr)
Gary Wagner - Engineer
Dr. Funk PhD - Bass
Todd Grace - Programming, Keyboard Programming
Richie Raposa - Programming, Keyboard Programming