Στις 7 Απριλίου του 1987 οι Whitesnake κυκλοφόρησαν τον έβδομο δίσκο τους με τίτλο 1987
Ήταν μία στροφή προς περισσότερο heavy δρόμους απο τα rock/blues που συνήθως ακολουθούσαν στους προηγούμενους δίσκους τους, για να μπουν για τα καλά και στην αγορά της Αμερικής...και τελικά το πέτυχαν...
Έφτασε στο νούμερο 2 του billboard200, έγινε οκτώ φορές πλατινένιος, αφού πούλησε οκτώ εκατομμύρια -στην Αμερική μόνο-
Μετά απο πολλές αλλαγές στο line-up του συγκροτήματος, -με κύρια την απόλυση του ντράμερ Cozy Powell- ο David Coverdale μαζί με τον μπασίστα Neil Murray κατάφεραν να πετύχουν τους παραπάνω στόχους (πιο heavy δίσκο και καλό μπάσιμο στην αγορά της Αμερικής) με 2 super hits... Τα Still of the nights και το Is this love (που το πρώτο ήταν βασισμένο σε μια ιδέα του Coverdale μαζί με τον Richie Blackmore όταν συνυπήρχαν στους Deep Purple και το δεύτερο προοριζόταν για την Tina Turner -με ξένα κόλλυβα δηλαδή)
Ο δίσκος είναι απο την αρχή έως το τέλος ενα rock πάρτι. Εγγυημένο ότι όσοι είναι του κλάδου θα περάσουν καλά αφήνοντας τον να παίζει... -με μια μικρή παρένθεση στα Looking for love και Is this love που χαμηλώνουν οι ταχύτητες-
Το track list είναι το εξής:
1. Still Of the Night
2. Bad Boys
3. Give Me All Your Love
4. Looking For Love
5. Crying in the Rain
6. Is This Love
7. Straight for the Heart
8. Don't Turn Away
9. Children of the Night
10. Here I Go Again
11. You're Gonna Break My Heart Again
Αγαπημένα είναι όλα τα τραγούδια, αλλά το σημείο που εμένα προσωπικά με ξετρελαίνει είναι το solo του Sykes στο Crying In The Rain...
Για τις κυρίες, εννοείται ότι το Is this love είναι must...
Οι υπόλοιποι απολαύστε την παρέα των David Coverdale -φωνή- John Sykes-κιθάρα- Neil Murray -μπάσο- και Aynsley Dunbar -τύμπανα-....άφοβα
n'joy
In the Still of the Night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the Still of the Night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
In the shadow of night
I see the full moon rise
Telling me what's in store,
My heart start aching
My body start a shaking
And I can't take no more, no, no
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
And I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat...
In the Still of the Night...
In the Still of the Night...
Over here baby...
In the heat of the day
I hang my head down low
And hide my face from the sun
Through the light of the day
Until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to come
In the Still of the Night,
In the cool moonlight,
I feel heart is aching
In the Still of the Night...
Tell me here baby
In the Still of the Night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door...
In the Still of the Night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more...
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
And I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat.
In the Still of the Night...
Still of the Night,
Still of the Night,
Still of the Night...
I know you, you know me
I'm the black sheep of the family,
I'm in an' out of trouble
I'm the talk of the town
I get wild in the street
When the sun goes down
I steal around, like a thief in the night
Dancing 'til the break of day
Bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city
I see you, you see me
Just a black street boy in society
With high-heeled women full of champagne an' lies,
Getting wild in the street
'Til the hot sunrise
Stealing round like a thief in the night
Dancing 'til the break of day
Bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city,
Wild in the city,
Wild in the city
Bad, bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city
I know you, you know me
I'm the black sheep of the family,
I'm in an' out of trouble
I'm the talk of the town
I get wild in the street
When the sun goes down
I don't care what the people think,
I can't hear what the people say,
I steal around like a thief in the night
Dancing 'til the break of day
Bad, bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Bad, bad, bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city
Undercover of moonlight...
When I first saw you baby
You took my breath away,
I knew your name was Trouble
But, my heart got in the way
I couldn't stop myself from reaching out,
I could not turn away
I don't even know your name
An' I can't leave you alone,
I'm running round in circles
Like a dog without a bone
I know the game you're playing
But, baby I just can't let go
So give me all your love tonight,
Give me all your love tonight
I'll do anything you want
Just give me all of your loving tonight
I'll work hard everyday
To love and treat you right.
I'll rock you in the morning
And roll you in the night.
Any way you want
I'm gonna prove my love for you.
So give me all your love tonight,
Give me all your love tonight
I'll do anything you want,
Just give me all of your loving tonight, tonight, tonight...
I am blinded by your smile
And I'm crazy about your walk
I shiver and I shake
When I hear you baby talk
I'm a fool for your loving babe,
Give me all your loving tonight...
I'm tired of waiting
An' closing my eyes
I'm asking myself
Why is it all my horizons
Are so far away
I look in the mirror
Don't like what I see
In my reflection
A stranger is staring at me
Looking for love
The love of a woman
The needs of a man
I try so hard to believe
But I don't understand
The search goes on
But over the mountains
Across the sea
I know love is waiting
I hear it calling to me
Calling my name
I'm looking for love all around me
Looking for love to surround me
The love that I need
To rescue the state of my heart
Alone again, It's always the same
I've just been marking my time
Since the day I was born
With no one to blame
The candle is burning
It's way down low
I just need someone
To show me the way to go
Which way to go.
I'm looking for love
An' finding only heartache
Looking for love
An' finding only heartache
I'm looking for love to rely on
Looking for love, a shoulder to cry on
I'm looking for love
To rescue the state of my heart...
A black cat moans
When he's burning with the fever
A stray dog howls
When he's lonely in the night
A woman goes crazy
With the though of retribution
But, a man starts weeping
When he's sick and tired of life
I keep on dreaming dreams of tomorrow
Feel I'm wasting my time
Lighting candles in the wind,
Always taking my chances
On the promise of the future
But, a heart full of sorrow
Paints a lonely tapestry
The sun is shining
But, it's raining in my heart
No one understands the heartache,
No one feels the pain,
'Cos no one ever sees the tears
When you're crying in the rain,
When you're crying in the rain,
Crying in the rain...
I can never deny
All the sweet things I have tasted
Tho' I've been mistreated
I keep coming back for more,
I know where I'm going
There's no hope of absolution
I can't seem to separate
The good times from the bad
Crying in the rain...
I should have known better
Than to let you go alone,
It's times like these
I can't make it on my own
Wasted days, and sleepless nights
And I can't wait to see you again
I find I spend my time
Waiting on your call,
How can I tell you, baby
My back's against the wall
I need you by my side
To tell me it's alright,
'Cos I don't think I can take anymore
Is this love that I'm feeling,
Is this the love, that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming,
This must be love,
'Cos it's really got a hold on me,
A hold on me...
I can't stop the feeling
I've been this way before
But, with you I've found the key
To open any door
I can feel my love for you
Growing stronger day by day,
An' I can't wait to see you again
So I can hold you in my arms
Is this love that I'm feeling,
Is this the love, that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming,
This must be love,
'Cos it's really got a hold on me,
A hold on me...
Is this love that I'm feeling,
Is this the love, that I've been searching for...
Is this love or am I dreaming,
Is this the love, that I've been searching for...
I don't know where I'm going
But, I sure know where I've been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday
An' I've made up my mind,
I ain't wasting no more time
But, here I go again
Here I go again
Tho' I keep searching for an answer,
I never seem to find what I'm looking for
Oh Lord, I pray
You give me strength to carry on,
'Cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
An' here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An' I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time
I'm just another heart in need of rescue,
Waiting on love's sweet charity
An' I'm gonna hold on
For the rest of my days,
'Cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
An' here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An' I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time
But, here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go...
An' I've made up my mind,
I ain't wasting no more time
