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A Little Ain't Enough is the third full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, released on January 15, 1991 through Warner Music Group. It was certified gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's disease) a week after joining the band. He managed to finish recording the album, but was unable to tour in support of the album, as his condition left him with little strength in his hands.

A Little Ain't Enough
Studio album by
David Lee Roth
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1991
Recorded1990
StudioLittle Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre
Length53:10
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBob Rock
David Lee Roth chronology
Skyscraper
(1988)		 A Little Ain't Enough
(1991)		 Your Filthy Little Mouth
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

The album marked the beginning of Roth's commercial decline, given the drop-off in sales from his prior two albums. During the year of the album's release, the Seattle grunge movement was beginning a sea-change in rock, and Roth's brand of glam metal was considered, by mainstream audiences, obsolete. Although the album went out of print on the Warner Bros. label in 1996, it was later reissued (in remastered form) in 2007 through the Friday Music label.

The tour supporting the record was successful in Europe but the American leg, supported by Extreme and Cinderella, turned into a financial failure, with low attendance and one-third of the shows cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Setlists were shortened and songs from the current album dropped as the US tour went on.

The touring band featured Ozzy Osbourne and Lizzy Borden guitarist Joe Holmes, bassist Todd Jensen from Hardline, longtime collaborators Brett Tuggle and Gregg Bissonette, and for the first few shows[7] Desi Rexx from D'Molls as second guitarist.[8]

A music video for the title track, "A Lil' Ain't Enough" received significant play on MTV.[9][10]

The song "Hammerhead Shark" is a cover and partial re-write of the song by the same title from the 1990 album "Walking on a Wire"[11] by Lowen & Navarro.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Lil' Ain't Enough"Robbie Nevil, David Lee Roth4:42
2."Shoot It"Gregg Bissonette, Nevil, Roth, Brett Tuggle4:13
3."Lady Luck"Craig Goldy, Roth4:40
4."Hammerhead Shark"Eric Lowen, Roth, Preston Sturges3:34
5."Tell the Truth"Steve Hunter, Roth, Tuggle5:18
6."Baby's on Fire"Hunter, Roth, Tuggle3:22
7."40 Below"Hunter, Roth, Tuggle4:54
8."Sensible Shoes"Dennis Morgan, Roth, Sturges5:09
9."Last Call"Matt Bissonette, Gregg Bissonette, Rocket Ritchotte, Roth, Tuggle3:22
10."The Dogtown Shuffle"Hunter, Roth, Tuggle4:58
11."It's Showtime!"Jason Becker, Roth3:46
12."Drop in the Bucket"Becker, Roth5:05
Total length:53:03

Personnel



Charts


Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 22
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 30
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 12
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 4
US Billboard 200[23] 18

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Friday 5: What 5 (More) Hair Metal Albums Are Essential?". MetalSucks. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. Your Filthy Little Mouth - David Lee Roth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-06
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. A Little Ain't Enough at AllMusic
  4. Tucker, Ken (1991-02-01). "A Little Ain't Enough Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  5. Boehm, Mike (1991-01-27). "POP MUSIC : David Lee Roth's Ham on Wry, With Lots of Mustard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  6. Altman, Billy (1991-03-07). "David Lee Roth: A Little Ain't Enough : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  7. "Dmolls".
  8. "R'Solved".
  9. "When David Lee Roth Predicted 2021 In 1991's 'A Lil' Ain't Enough' Video". Van Halen News Desk. February 17, 2021.
  10. Voice, The Metal (October 3, 2021). "David Lee Roth Retirement Planned Since 1991 'A Lil Ain't Enough' Video? Prophecy? Coincidence?". themetalvoice.
  11. "Walking on a Wire - Lowen & Navarro | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  12. "Australiancharts.com – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  13. "Austriancharts.at – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  14. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1491". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  15. "Dutchcharts.nl – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  16. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  17. "Offiziellecharts.de – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  18. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  19. "Norwegiancharts.com – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  20. "Swedishcharts.com – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  21. "Swisscharts.com – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  23. "David Lee Roth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  24. "Canadian album certifications – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough". Music Canada.
  25. "British album certifications – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough". British Phonographic Industry.
  26. "American album certifications – David Lee Roth – A Little Ain't Enough". Recording Industry Association of America.

На других языках

[de] A Little Ain’t Enough

A Little Ain’t Enough ist das dritte Studioalbum von David Lee Roth.
- [en] A Little Ain't Enough

[ru] A Little Ain't Enough

A Little Ain't Enough (с англ. — «Мало — Недостаточно») — третий студийный альбом американского рок-музыканта и бывшего вокалиста группы Van Halen Дэвида Ли Рота, выпущенный 15 января 1991 года, на лейбле Warner Bros. Он был сертифицирован как золотой 11 апреля 1991 года. Спродюсированный Бобом Роком, альбом включал соло-гитару Джейсона Беккера, в то время начинающего гитариста, у которого был диагностирован Боковой амиотрофический склероз (БАС, она же болезнь Лу Герига) через неделю после присоединения к группе. Ему удалось закончить запись альбома, но он не смог отправиться в тур в поддержку альбома, так как его состояние оставляло у него мало сил в руках.


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