Skin on Skin (album) - Composition

music.wikisort.org - Composition

Skin on Skin is the second and final studio album by Canadian singer Vanity, released on May 24, 1986 by Motown Records.[1] This out of print recording was originally released on LP (6167ML) and cassette (6167MC) through Motown Records and distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola. The album features the R&B singles "Under the Influence" and "Animals".

Skin on Skin

Studio album by

Vanity

Released

May 24, 1986

Recorded

1985–1986
Fiddlers Recording Studio
Soundcastle Recording Studio

Genre

R&B

Length

34:38

Label

Motown
9-6102

Producer

Skip Drinkwater
Tommy Faragher

Vanity chronology

The Last Dragon
(1985)

Skin on Skin
(1986)

Action Jackson
(1988)

Singles from Skin on Skin

"Under the Influence"
Released: April 12, 1986
"Animals"
Released: September 5, 1986

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Under the Influence"	Robbie Nevil, Tommy Faragher, Tony Haynes	5:08
2.	"Manhunt"	J.P. Charles, Mark Holding	4:08
3.	"Romantic Voyage"	David Paul Bryant, Gardner Cole	4:50
4.	"Confidential"	Mark Mueller, Robbie Nevil, Tommy Faragher	4:20

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Animals"	J.P. Charles, Mark Holding	4:46
6.	"Skin on Skin"	Gary Osborne, Johnny Warman	4:11
7.	"Gun Shy"	Mark Holding, Tommy Faragher	3:44
8.	"Ouch"	Dennis Herring, Michael E. Dunlap, Tommy Faragher	4:17
9.	"In the Jungle"	Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon	5:24

Personnel

Vanity – lead vocals
Robbie Nevil – guitar (tracks: 1, 4)
Gardner Cole – synthesizer (tracks: 3)
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5)
Alfie Silas – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9)
Dee Dee Bellson – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
Donna DeLory – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 6)
Jean Johnson – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 8)
Von Faggett – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7)
Carl Anderson, Joe Pizzulo, Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (tracks: 9)
Rege Burrell – backing vocals

Technical

Dave Bianco – engineer
Dennis Mackay – engineer
Keith Seppanen – engineer
Greg Fulginiti – mastering
Matthew Rolston – photography
Janet Levinson – design
"The Buck" – executive producer
Skip Drinkwater – producer
Tommy Faragher – producer

Recorded in California at Fiddlers Recording Studio, Hollywood; Preferred Sound, West Hollywood; Baby 'O Recorders, Hollywood; Summa Studio, West Hollywood; Soundcastle Recording Studios, Los Angeles; & Yamaha Research & Development Studio, Glendale.
Mixed at Yamaha Research & Development Studio except "Under The Influence" mixed at Soundcastle Recording Studios. Mastered at Artisan Sound, Hollywood, California

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	66
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2]	18

Billboard R&B Albums (spent 19 weeks on the chart).[1]

Singles

Year	Title	US Pop[3]	US R&B	US Dance[4]
1986	"Under the Influence"	56	9	6
1986	"Animals"	—	—	—

References

"Vanity Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
"Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 739. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-08-18

v t e Vanity
Studio albums	Wild Animal Skin on Skin
Soundtrack albums	The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album Action Jackson: Original Soundtrack Album
Singles	"Pretty Mess" "Mechanical Emotion" "7th Heaven" "Under the Influence" "Undress Me"
Related articles	Vanity 6 Prince The Time Jesse Johnson Anthony Smith

Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии