• Source: Skyscraper (album)

      • Skyscraper is the second full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, released during his solo career after his departure from Van Halen. It was released on January 25, 1988, on Warner Bros. Records, shortly after the commercially and critically successful Eat 'Em and Smile Tour of 1986–1987.


      Development


      In a 2022 interview with Eonmusic, Vai said that the song "Damn Good" was developed from a piece called "Scandinavian Air Solo", originally slated to appear on his Passion and Warfare album.


      Track listing


      All songs were written by David Lee Roth and Steve Vai unless otherwise noted.

      "Knucklebones" (Gregg Bissonette, Matt Bissonette, Roth) – 3:18
      "Just Like Paradise" (Roth, Brett Tuggle) – 4:03
      "The Bottom Line" – 3:38
      "Skyscraper" – 3:40
      "Damn Good" – 5:49
      "Hot Dog and a Shake" – 3:19
      "Stand Up" (Roth, Tuggle) – 4:39
      "Hina" – 4:41
      "Perfect Timing" (Roth, Tuggle) – 3:41
      "Two Fools a Minute" – 4:29
      Covers of "California Girls" and "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody", from Roth's 1985 Crazy from the Heat EP, are on some CD re-releases in Europe.


      Reception



      Skyscraper was received with divided public and critical opinion. Although Roth's 1988 Skyscraper Tour was successful, many fans and critics were disappointed by Van Halen's post-Roth, keyboard-heavy sound and expressed similar dissatisfaction with Skyscraper.
      Skyscraper hit No. 6 on the Billboard Top 200 U.S. album chart during February 1988, toward selling two million copies in the United States. "Just Like Paradise" is one of Roth's most popular singles, reaching No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The acoustic ballad "Damn Good" reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Rock chart.
      Cash Box called "Stand Up" an "engaging, catchy rock song, with a funky danceable groove" and "Damn Good" a "satisfying and artistic effort".


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      Personnel


      David Lee Roth – vocals
      The band

      Steve Vai – guitar, horn (alto)
      Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals
      Gregg Bissonette – drums, percussion, backing vocals
      Brett Tuggle – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
      Guest musicians

      Gary Falcone – backing vocals on tracks 1 and 9
      Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals on track 1
      Tommy Funderburk, Tom Kelly – backing vocals on track 2
      John Batdorf – backing vocals on track 9
      Magic Moreno – backing vocals on track 10
      Dr. Funk, PhD – bass synthesizer
      Todd Grace, Richie Raposa – programming, keyboard programming
      Production

      David Lee Roth – producer, concept, cover design
      Steve Vai – co-producer, engineer
      Magic Moreno – engineer, mixing
      Gary Wagner – engineer
      Doug Parry – engineer
      Paul Levy – engineer
      Steve Holroyd – engineer
      Marnie Riley – engineer
      Stephen Shelton – engineer
      Bob Cats – mixing
      Bernie Grundman – mastering
      Pete Angelus – concept, cover design
      Galen Rowell – photography
      Vigon Seireeni – artwork
      Gina Vivona – artwork
      Eddie Anderson – personal assistant


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