Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals on track 1.Gary Falcone – backing vocals on tracks 1 and 9.
Brett Tuggle – keyboards, programming, backing vocals.Gregg Bissonette – drums, percussion, backing vocals.Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals."Hina" features only one guitar track it is panned hard to one side, while a delay effect then sends the guitar effects to the other ear, sounding as if Vai is playing along with himself.In a 2022 interview with eonmusic, Vai said that "Damn Good" was developed from a piece called "Scandinavian Air Solo", which was originally slated to appear on his Passion and Warfare album.A brief sample from the title track intro was used several times as incidental music in the Miami Vice episode "Missing Hours", broadcast in November 1987.They rejected the idea without asking Roth first, so an original piece of instrumental music was used instead. Roth's management received a phone call asking for permission for "Just Like Paradise" to be used as the theme song of a new television show, Beverly Hills 90210." Just Like Paradise" (Roth, Brett Tuggle) – 4:03Ĭovers of " California Girls" and " Just a Gigolo/ I Ain't Got Nobody", from Roth's 1985 Crazy from the Heat EP, open some editions released in Europe."Knucklebones" (Gregg Bissonette, Matt Bissonette, Roth) – 3:18.Track listing Īll songs written by David Lee Roth and Steve Vai unless otherwise noted. Guitarist Steve Vai (who co-produced Skyscraper, and co-wrote many of its songs) and bassist Billy Sheehan, who formed the core of David Lee Roth's solo band, left the group over various controversies regarding Skyscraper.Ĭash Box called the singles "Stand Up" an "engaging, catchy rock song, with a funky danceable groove" and "Damn Good" a "satisfying and artistic effort," respectively. Although Roth's 1988 Skyscraper Tour was successful, many fans and critics disappointed by Van Halen's post-Roth, keyboard-heavy sound expressed similar dissatisfaction with Skyscraper. Billboard Rock chart.Īt the time of its release, the eclectic, quasi- psychedelic Skyscraper divided public and critical opinion. Additionally, it features the acoustic ballad "Damn Good", which reached No. The album features one of Roth's most popular singles, " Just Like Paradise", which reached No. album chart during February 1988, en route to selling two million copies in the United States.
Skyscraper was issued shortly after the commercially and critically successful Eat 'Em and Smile Tour of 1986–1987. It was released on January 26, 1988, on Warner Bros. Skyscraper is the second full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, released during his solo career after his departure as the original lead vocalist from Van Halen.
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