Lovehunter
Sign in to saveLovehunter is the second studio album by the English band Whitesnake, released on 21 September 1979. It was the bands first UK Top 30 album, charting at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart. "Long Way from Home", the leading track on the album reached No. 55 on the UK charts, while "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" is one of the most popular and praised Whitesnake-songs from their early years. The album became controversial because of its cover art.
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Lovehunter
- Album.type
- Album
- Album.artist
- Whitesnake
- Album.cover
- Whitesnake - Lovehunter.jpg
- Album.caption
- Cover art by Chris Achilleos
- Album.released
- 21 September 1979
- Album.recorded
- May 1979
- Album.studio
- Rolling Stones Mobile, Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire
- Album.length
- 41:15
- Album.label
- United ArtistsPolydor (Japan)
- Album.producer
- Martin Birch
- Album.prev_title
- Trouble
- Album.prev_year
- 1978
Key dates
- Published
- October 1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- hard rock
- Producer
- Martin Birch
- Duration
- +2485
- Performer
- Whitesnake
- Record label
- United Artists Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- P407
- English language
- P7937
- studio album
- P291
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Background
- Cover art
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Bonus tracks
- Personnel
- Charts
- References
Lovehunter is the second studio album by the English band Whitesnake, released on 21 September 1979. It was the bands first UK Top 30 album, charting at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart. "Long Way from Home", the leading track on the album reached No. 55 on the UK charts, while "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" is one of the most popular and praised Whitesnake-songs from their early years. The album became controversial because of its cover art.
==Background== The band worked on the album at Clearwell Castle. Like their two previous recordings it was also produced by Martin Birch. It was the group's last album to feature Dave Dowle, before being replaced by ex-Purple drummer Ian Paice.