Lovehunter

Lovehunter is the second studio album by British band Whitesnake, released in 1979. It charted at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Lovehunter
Cover art by Chris Achilleos
Studio album by Whitesnake
Released	October 1, 1979
Recorded	May 1979
Studio	Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	41:15
Label	United Artists Polydor (Japan)
Producer	Martin Birch
Whitesnake chronology
Trouble (1978) Lovehunter (1979) Ready an' Willing (1980)
Singles from Lovehunter
"Long Way from Home" Released: 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

"Long Way from Home", the leading track on the album reached No. 55 on the UK charts.[2]

It was the group's last album to feature original drummer Dave Dowle.

Cover art

Lovehunter's controversial cover art, showing a naked woman straddling a large snake, was created by fantasy artist Chris Achilleos. It was the last album cover he designed for many years, until 2003 and Gary Hughes' rock opera Once and Future King Part I.[3] The original Lovehunter artwork was stolen in the 1980s.[4]

A similar idea had been used three years earlier for the cover of Jon Lord's Sarabande album. Lord was in Whitesnake at the time of Lovehunter.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Long Way from Home" (David Coverdale) – 4:58
2. "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) – 4:26
3. "Help Me Thro' the Day" (Leon Russell) – 4:40
4. "Medicine Man" (Coverdale) – 4:00
5. "You 'n' Me" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 3:25

Side two

6. "Mean Business" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Dave Dowle) – 3:49
7. "Love Hunter" (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) – 5:38
8. "Outlaw" (Coverdale, Marsden, Lord) – 4:04
9. "Rock 'n' Roll Women" (Coverdale, Moody) – 4:44
10. "We Wish You Well" (Coverdale) – 1:39

Bonus tracks

Lovehunter was remastered and reissued in 2006 with several bonus tracks taken from Andy Peebles BBC Radio 1 sessions recorded 29 March 1979 (tracks originally from the band's debut album Trouble).

11. "Belgian Tom's Hat Trick" (Moody) – 3:40
12. "Love to Keep You Warm" (Coverdale) – 3:30
13. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 4:54
14. "Trouble" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:30

Personnel

Whitesnake

• David Coverdale – lead (all but 8) and backing vocals
• Micky Moody – guitars, slide guitar, backing vocals
• Bernie Marsden – guitars, backing and lead (8) vocals
• Neil Murray – bass guitar
• Dave Dowle – drums
• Jon Lord – keyboards

Production

• Martin Birch - producer, engineer, mixing at Central Recorders Studio, London
• Chris Achilleos - LP artwork

Charts

Album Chart (1979) Position UK Albums Chart[2] 29 Japanese Oricon LP Chart[5] 194

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1979 "Long Way from Home" UK Singles Chart[2] 55

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Whitesnake - Lovehunter review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
2. "Whitesnake - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
3. MelodicRock.com Interviews: Gary Hughes - Once And Future King
4. "Chris Achilleos - Piracy". Chris Achilleos official website. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
5. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.