Good to Be Bad

Good to Be Bad is the tenth studio album by Whitesnake released in April 2008.

Good to Be Bad
Studio album by Whitesnake
Released	21 April 2008 (Europe)
Recorded	2007
Studio	Casa DALA and Clear Lake Audio, Los Angeles, Snakebyte Studios, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	59:14
Label	SPV/Steamhammer WEA (Japan)
Producer	The Brutal Brothers (David Coverdale, Doug Aldrich, Michael McIntyre)
Whitesnake chronology
Live: In the Shadow of the Blues (2006) Good to Be Bad (2008) 30th Anniversary Collection (2008)
Singles from Good to Be Bad
"Lay Down Your Love" Released: 2008 "All for Love" Released: 2008 "Summer Rain" Released: 2008 "Can You Hear the Wind Blow" Released: 2008 (promo)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
IGN	(8.1/10)[4]
Metal Storm	[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Record Collector	[7]

This is the first album of new studio material in a decade, since 1997's Restless Heart, not including the four new tracks recorded for the 2006 live album Live: In the Shadow of the Blues. The album charted at number 8 on the Top Independent albums, number 23 on the Top Canadian albums, number 62 on the Billboard 200 charts,[8] and number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[9]

Tour

After the release of the album, a tour began on 23 March 2008 in Wellington, New Zealand. The Australian concerts were followed by concerts in South America, Europe, Japan and North America. The tour went to forty countries. It ended on 14 June 2009 at Download Festival in Donington Park, UK. Seven songs from the new album were performed. Former Whitesnake band member Adrian Vandenberg guested on two concerts.

Awards

In November 2008, Good to Be Bad won the Classic Rock Award for "Album of the Year".[10]

The Dinosaur Rock Guitar forum honored the album with a 2008 Dino Award for "Best Album of the Year".[11]

Track listings

All tracks are written by David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Best Years"	5:16
2.	"Can You Hear the Wind Blow"	5:03
3.	"Call on Me"	5:01
4.	"All I Want All I Need"	5:40
5.	"Good to Be Bad"	5:13
6.	"All for Love"	5:13
7.	"Summer Rain"	6:10
8.	"Lay Down Your Love"	6:01
9.	"A Fool in Love"	5:50
10.	"Got What You Need"	4:15
11.	"'Til the End of Time"	5:32

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"All for Love" (Doug Aldrich guitar solo)	5:20
12.	"Summer Rain" (Acoustic version)	5:21

European Bonus Disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Summer Rain" (Acoustic version)		5:21
2.	"All I Want All I Need" (Radio edit)		3:58
3.	"Take Me with You" (Live)	Coverdale, Micky Moody	7:51
4.	"Ready to Rock" (Enhanced video)		4:19

US/Canadian bonus CD; All tracks taken from Live: In the Shadow of the Blues

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Burn – Stormbringer" (Live)	Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Hughes Jon Lord, Ian Paice	8:38
2.	"Give Me All Your Love" (Live)	Coverdale, John Sykes	4:27
3.	"Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (Live)	Coverdale, Bernie Marsden	5:10
4.	"The Deeper the Love" (Live)	Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg	4:32
5.	"Ready & Willing" (Live)	Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Lord, Paice	5:41
6.	"Don't Break My Heart Again" (Live)	Coverdale	6:08
7.	"Take Me with You" (Live)	Coverdale, Moody	7:50
8.	"Ready to Rock" (Enhanced video)		4:19

Still Good to Be Bad (CD/DVD 2011 Japanese Expanded Special Edition)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Best Years"	5:16
2.	"Can You Hear the Wind Blow"	5:03
3.	"Lay Down Your Love"	6:01
4.	"If You Want Me" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)	4:08
5.	"All I Want All I Need"	5:40
6.	"Call on Me"	5:01
7.	"Ready to Rock" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)	4:19
8.	"Summer Rain"	6:10
9.	"Good to Be Bad"	5:13
10.	"All for Love"	5:13
11.	"All I Want Is You" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)	4:12
12.	"Got What You Need"	4:15
13.	"A Fool in Love"	5:50
14.	"Dog" (Re-recorded with Chris Frazier on drums)	3:27
15.	"'Til the End of Time"	5:32

Bonus DVD - Still Good to Be Bad

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready to Rock" (Music video)
2.	"Lay Down Your Love" (Music video)
3.	"Give Me All Your Love" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)	Coverdale, John Sykes
4.	"Can You Hear the Wind Blow" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)
5.	"All I Want All I Need" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)
6.	"Lay Down Your Love" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)
7.	"Fool for Your Loving" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)	Coverdale, Moody, Marsden
8.	"The Deeper the Love" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)	Coverdale, Vandenberg
9.	"Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)	Michael Price, Dan Walsh
10.	"Here I Go Again" (Cutting Room NY acoustic performance)	Coverdale, Marsden
11.	"Good to Be Bad interview"
12.	"Live in the Shadow of the Blues" (EPK)
13.	"Slideshow (featuring "Summer Rain" acoustic version)"

Personnel

Whitesnake

• David Coverdale – vocals
• Doug Aldrich – guitars
• Reb Beach – guitars
• Timothy Drury – keyboards
• Uriah Duffy – bass
• Chris Frazier – drums

Production

• Produced, engineered and mixed by The Brutal Brothers
• Recorded at Casa DALA, Los Angeles & Snakebyte Studios, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
• Mixed at Hook City, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
• Mastered at DNA, Los Angeles by David Donnelly

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Austrian Top 40 Albums[12]	11
Belgian Charts (Flanders)[13]	70
Belgian Charts (Wallonia)[14]	75
Brazil Charts[15]	36
Top Canadian Albums[8]	23
Danish Albums Chart[16]	18
Dutch MegaCharts[17]	33
Finnish Albums Chart[18]	5
French Albums Chart[19]	69
German Albums Chart[20]	6
Irish Albums Chart[21]	95
Italian Albums Chart[22]	57
Norwegian Albums Chart[23]	5
Scottish Albums Chart[24]	6
Swedish Albums Chart[25]	10
Swiss Albums Top 100[26]	15
UK Albums Chart[9]	7
US Billboard 200[8]	62
US Top Independent Albums[8]	8

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External links

• "Planet Rock" Article
• Feature from Doug Aldrich's official website
• Coverdale comments on the album on "MetalNews"
• Uriah Duffy Official Website