It's Five O'Clock Somewhere is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Slash's Snakepit, released in February 1995. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 70 on the American Billboard 200 album chart and selling over a million copies worldwide.Slash; Bozza, Anthony (2007). Slash. HarperCollins. p. 381. . The songs "Beggars & Hangers-On" and "Good to Be Alive" were released as singles and promo videos were made for each track.
The album was recorded as Guns N' Roses, Slash's main group at the time, were struggling to come to agreement on musical style on their next album. Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmates Matt Sorum, Dizzy Reed, Gilby Clarke as well as associate Teddy Andreadis all contributed to the album. Sorum stated that it "could have been a Guns N' Roses album, but [lead singer] Axl [Rose] didn't think it was good enough".
Track listing
Personnel
Slash's Snakepit Slash – lead and rhythm guitars, slide guitar, talkbox, backing vocals, production Eric Dover – lead vocals Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Mike Inez – bass, backing vocals Matt Sorum – drums, backing vocals Additional personnel Dizzy Reed – keyboards, backing vocals Teddy Andreadis – harmonica Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Technical personnel Mike Clink – production, engineering Steve Thompson – mixing Michael Barbiero – mixing Jerry Finn – engineering John Radzin – engineering Rick Raponi – engineering Robbes Steiglitz – engineering Shawn Berman – engineering Jay Ryan – additional engineering Noel Golden – additional engineering George Marino – mastering
Charts + Chart performance for It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Chart (1995) Peakposition
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