Up from the Ashes is the first"“Dokken, the hard rock band that tore itself apart". Louder Sound. Retrieved 30 September 2024 solo studio album by Don Dokken, best known as the lead singer of American glam metal band Dokken. The sound of the album continues the more commercial sound that Dokken began to incorporate into their music with Under Lock and Key. Whilst working on the album, it was originally intended to be a new Dokken album as a band with a new lineup rather than a solo album, but due to the lawsuit between Don Dokken and his former bandmates, it was released under Don Dokken's name.
The album did not quite achieve the commercial success achieved by Dokken, but it did reach the Top 50 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the US. The line-up for this album consisted of Don Dokken performing vocals, John Norum (formerly of Europe) on lead guitar, Billy White (formerly of Watchtower) on lead guitar, Peter Baltes (formerly of Accept) on bass, and Mikkey Dee (formerly of King Diamond and Motörhead) on drums. The original drummer for the Don Dokken band was Hempo Hildén, formerly in John Norum's band, but he was replaced after a few photo sessions and does not play on the album. The music videos for the songs "Stay" and "Mirror Mirror" received airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball. "When Love Finds a Fool" was co-written with former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath singer Glenn Hughes, who also provided backing vocals for the song.
For the album, Don Dokken "[had] a rule", that all the band members must live in the same house.
Two singles were released for the album, "Mirror, Mirror" and "Stay". "Give It Up" was released as a promotional single in 1991. The song "Mirror, Mirror" reached #26 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart.
Track listing
Personnel Don Dokken – lead vocals, guitars John Norum – lead guitars, backing vocals Billy White – lead guitars Peter Baltes – bass guitar, backing vocals Mikkey Dee – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Glenn Hughes – backing vocals on "When Love Finds a Fool" Tony Franklin – bass intro on "Stay" Ken Mary – drums on "The Hunger" Patrick Young – bass on Mirror Mirror Production Wyn Davis – producer, engineer Eddie Ashworth, Melissa Sewell – engineers George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York Glen LaFerman - photography Gabrielle Raumberger – art coordinator Greg Stata - art direction David E. Williams – cover art Tom Zutaut – executive producer
Charts Chart (1990) PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon) 18
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