STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - DOKKEN - TOOTH AND NAIL

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Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 66th Birthday of guitarist, vocalist and founding member of both Dokken and Lynch Mob, George Lynch. Happy Birthday George ! To commemorate the date, we turn our collective ear towards Dokken's second studio album, Tooth And Nail. Took And Nail was released September 14, 1984 on the Elektra label and produced by  Tom Werman and Roy Thomas Baker. It peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200 and spawned three singles ; "Into the Fire" (#21 Mainstream Rock) , "Just Got Lucky" (#27 Mainstream Rock) , and "Alone Again" (#64 Hot 100, #20 Mainstream Rock). It has been certified Platinum in the US. 

1. "Without Warning" (instrumental) Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson 1:35

2. "Tooth and Nail" Mick Brown, Lynch, Pilson 3:40

3. "Just Got Lucky" Lynch, Pilson 4:35

4. "Heartless Heart" Brown, Lynch, Pilson 3:29

5. "Don't Close Your Eyes" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 4:10

Side two

6. "When Heaven Comes Down" Brown, Lynch, Pilson 3:35

7. "Into the Fire" Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 4:27

8. "Bullets to Spare" Brown, Dokken, Lynch, Pilson 3:35

9. "Alone Again" Dokken, Pilson 4:20

10. "Turn On the Action" Brown, Lynch, Pilson 4:43

Dokken :

Don Dokken - lead vocals

George Lynch - guitars

Jeff Pilson - bass, backing vocals

Mick Brown - drums

Tom Werman - producer
Roy Thomas Baker - associate producer
Geoff Workman, Gary McGachan - engineers
Michael Wagener - mixing
George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Bob Defrin - art direction