Critical reception
Barry Weber at AllMusic gave Back for the Attack three stars out of five, saying that it "certainly isn't Dokken's greatest album, yet it remains a worthwhile listen". He praised the band for sounding "tighter than they ever have before", with frontman Don Dokken and guitarist George Lynch being "at the top of their game."[6] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff praised the album, which "offers length, variation and a sense of ambition as never before", and called it "one of those lost records brimming with bravado" but not so unique to be "one's life soundtrack". He added that the "excruciating" circumstances of its recording took their toll as the band tried to assemble "a more competent, mature, substantial record".[7]
Track listing
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1. | "Kiss of Death" | George Lynch, Don Dokken, Jeff Pilson | 5:51 |
2. | "Prisoner" | Lynch, Pilson, Mick Brown | 4:20 |
3. | "Night by Night" | Pilson, Lynch, Brown, Dokken | 5:23 |
4. | "Standing in the Shadows" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 5:07 |
5. | "Heaven Sent" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 4:52 |
6. | "Mr. Scary" (instrumental) | Lynch, Pilson | 4:31 |
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7. | "So Many Tears" | Dokken, Lynch, Pilson | 4:56 |
8. | "Burning Like a Flame" | Lynch, Pilson, Dokken, Brown | 4:46 |
9. | "Lost Behind the Wall" | Lynch, Brown, Dokken, Pilson | 4:19 |
10. | "Stop Fighting Love" | Pilson, Lynch, Dokken, Brown | 4:52 |
11. | "Cry of the Gypsy" | Dokken, Pilson, Lynch | 4:51 |
12. | "Sleepless Night" | Lynch, Brown, Pilson | 4:32 |
13. | "Dream Warriors" | Lynch, Pilson | 4:42 |
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14. | "Back for the Attack" | Dokken | 3:51 |
Personnel
Production
- Neil Kernon – producer, engineer
- Toby Wright, Matt Freeman, Eddie Ashworth, Andy Udoff, Steve Klein, Stan Katayama – assistant engineers
- Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero – mixing at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Certifications
Country |
Organization |
Year |
Sales |
USA |
RIAA |
1988 |
Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[1] |
References
- 1 2 3 "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Dokken". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- 1 2 "Back for the Attack Billboard Almums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Dokken - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Back for the Attack Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Dokken – Back For The Attack". Discogs. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- 1 2 Weber, Barry. "Dokken - Back for the Attack review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- 1 2 Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ "Dokken – Back for the Attack (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Dokken – Back for the Attack". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "Dokken Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 47, No. 19, February 27, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. February 27, 1988. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
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