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25th anniversary edition with the US remix version of Slide It In together with 10 bonus tracks and a bonus dvd
Following up the splendid Saints & Sinners album was no easy task, but 1984’s Slide It In turned out to be an even greater triumph for David Coverdale’s Whitesnake. From the boisterous machismo of “Spit It Out” and “All or Nothing” to the resigned despair of “Gambler” and “Standing in the Shadow,” and the embarrassingly silly title track, everything seems to click. For hit singles, look no further than the twin guitar attack of “Guilty of Love” and the sheer poetry and emotion of “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” one of the decade’s greatest power ballads, bar none. Not to be outdone, “Slow an’ Easy” is a masterpiece of sexual tension and the kind of power-blues which no one does as well as Whitesnake. On a quirky historical note, Coverdale fired most of the band soon after the album’s release, replacing them with younger, prettier faces with which to better conquer America. For that purpose, Geffen Records even released a re-recorded version of Slide It In with flashy soloing from new guitarist John Sykes, sparking an ongoing debate as to which version is better.
Track listing:
1. Gambler-US remix
2. Slide It In-Us remix
3. Slow And Easy-US remix
4. Love Ain’t No Stranger-US remix
5. Give Me More Time-US remix
6. Standing In The Shadow-US remix
7. Hungry For Love-US remix
8. All Or Nothing-US remix
9. Spit It Out-US remix
10. Guilty Of Love-US remix
11. Need Your Love So Bad-Us mix
12. Gambler-UK mix
13. Slide It In-UK mix
14. Standing In The Shadow-UK mix
15. Give Me More Time-UK mix
16. Slow & Easy-UK mix
17. Spit It Out-UK mix
18. All Or Nothing-UK mix
19. Guilty Of Love-UK mix
20. Love Ain’t No Stranger-live acoustic from Starkers In Tokyo
Dvd listing:
1. Guilty Of Love-promo video
2. Slow & Easy-(promo video
3. Love Ain’t No Stranger-promo video
4. Guilty Of Love-live at The Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington 1983
5. Love Ain’t No Stranger-unplugged taken from Starkers in Tokyo
6. Give Me More Time-BBC Top Of The Pops January 19, 1984
7. Love Ain’t No Stranger-from Live In The Still Of The Night 2006