Track Listing1. Shake My Tree - (live)
2. Waiting on You
3. Take Me For a Little While
4. Pride and Joy - (live)
5. Over Now - (live)
6. Feeling Hot - (live)
7. Easy Does It - (live)
8. Take a Look at Yourself - (live)
9. Don't Leave Me This Way - (live)
10. Absolution Blues - (live)
11. Whisper a Prayer For the Dying - (live)
| Details |
| Playing Time: | 61 min. |
| Producer: | David Coverdale |
| Distributor: | Universal Distribution |
| Recording Type: | Studio |
| Recording Mode: | Stereo |
| SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album NotesPersonnel: David Coverdale (vocals, acoustic guitar); Jimmy Page (electric & acoustic guitars, electric harmonica, dulcimer, 6-string bass); John Harris (harmonica); Lester Mendez (keyboards, percussion); Jorge Casas, Ricky Phillips (bass); Denny Carmassi (drums); Tommy Funderburk, John Sambataro (background vocals).
Recorded at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver, British Columbia; Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida; Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Highbrow Productions, Hook City, Nevada.
After a planned collaboration with Robert Plant fell through in the early 1990s, Jimmy Page did the next best thing--he hooked up with ex-Whitesnake singer David Coverdale, who's often compared to Plant vocally, for a single album, 1993's COVERDALE/PAGE.
As you'd assume, the duo's sound is similar to the mighty Led Zeppelin--bluesy heavy metal dripping with machismo. While many of the highlights are hard rock-based ("Shake My Tree," "Waiting on You," "Pride and Joy"), there are a few slow blues numbers that are just as strong ("Take Me For a Little While," "Over Now"). Although COVERDALE/PAGE caused quite a stir with Zep/classic rock fans worldwide, the duo only played a handful of live dates together in Japan, and split up shortly thereafter when Plant finally agreed to re-join forces with Page (under the name Page/Plant).
Editorial Reviews3 Stars - Good - ...may not be the second coming of Led Zeppelin, but it's close enough that only the most curmudgeonly would deny the band its due....Coverdale['s] bluesy howl has never been put to better use than against Page's guitar...Rolling Stone (04/15/1993)4 Stars - Excellent - ...opt[s] for the post- LED ZEPPELIN III orchestrations that made Page's group a worldwide phenomenon...this album screams classic from start to finish...Q (05/01/1993)3 Stars - Good - ...may not be the second coming of Led Zeppelin, but it's close enough that only the most curmudgeonly would deny the band its due....Coverdale['s] bluesy howl has never been put to better use than against Page's guitar...Q (5/93, p.89) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ...opt[s] for the post- LED ZEPPELIN III orchestrations that made Page's group a worldwide phenomenon...this album screams classic from start to finish...Rolling Stone (04/15/1993) now.