75-603: Coverdale–Page (stylised as Coverdale • Page ) is a collaborative studio album by English singer David Coverdale and guitarist Jimmy Page . It was released on 15 March 1993 by EMI in Europe, 16 March by Geffen Records in North America and 18 March by Sony Music Entertainment in Japan. The album's production was handled by Coverdale, Page and Mike Fraser . Following the disbandment of Coverdale's band Whitesnake and
150-655: A dulcimer , which he had previously done on "That's the Way" from Led Zeppelin III (1970). "Over Now" developed from another Page chord progression, which Coverdale described as sounding "dark" and "malevolent". The song's lyrics were inspired by Coverdale's divorce from Tawny Kitaen . "Feeling Hot" was described by Page as "one of those real fun rock 'n' roll numbers". It was the second song Page and Coverdale wrote together, being partly inspired by 1940s swing music . The lyrics to "Easy Does It" deal with celebrity life and its effect on
225-465: A "Dud", which his website describes as a "bad record whose details rarely merit further thought". Entertainment Weekly ' s David Browne characterised the album as an "incredible, if pointless" Led Zeppelin imitation. The Chicago Tribune ' s Greg Kot also called the album "pointless" and a "Led Zeppelin rehash beneath Page and beyond singer David Coverdale". Several outlets were highly critical of Coverdale, whose performance many considered
300-402: A "stab in the back", having considered Plant a friend in the past whom respected as an artist. Regarding the negative comparisons to Led Zeppelin and Whitesnake, Coverdale stated: "Comparisons are inevitable. You have David Coverdale and Jimmy Page working together, then there are bound to be similarities to former works, because that's who we are". He also did not find their past works relevant to
375-603: A Led Zeppelin album with a really heavy-handed vocalist". L. Kent Wolgamott of the Lincoln Journal Star felt similarly, stating that the record "sounds like a good album from Whitesnake", but "Led Zeppelin it certainly is not". Retrospective reviews have leaned slightly more positive. Music journalist Mick Wall declared Coverdale–Page "one of the best albums of both [Coverdale and Page's] respective careers", while AllMusic 's Stephen Thomas Erlewine concluded his review by stating: " Coverdale–Page boils down to
450-616: A day", thus their work together came to an abrupt end. While rehearsing for the Japanese dates, Page was contacted by Plant's management about performing with him on MTV Unplugged . This eventually came to fruition with the " Unledded " project in 1994. In 1995, Page and Plant performed "Shake My Tree" from the Coverdale–Page album. Coverdale–Page was met with mixed reviews from contemporary music critics . Rolling Stone ' s J. D. Considine stated: " Coverdale–Page may not be
525-449: A failed reunion attempt by Page's band Led Zeppelin , John Kalodner proposed the idea to Page of the musicians working together. After meeting each other, they began writing songs, which were then recorded over the course of 1991 and 1992. Critical reception towards Coverdale–Page was generally mixed; some music critics praised Coverdale and Page's partnership as a successful blend of both their respective bands. However, others viewed
600-522: A full album, also titled Snakebite , released in June 1978, with the EP on side one and select tracks from Coverdale's Northwinds album on side two. For the follow-up album, Trouble , Coverdale was joined by his former Deep Purple colleague, keyboardist Jon Lord. For Whitesnake's 1980 album, Ready an' Willing , another Deep Purple member, drummer Ian Paice, joined the group. Ready an' Willing also featured
675-864: A guilty pleasure at its best moments, but never quite rivals the bold experimentation of Led Zeppelin." Neil Jeffries, in a piece for Classic Rock , ranked Coverdale–Page thirteenth in Coverdale's overall studio discography, concluding that the singer sounds "unsure whether to impersonate Robert Plant or be himself". He also noted that while the album sold well, "the partnership didn't last and we should probably be grateful for that". Ultimate Classic Rock included "Pride and Joy" on their list of Coverdale's top 10 songs. They also ranked it, along with "Easy Does It", among their top 10 Page songs released after his work with Led Zeppelin. The collaboration between Coverdale and Page also drew some negative comments from Plant. While Plant commented positively on Page's playing, he
750-685: A hugely likeable figure". In 2016, Coverdale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple. Coverdale was married in 1974 to Julia Borkowski from Poland, and their daughter Jessica was born in 1978. Coverdale's second marriage was to former model and actress Tawny Kitaen , from 17 February 1989 until they divorced two years later, in April 1991. Kitaen was known for her provocative appearances in Whitesnake's music videos for " Here I Go Again ", " Is This Love ", and " Still of
825-409: A left vocal fold vascular lesion. The remainder of the tour with Judas Priest was cancelled so that this injury would not worsen. In March 2011 the band released their eleventh studio album, Forevermore . In May 2015, the band released The Purple Album , featuring cover versions of the songs that Coverdale had originally performed with Deep Purple . It was followed by a tour. In May 2019,
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#1732781024253900-518: A local group called the Government, which had played with Deep Purple on the same bill in 1969, so he and the band were familiar with one another, and after sending a tape and later auditioning, Coverdale was admitted into the band due to "his singing and songwriting talents", with new bassist Glenn Hughes also providing vocals with Coverdale. In February 1974, Deep Purple released their first album with Coverdale and Hughes, titled Burn , which
975-608: A luxurious house. In 2019 he decided to sell it, and in 2021 it was reportedly sold for $ 6.8 million. A more spiritual than religious person, Coverdale since late 1960s is regularly practising meditation and considers it "the most incredible accessory or tool that I've found in my life". Mike Fraser (record producer) Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer , engineer , and mixer . Fraser has recorded and mixed six records for AC/DC : The Razors Edge , Ballbreaker , Stiff Upper Lip , Black Ice , Rock or Bust , and Power Up . Fraser recorded and mixed
1050-431: A new line-up of Whitesnake (with the exception of Coverdale's musical partner, guitarist Adrian Vandenberg and bassist Rudy Sarzo, both of whom had been in Whitesnake since 1987) to tour for the release of Whitesnake's Greatest Hits album. After this Coverdale once again retreated from the music business, for three years. In 1997 Coverdale returned and released Restless Heart (with Vandenberg on guitar). The album
1125-408: A normal voice". Coverdale started his career performing with local bands Vintage 67 (1966–1968), The Government (1968–1972), and Fabulosa Brothers (1972–1973). By 1973 he left art college and was successfully working as a "singing salesman", until he saw an article in a copy of Melody Maker , which said that Deep Purple was auditioning for singers to replace Ian Gillan . Coverdale had fronted
1200-501: A poor imitation of Plant. Tom Moon , for The Philadelphia Inquirer , described Coverdale as a "raspy, bad-boy Robert Plant wannabe", who "lacks a shred individuality". Robert Philpot of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin felt that "sometimes [Coverdale's] screams eerily recall Plant", while other times he ends up sounding hoarse. Philpot described the record as "either a Whitesnake album with a really good guitar player, or
1275-597: A potential reunion. After completing the Liquor & Poker World Tour in September 1990, vocalist David Coverdale decided to put his band Whitesnake on indefinite hold, wanting to take a break from the music industry. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page , meanwhile, had been working on the Led Zeppelin Remasters , which led to discussion with singer Robert Plant and bassist John Paul Jones about
1350-462: A potential reunion. Though initially interested, Plant decided to back out, feeling that a reunion might "put his solo career at risk". Wanting to work on new music, Page then began looking for a new collaborator. As both he and Coverdale were signed to Geffen Records , A&R executive John Kalodner suggested them working together. The idea was submitted to Coverdale and Page in January 1991. While
1425-418: A precaution, Page had also written a vocal melody for the part, but upon hearing Coverdale's idea, he forwent his own. The verse-chorus chord progression for "Take Me for a Little While" was written by Page at Lake Tahoe. Lyrically, Coverdale described the song as a "reflective piece", inspired by personal tragedies both he and Page had gone though in their lives. In 2020, Page stated in an Instagram post that
1500-513: A relationship. The chord progression for "Take a Look at Yourself" was written by Page at Lake Tahoe. The song was later finished in Barbados, when another section written by Coverdale was added and the tempo was changed. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was singled out by Coverdale as a particular favourite from the album. The introductory riff had been written by Coverdale many years earlier, but left unused until he presented it to Page. "Absolution Blues"
1575-413: A solo album or anything, I'd be there in a heartbeat." VH1 's Greg Prato put forth the idea that the whole Coverdale–Page project was just a way for Page to spite Plant, who had been reluctant to reunite Led Zeppelin. Page denied this outright, calling the entire notion "pathetic". In 2021, Coverdale revealed plans for a tentative reissue in 2023 to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary. Having procured
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#17327810242531650-408: A year to record his guitar parts. The album was recorded using analog equipment as opposed to digital, as Coverdale and Page felt analog suited their style of music better. Initially, Coverdale and Page were set to be credited as the sole producers, but they eventually decided to give recording and mixing engineer Mike Fraser a co-production credit for his extensive work on Coverdale–Page . Mastering
1725-580: The Rock Never Stops Tour in the same year. In April 2008, the band released its first new studio album in over 11 years titled Good to Be Bad to great success. On 11 August 2009 Whitesnake were playing a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado when Coverdale suffered some kind of vocal injury. After seeing a specialist, it was announced on 12 August 2009 that Coverdale had been suffering from severe vocal fold edema and
1800-466: The Band in 1975, which was less commercially successful than previous records. The supporting tour proved difficult, with both Hughes and Bolin having drug habits. In March 1976, at the end of the final show of the tour, Coverdale reportedly walked off in tears and handed in his resignation, to which he was told there was no band left to quit. The decision to disband Deep Purple had been made some time before
1875-772: The Night ". Since marrying on 30 May 1997, he has lived with his third wife, Cindy, an author ( The Food That Rocks ); they have one son. On 1 March 2007, Coverdale became a US citizen, in a ceremony in Reno, Nevada , and now holds dual UK citizenship and US . For many years in the 1980s he lived in hotels, including the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles. Since 1988 he has lived on almost 10,000 sq ft estate in Incline Village, Nevada at Lake Tahoe where he built
1950-542: The Night") and Led Zeppelin ("Rock and Roll", "Kashmir", "In My Time of Dying", "White Summer", "Black Mountain Side", "The Ocean", "Black Dog", "Whole Lotta Love"). While Coverdale often toured in Japan, these concerts marked the first time Page had played in the country since Led Zeppelin's 1972 Japanese Tour . Despite the lack of any further touring, both Coverdale and Page intended to continue working together. However, according to Coverdale, Page's manager "insisted we call it
2025-528: The Out Door . Page had played the riff during rehearsals, but it was left unused. He later presented the riff to Paul Rodgers while in the Firm , but it was again rejected. When Page presented the riff to Coverdale, he "immediately latched on to it". On "Waiting on You", Coverdale initially struggled coming up with a vocal melody for the pre-chorus . Eventually, he came up with a line reminiscent of Motown . As
2100-521: The Restless Heart-tour ended, Coverdale once again folded Whitesnake and took another short break from music. In 2000, Coverdale released his first solo studio album in 22 years, titled Into The Light , with singles "Love is Blind" and "Slave". Even though the album was not a commercial hit, it is his most successful solo album both commercially and critically, with the song "River Song" receiving most notoriety, and did return Coverdale to
2175-643: The US Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart . Music videos were produced for "Pride and Joy" and "Take Me for a Little While", both directed by Andy Morahan . While "Pride and Joy" reportedly did well on MTV (also being featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head ), "Take Me for a Little While" received minimal airplay according to Coverdale, as the video was apparently deemed too gothic by the channel. In April 1993, auditions for Coverdale and Page's touring band were held in London. Carmassi
2250-695: The US charts (reaching #40), but not enough to be considered a hit. In time for the US release of Slide It In , Coverdale made a calculated attempt at updating Whitesnake's sound and look by recruiting guitarist John Sykes from the remnants of Thin Lizzy . Sykes brought a more contemporary, aggressive guitar sound with him and had stage manners to match. The last remaining Deep Purple connections were severed when Jon Lord left after recording Slide It In to re-form Deep Purple (Ian Paice had left Whitesnake in 1982). In 1985, Sykes and Coverdale started working on new songs for
2325-433: The album was reissued in Japan on analog vinyl for the first time. All tracks are written by David Coverdale and Jimmy Page Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Shipments figures based on certification alone. David Coverdale David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer and songwriter best known as the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Whitesnake . He
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2400-409: The album's release, he had already formed a new band. After recording Northwinds , Coverdale soon formed the band Whitesnake, with Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody both handling guitar duties. Although this was originally a touring band for Coverdale's first solo album, it soon developed into a full-time band. In early 1978, the band released an EP titled Snakebite , which was later expanded into
2475-678: The album. Upon release, it also was a success in Europe and the US, but it "was a considerable disappointment after the across-the-board success of Whitesnake ". In 1990, Coverdale sang and co-wrote (with Hans Zimmer and Billy Idol ) the song "The Last Note of Freedom" for the Tony Scott film Days of Thunder . On 26 September 1990, after the last show on the Slip of the Tongue tour in Tokyo, Coverdale disbanded Whitesnake indefinitely. Tired of
2550-634: The band released new studio album Flesh & Blood . In 2022, the band began their COVID-delayed farewell tour with European dates kicking off in Dublin on 10 May 2022, but were able to continue only until their date in Croatia on 2 July 2022. After cancelling the last 11 dates of the European leg of the tour due to health problems affecting various band members including Reb Beach , Tommy Aldridge and Coverdale himself, Whitesnake subsequently cancelled
2625-543: The band's biggest hit up to that point, the song " Fool for Your Loving ", which reached No. 13 on the British charts, and No. 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Ready an' Willing was followed up by the even more successful Come an' Get It in 1981. Coverdale put Whitesnake on hold during part of 1982, to make time for the treatment and care of his sick daughter. When the time was right to return, he reformed
2700-453: The band, which thereafter recorded the album Saints & Sinners . Also in 1982, Coverdale was considered for the vocalist position with Black Sabbath following the departure of Ronnie James Dio , but he declined because of Whitesnake. Whitesnake gained significant popularity in the UK, Europe, and Asia, but North American success remained elusive. In 1984, the album Slide It In dented
2775-519: The business in general, the rigors of touring and troubled by his separation and later divorce from Tawny Kitaen , Coverdale wanted to find other values in life and took "private time to reflect" and re-assess his career direction. At that point Coverdale had grown uncomfortable with the entity he believed Whitesnake had become, and admitted that he got "caught up in it". In a 1993 interview with Robert Hilburn he commented that he "had to stop everything, this whole circus. I had never gone into (music) for
2850-508: The collaboration as a second-rate Led Zeppelin, with many drawing unfavourable comparisons between Coverdale and Robert Plant . The album charted in 12 countries, including reaching number four in the UK and number five in the US. It was certified platinum in the US and Canada, respectively. Following a short Japanese tour in December 1993, Coverdale and Page parted ways. A reissue is in the works, while Coverdale and Page have also discussed
2925-434: The collaboration in retrospect, he stated: "There was no [bullshit] in any respect or in how we executed. I wanted to show that I was still alive and kicking, and in that regard it was a total success." In 2004, Page noted: "David was really good to work with. It was very short-lived, but I enjoyed working with him, believe it or not." Coverdale later commented in 2011: "If I got a call from [Page], asking if I'd work with him on
3000-622: The collaboration revitalised them on many levels. This collaboration resulted in the Coverdale-Page album released in March 1993. The album was a hit worldwide, reaching number four in the UK and number five in the US, and was certified Platinum in the US on 7 April 1995. The US tour for the album had to be cancelled due to slow ticket sales, but held a limited Japanese arena tour before they parted ways and Page soon started collaborating again with Robert Plant . In 1994, Coverdale assembled
3075-478: The collaboration, which he felt was born out of their mutual talents as musicians. Despite their project's short lifespan, both Coverdale and Page have reflected positively on the experience. In a 1993 interview with Robert Hilburn , Page commented that in comparison to his work in the 1980s, "working with David was a totally different thing. It was suddenly right back to that original spark of creativity and ideas flowing. I feel I have my heart in it again". Assessing
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3150-532: The entire 2022 North American leg of its Farewell Tour as Coverdale was forced to deal with ongoing respiratory health issues. In 2024, a compilation, Into the Light: The Solo Albums , was released, containing new mixes and remasters of all Coverdale's solo albums under the Whitesnake name. In 2006, hard rock/heavy metal magazine Hit Parader named Coverdale as No. 54 on its list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2009, he
3225-597: The great British bands of the past 40 years, and Coverdale is one of the finest blue-eyed soul singers, full-stop". William Pinfold in Record Collector ' s review of Martin Popoff 's 2015 biography on Whitesnake commented that both the band and Coverdale "have been consistently taken seriously" but "are underrated compared with the plaudits given to their 70s/80s peers", considering Coverdale "outrageously talented, charismatic and in equal parts lordly and humble, he's
3300-441: The image thing at all, and I really couldn't do it anymore". In one 2006 interview, Coverdale recalled "it got louder and louder, and so did I, to the point now where I have to get dressed up like a "girly man" and tease one's questionable bangs or hair and it's all becoming a bit ... boring". In the early spring of 1991, a collaboration was set up with guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin fame. Both parties have said that
3375-711: The last show by Lord and Ian Paice (the last remaining original members), who had not told anyone else. The break-up was finally made public in July 1976. Coverdale said in an interview: "I was frightened to leave the band. Purple was my life, Purple gave me my break, but all the same I wanted out." After the demise of Deep Purple, Coverdale embarked on a solo career. In the wake of the punk movement , he stayed true to his blues rock roots. He released his first solo studio album in February 1977, titled White Snake . All songs were written by Coverdale and guitarist Micky Moody , and
3450-445: The late 1980s and early 1990s, caught in the " hair-band " era, Coverdale kept Whitesnake going with great success despite changing line-ups. In 1989, Coverdale recruited Vandenberg to record a new album, Slip of the Tongue . Vandenberg co-wrote the entire album with Coverdale, but a wrist injury sidelined him from contributing the solo guitar work. Steve Vai was recruited, re-recording most of Vandenberg's existing parts and finishing
3525-684: The latter agreed to do the shows. There were scheduled seven concerts, beginning on 14–15 December at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, continued at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium , Osaka-jō Hall and ending on 22 December at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya. Aside from Coverdale–Page material, the seven shows also featured several songs by Whitesnake ("Slide It In", "Here I Go Again", "Still of
3600-517: The music business. In 2003 the compilation album The Early Years was released, including his two studio albums White Snake and Northwinds from the 1970s. In December 2002, Coverdale re-reformed Whitesnake for an American tour with the Scorpions in early 2003, with Tommy Aldridge on drums, Marco Mendoza (bass), Doug Aldrich (guitar), Reb Beach (ex- Winger guitarist) and keyboardist Timothy Drury . They were also performing on
3675-408: The music shows funk, R&B and jazz influences. As his first solo effort, Coverdale later said: "It's very difficult to think back and talk sensibly about the first album. White Snake had been a very inward-looking, reflective and low-key affair in many ways, written and recorded as it was in the aftermath of the collapse of Deep Purple." Even though the album was not successful, its title inspired
3750-423: The name of Coverdale's future band. In 1978, Coverdale released his second studio album Northwinds . Its "blues- and R&B-influenced hard rock" style was received much better than the previous album, and in 2021 Classic Rock considered it "a remarkably mature album that can still send shivers down the spine 30 years after it was recorded" and the "antithesis of Whitesnake's super-slick 1987 ". Before
3825-444: The next album was a make-or-break album for Whitesnake, and if not successful he would disband Whitesnake altogether. During 1987 and 1988, North America was finally won over with the multi-platinum self-titled Whitesnake album. Propelled by hit singles such as " Here I Go Again " and " Is This Love ", as well as MTV airing of " Still of the Night ", it finally made Whitesnake a "bona fide arena headliner" in North America. Through
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#17327810242533900-409: The next album, but Coverdale soon contracted a serious sinus infection that made recording close to impossible for much of 1986 and which had doctors thinking he might never sing again. Coverdale eventually recovered, and recordings were continued. Before their upcoming album was fully recorded and released, Coverdale had dismissed Sykes from the band. In many period interviews, Coverdale stated that
3975-435: The orchestrations on "Take Me for a Little While" were done by Clare Fischer , despite his lack of credit in the liner notes. The opening riff of "Pride and Joy" was written by Coverdale, which he presented to Page in Barbados. This led to the song's original working title of "Barbados Boogie". "Pride and Joy" also marked the first time Page had performed harmonica on a recording since 1965's "She Just Satisfies". He also plays
4050-566: The previous two Whitesnake albums. Katharine Truman, for the Los Angeles Times , noted that while "not as bombastic as Whitesnake nor as excitingly diverse as Zeppelin, Coverdale–Page is nonetheless a rock-solid effort". Q magazine's staff declared the album "excellent" and wrote that it "screams classic from start to finish", while the staff of Rock Hard called the record "a successful symbiosis" of Coverdale and Page's past works. Critic Robert Christgau rated Coverdale–Page
4125-428: The project slowly, first making sure they could actually write songs together. The two then met up for a writing session at Lake Tahoe , Coverdale's residence. Within the first day they had written their first song together. From there, Coverdale and Page continued writing, eventually relocating to Barbados at Page's suggestion. The two were later joined by drummer Denny Carmassi and bassist Ricky Phillips to flesh out
4200-589: The record included Legends and North and South . The album was released on 15 March 1993 in Europe by EMI , 16 March in North America by Geffen and 18 March in Japan by Sony . Coverdale–Page debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart , and by April 1993, it had been certified silver by the BPI for sales of over 60,000 copies in the UK. In the US, the album reached number five on the Billboard 200 , and
4275-491: The rights to the record from Universal, Coverdale told SiriusXM 's Eddie Trunk that the reissue will potentially feature remastered and remixed versions of Coverdale–Page , four unreleased tracks, live material, as well as other bonus content. He also stated that he and Page had discussed the possibility of writing and recording together again, though their plans were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 22 November 2023,
4350-498: The second coming of Led Zeppelin, but it's close enough that only the most curmudgeonly would deny the band its due." He gave kudos to Page's guitar playing and Coverdale's vocals, feeling the voice had "never been put to better use" than against the guitar. Dave Lewis, writing for Record Collector , touted the record as Page's best work since the break up of Led Zeppelin, while Jörg Staude of Metal Hammer commended Coverdale for what he perceived as an improved performance compared to
4425-655: The singers", while paternal side "were the painters, the sketchers, the artists". He was initiated into music at his maternal grandmother's place and school, at an early age started learning to play guitar and piano, but drawing was his primary medium of expression. From the beginning Coverdale showed singing talent and "discovered that he could project" and had a "gut voice". Around the age of 14, he began performing professionally and developing his voice. "I don't think my voice had broken", he explained to Sounds in 1974. "And that's when I first learnt how to sing with my stomach, which sounds silly, but it's totally different from
4500-714: The songs; these rehearsals lasted for several months. Coverdale and Page made their first public appearance together in May 1991, when they joined Poison onstage in Reno for a rendition of Led Zeppelin's " Rock and Roll " (1971). Recording for Coverdale–Page began at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, where all the rhythm tracks were recorded. From there, recording was moved to Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, where
4575-612: The two had met many times in passing, they did not know each other well. Still, both parties were interested, thus a meeting was scheduled. Coverdale and Page met at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York at the end of March 1991. The two got along well with one another and while on a walk in Manhattan , they apparently stopped traffic with onlookers asking if a collaboration was in the works. Coverdale and Page agreed to take
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#17327810242534650-516: The vocals and overdubs were done. Coverdale and Page also employed several local session musicians while in Miami. Additional recording was also done at Abbey Road Studios in London, and Highbrow Productions, Coverdale's home studio in Nevada. The recording process lasted from late 1991 to early 1992. Work was momentarily put on hold after Coverdale's mother fell ill and ultimately passed away. According to Phillips, however, it took Page approximately
4725-473: Was also the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he released two solo studio albums, White Snake (1977) and Northwinds (1978), before forming Whitesnake in 1978. During a Whitesnake hiatus from 1991 to 1993, he collaborated with ex- Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the Coverdale–Page album, which was subsequently certified platinum. In 1997 studio album Restless Heart
4800-558: Was certified Gold in the United States on 20 March 1974, and in the UK on 1 July. In April 1974 Coverdale and Deep Purple performed to over 200,000 fans on his first trip to the United States at the California Jam . In December 1974, Burn was followed-up by Stormbringer , which also ranked at Gold album status in the US and the UK. The funk and soul influences of the previous record were even more prominent here and this
4875-648: Was certified gold by the RIAA in June for sales of 500,000 units in the country, before eventually being certified platinum in 1995. Coverdale–Page also cracked the top 10 in Finland, Canada, Japan and Sweden. It was certified gold in Japan and platinum in Canada. Overall, the album charted in 12 countries. Five singles were released, all of which charted. The highest-charting singles were "Pride and Joy" and "Shake My Tree", which reached numbers one and three, respectively, on
4950-482: Was critical of the pairing, stating: "I found it difficult to understand [Page's] choice of bedfellow. I just could not get it." Even before collaborating with Page, Coverdale had been accused of copying Plant, who had reportedly referred to him in interviews as "David Cover-version", among other taunts. Page called Plant's negative comments as "short-sighted [...] because David's employing so many different colours and textures to his voice", while Coverdale described them as
5025-489: Was handled by George Marino at Sterling Sound , while the cover art was designed by Hugh Syme . Aside from Coverdale and Page, the album features performances from Carmassi, Phillips, keyboardist Lester Mendez and backing vocalist Johnne Sambataro , among others. Coverdale and Page's music has generally been referred to by music publications and critics as blues rock and hard rock . The opening riff of "Shake My Tree" dates back to Led Zeppelin's 1979 album In Through
5100-750: Was initially intended to be released as a solo album, but in the end was released under moniker of "David Coverdale & Whitesnake". In 2000, Coverdale released his third studio album Into the Light . In 2016, Coverdale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple. Coverdale is known in particular for his powerful, blues-tinged voice. Coverdale was born on 22 September 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea , near Redcar , North Riding of Yorkshire, England, son of Thomas Joseph Coverdale and Winnifred May (Roberts) Coverdale. According to Coverdale, his maternal side and mother "were
5175-399: Was not possible. This was seconded by Pratt, who stated: "It was originally meant to be an American and European tour, but it was booked as arenas and the ticket sales just weren't there." Conversely, Coverdale stated: "The whole arrangement for the Coverdale–Page project was to go directly to the theatres, to the stage, and nothing, not even a whisper, came from Jimmy's manager when the album
5250-530: Was one of the reasons why guitarist Ritchie Blackmore left the band in June 1975. Rather than disbanding, Coverdale was instrumental in persuading the band to continue with American guitarist Tommy Bolin (of Billy Cobham and James Gang fame). As Jon Lord put it, "David Coverdale came up to me and said, 'Please keep the band together.' David played me the album that Tommy did with Billy Cobham. We liked his playing on it and invited Tommy to audition.'" The band released one studio album with Bolin, Come Taste
5325-427: Was originally supposed to be Coverdale's solo album , but in the end the record company forced it to be released under the moniker "David Coverdale & Whitesnake". The tour was billed as Whitesnake's farewell tour, during which Coverdale and Vandenberg played two unplugged shows, one in Japan and the other for VH1 . The first of the two shows was released the next year under the title Starkers in Tokyo . After
5400-431: Was released." Coverdale blamed Page's manager for the lack of touring, who was allegedly unenthusiastic about the project and wouldn't commit to live dates. Pratt, meanwhile, stated that Page was content with performing in theaters, while Coverdale considered it "downsizing". Japanese dates for December 1993 were still tentatively booked, and according to Coverdale, it wasn't until he brought the matter directly to Page that
5475-401: Was retained from the recording sessions, while bassist Guy Pratt and keyboardist Brett Tuggle were brought on board as new members. A North American and European tour was planned, but eventually cancelled. Due to the popularity of grunge , promoters were allegedly "skeptical of [Coverdale and Page's] pulling power in a poor market for traditional heavy rock". Thus, a "financially viable" tour
5550-857: Was the first song Coverdale and Page wrote together, while the lyrics to "Whisper a Prayer for the Dying" deal with the Gulf War . Additional songs were recorded, but left unused, which led Coverdale to suggest doing a double album or a second album. At least four songs remain officially unreleased from the Coverdale–Page sessions, including one titled "Saccharine" and an alternative mix of "Shake My Tree". Some of Coverdale's unused ideas were later reappropriated for Whitesnake's 1997 album Restless Heart ("Woman Trouble Blues" and "Take Me Back Again") and 2019's Flesh & Blood ("Gonna Be Alright"), as well as his 2000 solo album Into The Light ("River Song"). Before settling on Coverdale–Page , working titles for
5625-522: Was voted as sixth out of 40 contenders for "the greatest voice in rock" in a poll conducted by UK classic rock radio station Planet Rock . In 2003 PopMatters proclaimed him as the "crown prince of '70s rock. Not even Plant , definitely not Bad Company 's Paul Rodgers , or anyone else can touch Coverdale at this moment in time when it comes to rock icons from that era — it's just a shame that hardly anyone comes to see it". In 2015, Dave Everley of Classic Rock considered that "Whitesnake are one of
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