Slide It In

Slide It In is the seventh studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1984. It was the first Whitesnake album to be released in the United States, but was remixed for the release there. Because of this, two different editions of the album exist, each with its own unique qualities. In 1988 the album re-entered the charts due to the success of 1987(Whitesnake in America), peaking at #99. The European and Canadian edition of the ... more

Slide It In is the seventh studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1984. It was the first Whitesnake album to be released in the United States, but was remixed for the release there. Because of this, two different editions of the album exist, each with its own unique qualities. In 1988 the album re-entered the charts due to the success of 1987(Whitesnake in America), peaking at #99. The European and Canadian edition of the album contains the original mix. This mix features a stronger presence of keyboards by Jon Lord, and the bass is more noticeable. The U.S. mix lowers the keyboards and bass in the mix, and is more orientated around the guitars and drums. The U.S. version features some different guitar solos to the European/Canadian edition, with the addition of John Sykes as a third guitarist layered on top of the original guitar parts recorded by Mel Galley and Micky Moody. There are also other, more subtle differences in the mix. For instance, on the track... less