Flesh & Blood (Whitesnake album)

Flesh & Blood is the thirteenth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 10 May 2019 through Frontiers Records. A music video was released for the lead single "Shut Up & Kiss Me".[1] The band was slated to embark on a world tour in support of the album,[2] but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Flesh & Blood
Studio album by
Released10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)
GenreHard rock
Length59:22
LabelFrontiers
Producer
Whitesnake chronology
The Purple Album
(2015)
Flesh & Blood
(2019)
The Rock Album
(2020)
Singles from Flesh & Blood
  1. "Shut Up & Kiss Me"
    Released: 14 February 2019
  2. "Trouble Is Your Middle Name"
    Released: 13 March 2019
  3. "Hey You (You Make Me Rock)"
    Released: 5 April 2019
  4. "Always & Forever"
    Released: 14 February 2020

Background

David Coverdale stated that the band "put everything we had and more into making this album". U.S. musician Joel Hoekstra, who joined Whitesnake in 2015, co-wrote six of the album's tracks with Coverdale. As well, U.S. musician Reb Beach co-wrote five of the tracks.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[4]

Philip Wilding of Classic Rock felt that listeners "hoping that the new Whitesnake album record will recall Coverdale's smoky, Lovehunter past should look away now", but for those that "want something to listen to while driving with the top down in some steamy Californian clime, then this Whitesnake is hard to beat".[4] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good to See You Again"David Coverdale, Reb Beach, Joel Hoekstra3:42
2."Gonna Be Alright"Coverdale, Hoekstra3:51
3."Shut Up & Kiss Me"Coverdale, Beach3:37
4."Hey You (You Make Me Rock)"Coverdale, Beach, Hoekstra5:29
5."Always & Forever"Coverdale3:53
6."When I Think of You (Color Me Blue)"Coverdale3:52
7."Trouble Is Your Middle Name"Coverdale, Hoekstra4:17
8."Flesh & Blood"Coverdale5:18
9."Well I Never"Coverdale, Hoekstra4:01
10."Heart of Stone"Coverdale6:42
11."Get Up"Coverdale, Beach4:45
12."After All"Coverdale, Hoekstra3:47
13."Sands of Time"Coverdale, Beach6:08
Total length:59:22
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Can't Do Right for Doing Wrong"Coverdale, Beach4:58
15."If I Can't Have You"Coverdale, Hoekstra4:23
16."Gonna Be Alright" (X-Tendo Mix)Coverdale, Hoekstra4:12
17."Sands of Time" (radio mix)Coverdale, Beach6:20
18."Shut Up & Kiss Me" (video mix)Coverdale, Beach3:43
Total length:82:58

Personnel

Whitesnake[1]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 22
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[9] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 51
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 12
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 61
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 13
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 7
US Billboard 200[24] 131
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 22
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[28] 5

References

  1. "Whitesnake Release New Album, 'Flesh & Blood'". Guitar World. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. "WHITESNAKE: Complete 'Flesh & Blood' Album Details Revealed; 'Shut Up & Kiss Me' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. "Whitesnake, Slipknot Postpone Tours Due to Coronavirus Outbreak".
  4. Wilding, Philip (10 May 2019). "Whitesnake: Flesh & Blood album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 15 May 2019 via Loudersound.
  5. "The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. "ARIA Chart Watch #526". auspOp. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 20.Týden 2019 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  11. "Whitesnake: Flesh & Blood" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  14. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 20. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  15. "Italiancharts.com – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  16. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-05-20" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  18. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  20. "Spanishcharts.com – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  21. "Swedishcharts.com – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  22. "Swisscharts.com – Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  23. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  24. "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  25. "Whitesnake Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  26. "Whitesnake Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  27. "Whitesnake Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  28. "Whitesnake Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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