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Shrinking Violet (album)

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Shrinking Violet
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
GenreGlam metal, heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock
Length57:20
LabelPerris
ProducerGilby Clarke
L.A. Guns chronology
Wasted
(1998)
Shrinking Violet
(1999)
Greatest Hits and Black Beauties
(1999)
Alternative Cover
Deluxe Reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

Shrinking Violet is the sixth studio album by glam metal band L.A. Guns, first released on June 1, 1999, through Perris Records,[1] and is the only L.A. Guns album with singer Jizzy Pearl. The album was reissued, with bonus tracks and new artwork, on May 24, 2010, through Favored Nations.[3] The album was produced by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke[1] who also provided additional guitars on the track "Dreamtime".

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jizzy Pearl, Tracii Guns, Johnny Crypt, Steve Riley, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl You Turn Me On" 4:46
2."Shrinking Violet" 3:13
3."Dreamtime"Guns, Riley4:49
4."Barbed Wire" 5:48
5."I'll Be There" 3:59
6."California" 3:29
7."Cherries" 3:52
8."Decide" 5:42
9."Big Lil' Thing" 3:02
10."It's Hard" 4:47
11."Bad Whiskey" 5:02
12."How Many More Times" (Led Zeppelin cover)John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page8:51
Deluxe Reissue[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl You Turn Me On" 4:46
2."Shrinking Violet" 3:13
3."Dreamtime" 4:49
4."Barbed Wire" 5:48
5."I'll Be There" 3:59
6."California" 3:29
7."Cherries" 3:52
8."Big Lil' Thing" 3:02
9."Bad Whiskey" 5:02
10."Decide" (live) 5:42
11."Rip and Tear" (live)Phil Lewis, Guns, Mick Cripps, Riley9:14
12."Never Enough" (live)Paul Black, Lewis, Guns, Cripps, Riley3:59
13."The Ballad of Jayne" (live)Lewis, Guns, Cripps, Riley4:47
14."One More Reason" (live)Black, Lewis, Guns, Riley3:30

Personnel

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Additional personnel
  • Gilby Clarke - additional guitar on "Dreamtime", producer, engineer
  • Teddy Andreadis - piano, synth and organ on "Dreamtime" and "Barbed Wire"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Huey, Steve. "L.A. Guns - Shrinking Violet review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ "L.A. GUNS: 'Shrinking Violet' Reissue Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. Feb 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.