Lita
Studio album by
Lita Ford
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1988
Recorded1987
StudioRecord One, Los Angeles
GenreHair metal[1]
Length40:15
LabelRCA Records
ProducerMike Chapman
Lita Ford chronology
Dancin' on the Edge
(1984) 		Lita
(1988) 		Stiletto
(1990)
Singles from Lita
  1. "Kiss Me Deadly" / "Broken Dreams"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Back to the Cave" (remix) / "Under the Gun"
    Released: November 1988
  3. "Close My Eyes Forever" (remix) / "Under the Gun"
    Released: February 1989
  4. "Falling In and Out of Love" (remix) / "Fatal Passion"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[3]
Kerrang![4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Lita is the third solo studio album by the American glam metal singer and guitarist Lita Ford. Released in February 1988, it was her first for RCA Records and her first published with the supervision of new manager Sharon Osbourne. Musicians Don Nossov and Myron Grombacher, who were best known for being the rhythm section of the successful American singer Pat Benatar, joined Ford for the recording sessions while Charles Dalba and Tommy Caradonna played drums and bass during the promotional tour.

The album is Ford's most successful, reaching No. 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart and being certified platinum.[6] It produced the hit singles "Close My Eyes Forever" (a duet with Ozzy Osbourne) and "Kiss Me Deadly" which peaked at numbers 8 and 12 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7] "Kiss Me Deadly" was named the 76th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back to the Cave"Mike Chapman, David Ezrin, Lita Ford4:01
2."Can't Catch Me"Ezrin, Ford, Lemmy Kilmister3:58
3."Blueberry"Chapman3:47
4."Kiss Me Deadly"Mick Smiley4:01
5."Falling In and Out of Love"Ezrin, Ford, Nikki Sixx5:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Fatal Passion"Ezrin, Ford4:41
7."Under the Gun"Ford4:48
8."Broken Dreams"Ezrin, Ford5:12
9."Close My Eyes Forever"Ford, Ozzy Osbourne4:42

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Lita
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[9] 42
New Zealand Albums Chart[10] 45
US Billboard 200[6] 29

Certifications

Certifications for Lita
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). The encyclopedia of heavy metal. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-7607-4218-9. OCLC 51804645.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Lita Ford Lita review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ Watts, Chris (February 6, 1988). "Don't De-Lita". Kerrang!. Vol. 173. London, UK: Spotlight Publications.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 257.
  6. ^ a b "Lita Ford Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lita Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". Spreadit. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 48 (11). July 2, 1988. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2014 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ^ "Lita Ford – Lita (album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lita Ford – Lita". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Lita Ford – Lita". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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