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Wake Me When It's Over is Faster Pussycat's second album, moving from the glam metal sound of their first album to a blues-influenced sound.
In 1990, while on tour supporting this album, drummer Mark Michals was arrested for FedExing heroin to himself and subsequently fired from the band.[2] Drummer Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot was hired to complete the concert tour. Banali was replaced after the tour by Brett Bradshaw who was discovered after exhaustive auditions.
Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain". "House of Pain" reached No. 28 in the Billboard Hot 100 and the video, which was directed by future film director Michael Bay, was in rotation on MTV. The album itself peaked at No. 48 in the Billboard 200.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where There's a Whip, There's a Way" | Taime Downe, Brent Muscat, Greg Steele | 6:44 |
| 2. | "Little Dove" | Downe, Muscat | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Poison Ivy" | Downe, Eric Stacy | 4:24 |
| 4. | "House of Pain" | Downe, Steele | 5:47 |
| 5. | "Gonna Walk" | Downe, Muscat, Steele | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Pulling Weeds" | Downe, Muscat | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Slip of the Tongue" | Downe | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Cryin' Shame" | Downe, Steele | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Tattoo" | Downe, Muscat, Steele | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Ain't No Way Around It" | Downe, Muscat, Steele | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Arizona Indian Doll" | Downe, Steele | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Please Dear" (not on all vinyl) | Downe, Muscat | 6:25 |
| Total length: | 60:42 | ||
Personnel
Faster Pussycat
- Taime Downe – lead vocal
- Greg Steele – guitar, piano, backing vocal
- Brent Muscat – guitar, percussion, backing vocal, talk box on "Little Dove"
- Eric Stacy – electric and fretless bass guitar
- Mark Michals – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Emi Canyn – vocals
- Jimmy Zavala – harmonica, saxophone
- Kevin Savigar – piano and keyboards
- Steven Riley – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
- Produced and mixed by John Jansen
- Recorded and engineered by Ryan Dorn, Ross Hogarth, John Jansen and Rod O'Brien
- Assistant engineers: Nelson Ayres, Kyle Bess, Michael Bosley and David Knight
- Mastered by Greg Calbi
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. Wake Me When It's Over at AllMusic
- ^ "Sunday Old School: Faster Pussycat – In the News @MetalUnderground.com Retrieved 12-13-2015.