Shrinking Violet (album)

Shrinking Violet
Studio album by
L.A. Guns
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

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

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

References

  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.