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Your Filthy Little Mouth
Your Filthy Little Mouth
Studio album by David Lee Roth
Released	March 8, 1994
Recorded	1993
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Genre	Rock
Length	55:55
Label	Reprise
Producer	Nile Rodgers
David Lee Roth chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Your Filthy Little Mouth is the fourth full-length studio LP by David Lee Roth, then the former lead singer of the American rock band Van Halen. It was produced by Nile Rodgers, whose work had included David Bowie and Madonna, and released in 1994 by Reprise Records.

Overview

Released near Roth's critical and commercial nadir, Your Filthy Little Mouth did not conform to the expectations of rock music during 1994 (such as grunge rock), nor to the public's perception of Roth.^[1] The album features stripped-down arrangements that can be categorized as diversely as jazz fusion, dance, country, reggae, R&B, big band, rock, and blues. However, the commercial specialization of TV and radio formats during the early 1990s left such diverse albums with few options for airplay.^[3]

The B-side to "She's My Machine", an atmospheric blues song titled "Mississippi Power", is available on the Japanese release.^[5]

Reception

At the time of its release in 1994, Your Filthy Little Mouth received mixed reviews from music critics, and with particularly negative responses coming from heavy metal critics. While Roth's newly intricate lyrics were well-received, the wide range of genre exercises on Your Filthy Little Mouth earned Roth commensurate praise and derision.^[6] Deborah Frost of Entertainment Weekly graded the album a "B+", noting that "thanks to Nile Rodgers' skillful production, the result is Roth's most listenable, insightful, and hysterical effort in years."^[7] Randy Krbechek of MetroNews notes that "the album improves as it progresses; the horn-driven 'A Little Luck' and 'Cheatin' Heart Cafe', a duet with Travis Tritt, are substantial improvements, as is 'Sunburn,' with its snaky guitar intro".^[8]

Like Roth's earlier solo LP, Skyscraper (1988), Your Filthy Little Mouth met with a tepid response from listeners and critics who expected Roth to reproduce the hard rock sound of classic Van Halen; others criticized him for not distancing himself enough from the sound of classic-era Van Halen.^[3] In 2007, the album was remastered and re-released on the Friday music label.^[7]

"She's My Machine" became a rock radio hit in early 1994, reaching #12 on Billboard's Rock Charts.

Track listing

"She's My Machine" (Monty Byrom, David Neuhauser, David Lee Roth) – 3:53
"Everybody's Got the Monkey" (Frank Simes, Joey Hunting, Roth) – 3:01
"Big Train" (Terry Kilgore, Roth, Joey Hunting, Preston Sturges) – 4:14
"Experience" (Kilgore, Roth) – 5:54
"A Little Luck" (Eddie Anderson, Steve Hunter, Roth) – 4:40
"Cheatin' Heart Cafe" (Kilgore, Roth) – 4:06
"Hey, You Never Know" (Kilgore, Roth) – 2:46
"No Big 'Ting" (Kilgore, Roth) – 4:51
"You're Breathin' It" (Richard Hilton, Kilgore, Roth) – 3:46
"Your Filthy Little Mouth" (Kilgore, Roth) – 3:02
"Land's Edge" (Kilgore, Roth) – 3:12
"Night Life" (Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Willie Nelson) – 3:35
"Sunburn" (Kilgore, Roth) – 4:42
"You're Breathin' It" [Urban NYC Mix] (Kilgore, Roth) – 4:13

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Mississippi Power"

Personnel

Musicians

David Lee Roth – lead vocals
Richard Hilton – keyboards, programming
Terry Kilgore – guitars
Steve Hunter – rhythm guitar (5)
John Regan – bass
Tony Beard – drums
Larry Aberman – drums
Ray Brinker – drums
Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
Robin Clark – backing vocals
Maryel Epps – backing vocals
Brenda White-King – backing vocals
Travis Tritt – co-lead vocals (6)
Mitchielous – rap (8)

Production and Technical

Nile Rodgers – producer
Gary Tole – recording, mixing
Jon Goldberger – additional engineer
Andrew Grassi – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Anthony Aquilato – drum technician
Artie Smith – drum technician, guitar technician
Ralph Legnini – guitar technician
Rudy Leiren – guitar technician
Budd Tunick – production coordinator
Michael Comiskey – art direction
Jonathan Shlafer – art direction
Joseph M. Volpicelli – art direction
Margo Chase – logo design, logo typography
Abel Rocha – illustration
Greg Gorman – photography
Paul Aresu – photography
Eddie Anderson – personal manager
Steve Barnett and Stewart Young at Hard To Handle Management – management

Charts

Chart performance for *Your Filthy Little Mouth*
Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	91
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	62
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	62
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[12]	26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	25
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	28
US Billboard 200^[16]	78