Lightning Strikes Again

Lightning Strikes Again
Lightning Strikes Again
Studio album by Dokken
Released	April 8, 2008
Recorded	2007
Studio	Chop Shop, Hollywood and Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	54:44
Label	Rhino (US); Frontiers (Europe); King (Japan)
Producer	Don Dokken, Tim David Kelly
Dokken chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Imperiumi	(Unrated)^[3]

Lightning Strikes Again is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. It was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 2007, in Japan and on October 29 worldwide, but was postponed until 2008. The album was eventually released in the UK on April 8, 2008, and in the US on May 13.^[4]^[5] The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 133, the band's best chart performance since 2004.^[6] It received some of the best reviews since the band's classic era in the 1980s. The album title comes from a track from their 1985 album Under Lock and Key. The album is also the last to feature bassist Barry Sparks and drummer Mick Brown.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Dokken and Jon Levin, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Standing on the Outside"		3:52
2.	"Give Me a Reason"		3:50
3.	"Heart to Stone"		3:56
4.	"Disease"	Mick Brown, Dokken	3:30
5.	"How I Miss Your Smile"	Dokken	4:01
6.	"Oasis"		3:40
7.	"Point of No Return"		4:23
8.	"I Remember"	Dokken	4:48
9.	"Judgement Day"		4:02
10.	"It Means"		4:42
11.	"Release Me"		5:45
12.	"This Fire"		4:42

European edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Sunset Superstar"	Dokken, Levin, Brown	3:38

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Leave Me Alone"	4:18

Personnel

Dokken

Don Dokken – vocals, producer
Jon Levin – lead and rhythm guitars
Barry Sparks – bass guitar
Mick Brown – drums

Production

Tim David Kelly – co-producer, engineer
Wyn Davis – engineer, mixing, mastering, keyboards on "How I Miss Your Smile"
Chris Baseford, Mike Sutherland, Mike Lesniak, Mike Sheraton – engineers

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	133
US Hard Rock Albums^[8]	18
US Independent Albums^[9]	39

References

^ "Lightning Strikes Again Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
^ Prato, Greg. "Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
^ Mika Penttinen (May 4, 2008). "Levyarviot: Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again" (in Finnish). Imperiumi. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
^ Begrand, Adrien (June 10, 2008). "Dokken: Lightning Strikes Again". PopMatters. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^ "LSA release dates: LSA release dates". Retrieved February 4, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "LSA Billboard position: LSA Billboard position". Retrieved May 28, 2008.
^ "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[1] "Lightning Strikes Again Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

[2] Prato, Greg. "Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[Levyarviot:_Dokken_–_Lightning_Strikes_Again-3] Mika Penttinen (May 4, 2008). "Levyarviot: Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again" (in Finnish). Imperiumi. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

[4] Begrand, Adrien (June 10, 2008). "Dokken: Lightning Strikes Again". PopMatters. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

[Release_Date-5] "LSA release dates: LSA release dates". Retrieved February 4, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}

[LSA_Billboard_position-6] "LSA Billboard position: LSA Billboard position". Retrieved May 28, 2008.

[7] "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[8] "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[9] "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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