It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album)

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This article is about the Slash's Snakepit album. For the Alan Jackson song, see It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song).
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Slash's Snakepit It's Five O'Clock Somewhere.jpg
Studio album by
Slash's Snakepit
ReleasedFebruary 1995
Recorded1994
StudioConway Studios, Record Plant Studios and Rumbo Recorders
GenreHard rock, blues rock, southern rock, stoner rock
Length69:40
LabelGeffen
ProducerMike Clink, Slash
Slash's Snakepit chronology
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
(1995) 		Ain't Life Grand
(2000)
Singles from It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
  1. "Beggars and Hangers-on"
    Released: February 1995[1] (February 1995[1])
  2. "Good to Be Alive"
    Released: June 1995[2] (June 1995[2])
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[5]

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Slash's Snakepit, released in February 1995. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 70 on the American Billboard 200 album chart and selling over a million copies worldwide.[6] The songs "Beggars & Hangers-On" and "Good to Be Alive" were released as singles and promo videos were made for each track.

The album was recorded as Guns N' Roses, Saul "Slash" Hudson's main group at the time, were struggling to come to agreement on musical style on their next album. Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmates Matt Sorum, Dizzy Reed, Gilby Clarke as well as associate Teddy Andreadis all contributed to the album. Sorum stated that it "could have been a Guns N' Roses album, but [lead singer] Axl [Rose] didn't think it was good enough".[7]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Neither Can I"Slash, Eric Dover6:44
2."Dime Store Rock"Gilby Clarke, Dover, Slash4:54
3."Beggars & Hangers-On"Slash, Duff McKagan, Dover6:15
4."Good to Be Alive"Slash, Clarke, Dover4:51
5."What Do You Want to Be"Slash, Matt Sorum, Dover6:17
6."Monkey Chow"Clarke4:12
7."Soma City Ward"Slash, Sorum, Dover, Izzy Stradlin3:50
8."Jizz da Pit" (instrumental)Slash, Mike Inez2:48
9."Lower"Slash, Sorum, Dover4:55
10."Take It Away"Slash, Dover, Sorum4:44
11."Doin' Fine"Slash, Dover4:17
12."Be the Ball"Slash5:16
13."I Hate Everybody (But You)"Slash, Dover4:41
14."Back and Forth Again"Slash, Dover5:56
Total length:69:40

Personnel[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • The album cover artwork has been released by ConArt, a graphic company owned by Slash's brother, the art direction was done by Tony Hudson, Slash, and Kevin Reagan and the photos were done by Gene Kirkland and Robert John.
  • "Be the Ball" was written by Slash upon the request of Data East, a company who sells pin ball machines.
  • The band also worked on three more songs that have neither been released nor been played live.[8]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.slashparadise.com/discography/albums-slash-snakepit.php
  2. ^ http://www.slashparadise.com/discography/albums-slash-snakepit.php
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere". EW.com.
  5. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 20, 2007.
  6. ^ Slash; Bozza, Anthony (2007). Slash. HarperCollins. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-00-725775-1.
  7. ^ "Matt Sorum – 1996". 1996. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere on SlashParadise". slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.
  9. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1995年3月 on the drop-down menu

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