Strength (Enuff Z'nuff album)

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Strength
Enuff2.jpg
Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Studio album by
Enuff Z'nuff
ReleasedMarch 26, 1991
Recorded1990-1991
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length57:54
LabelAtco Records[2]
ProducerPaul Lani, Enuff Z'nuff[3]
Enuff Z'nuff chronology
Enuff Z'nuff
(1989) 		Strength
(1991) 		Animals With Human Intelligence
(1993)
Singles from "Strength"
  1. "Mother's Eyes"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Baby Loves You"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[4]
Calgary HeraldB[5]
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3.5/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[2]

Strength is the second studio album by the American rock band Enuff Z'nuff, released in 1991.[9][10] The band had positive momentum at the time of the album's release, including an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, as well as Rolling Stone calling them "The Hot Band Of 1991."[11] Although Strength quickly entered the British charts at #56, the album peaked at only #143 in the United States.[12][13]

In 2007, lead singer and guitarist of Enuff Z'nuff, Donnie Vie, released the album Extra Strength, an acoustic reworking of the 1991 recording. Strength was re-issued June 2011 in Japan on the SHM-CD format.

Critical reception[]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an impressive and mature musical offering that combined infectious hooks, abrasive guitar work and a sparkling production to dramatic effect."[7] The Washington Post wrote that it "is actually quite likable, with a melodic flair that renders such songs as 'Heaven or Hell' and 'Blue Island' as agreeable as, say, middling Badfinger."[14] The Province thought that "as the hair drops and the lip gloss is wiped away, Enuff Z'Nuff slowly is letting its real personality show - a group that really wants to be the hard rock equivalent of The Beatles or, failing that, the glam-rock Cheap Trick or, at least, the bastard children of Slade and The Raspberries."[15]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Heaven Or Hell"3:45
2."Missing You"5:10
3."Strength" (Vie)5:02
4."In Crowd"3:08
5."Holly Wood Ya"3:06
6."The World Is A Gutter" (Vie)3:52
7."Goodbye"4:26
8."Long Way To Go" (Vie)1:53
9."Mother's Eyes" (Vie, Derek Frigo)4:37
10."Baby Loves You"4:07
11."Blue Island" (Vie)4:45
12."The Way Home / Coming Home"5:36
13."Something For Free"5:31
14."Time To Let You Go" (Vie)2:56

Personnel[]

  • Donnie Vie – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Chip Z'Nuff – bass guitars, guitars, vocals
  • Derek Frigo – lead guitar
  • Vik Foxx – drums

Additional personnel[]

Production[]

  • Mixing – Paul Lani
  • Engineer – Lawrence Ethan, Steve Heinke and Dave Mauragas,
  • Additional Engineering – John Armstrong, Bruce Brekenfeld, Carl Glanville and Andi Grassi

References[]

  1. ^ November 9, Joe DiVitaPublished; 2016. "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved 2021-04-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 230.
  3. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 392.
  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Review: Strength. AllMusic. Accessed June 26, 2011.
  5. ^ Miller, Glen (21 Apr 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald: D2.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (2 May 1991). "Home Entertainment....Recordings". Chicago Tribune: 7.
  7. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 298.CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. ^ Eddy, Chuck. Review: Strength. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed on June 26, 2011.
  9. ^ Aparicio, Nestor. "Enuff Z'Nuff has new look". baltimoresun.com.
  10. ^ "Enuff Z'nuff | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  11. ^ Hot Issue Hits and Misses: Coldplay and Enuff Z'Nuff Rolling Stone. Accessed June 27, 2011.
  12. ^ Strong, Martin (1999). The Great Metal Discography. Canongate Pub Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 0-86241-727-9.
  13. ^ Billboard 200 Album Charts. Billboard. Accessed May 14, 2011.
  14. ^ Jenkins, Mark (19 Apr 1991). "Enuff's 'Strength' Sound, Not Length". The Washington Post: N16.
  15. ^ Harrison, Tom (2 July 1991). "ENUFF Z'NUFF: Strength (Atlantic)". The Province: 50.

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