Dokken : Under Lock and Key
TOSS AND TURN
ALL NIGHT IN THE SHEETS
BUT I CAN'T SLEEP
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS

Under Lock and Key
is the
third
studio album
by American
Heavy metal band
Dokken
released on
November 22, 1985,
through
Elektra Records.
The album reached
No. 32
on the
U.S. Billboard 200
and remained on
that chart for
67 weeks.
Two singles
also charted:
"The Hunter"
and
"In My Dreams",
both reaching
No. 25
and
24 on
Billboard's
Mainstream Rock
respectively,
with
"In My Dreams"
at No. 77
on the Billboard
Hot 100.
Under Lock and Key
was certified Gold
on
March 4, 1986,
and Platinum
on
April 14, 1987
The album received
mostly positive reviews.
Eduardo Rivadavia
in his review
for AllMusic calls
Under Lock and Key
"quite possibly
Dokken's most
'complete' album,
with a little something
for every type of fan",
like
"fist-pumping headbangers",
extraordinary
"bittersweet mid-paced rockers"
("Unchain the Night" and "The Hunter")
and
"saccharine ballads".
Rivadavia recommends
the album as
the best introduction
to new listeners of
Dokken,
but notes that
heavy metal purists
would likely prefer
the band's
1984 album
Tooth and Nail.
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