Blue Murder : Blue Murder

I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR,

I DON'T NEED NO PRIEST

ALL I NEED IS MY BABY GIRL

TO BRING IT ON HOME TO ME

 Blue Murder

 is the debut album 

by English

 Hard Rock Band 

Blue Murder 

released on 

 April, 24th 1989 

by Geffen Records.

 It was produced 

by Bob Rock.

 The band was 

formed by

 guitarist

 John Sykes 

after his dismissal 

from Whitesnake. 

He was eventually

 joined by bassist

 Tony Franklin 

and drummer 

Carmine Appice. 

The band entered

 Little Mountain Sound Studios

 in early 1988 

to begin recording 

their debut album. 

After several unsuccessful 

attempts at finding a 

lead singer, 

John Sykes 

took up the role, 

having already sung

 the band's first demos. 

Following the

 record's release, 

Blue Murder 

embarked on tours 

supporting

 Bon Jovi

 and

 Billy Squier.

Despite a positive reception

 from music critics, 

who touted the 

band's musicianship 

and Rock's production, 

the album underperformed

 commercially, 

only peaking at

 number 45

 in the UK

 and number 69

 in the US.

 Its failure has since 

been attributed

 to a variety of

 internal problems,

 including a

 lack of proper promotion, 

mismanagement 

and poor

 business decisions 

by the band.

 However, 

the record has garnered

 a small cult following 

since its release

Production and Composition

The band entered

 Little Mountain Sound Studios

 in February 1988 

to record their

 debut album.

 Bob Rock 

was chosen to produce, 

having previously

 worked with Sykes

 on Whitesnake's 

eponymous album. 

Acting as engineer 

was Mike Fraser, 

who mixed

 the record as well. 

David Donnelly

 supervised

 the mastering process. 

Keyboardist 

Nik Green 

was also brought in

 to play on the album. 

Due to Rock's 

prior engagements 

with Bon Jovi 

and The Cult, 

recording was halted

 after six weeks, 

which allowed the band 

to audition

 more singers. 

Among them were

 David Glen Eisley 

and 

Derek St. Holmes. 

Unable to agree on

 a frontman, 

Sykes was eventually 

persuaded by 

John Kalodner 

and the rest of the band

 to take up the role

 of lead singer.

Having had no proper 

vocal training, 

Sykes initially struggled

 to sing the tracks,

 but eventually eased

 into it, 

drawing upon

 what he had learned

 working with

 David Coverdale 

and Thin Lizzy

 frontman 

Phil Lynott

TRACKLIST

Riot

Sex Child

Valley Of The Kings

Jelly Roll

Blue Murder

Out Of Love

Billy

Ptolemy

Black-Hearted Woman

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