Slip of the Tongue

This article is about the Whitesnake album. For other uses, see Slip of the Tongue (disambiguation).

Slip of the Tongue
Studio album by
Whitesnake
Released7 November 1989 (US)
13 November 1989 (UK)[1]
RecordedAugust 1988–1989
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles
Genre
Length46:47
Label
Producer
Whitesnake chronology
Whitesnake
(1987) 		Slip of the Tongue
(1989) 		Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
(1994)
Alternative cover
20th Anniversary CD release
Alternative cover
30th Anniversary release
Singles from Slip of the Tongue
  1. "Fool for Your Loving '89"
    Released: October 1989 (US)[4]
  2. "The Deeper the Love"
    Released: January 1990 (US)
  3. "Now You're Gone"
    Released: May 1990 (US)
David Coverdale chronology
Whitesnake
(1987) 		Slip of the Tongue
(1989) 		Coverdale–Page
(1993)

Slip of the Tongue is the eighth studio album by the British hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 7 November 1989 in the US by Geffen Records and 13 November 1989 in the UK by EMI. The album peaked at number 10 on both the UK Album Chart and US Billboard 200.[5] Three singles were released from the album: "Fool for Your Loving '89", "The Deeper the Love" and "Now You're Gone". All the singles hit the US Mainstream Rock Tracks Top 40, two of which, "The Deeper the Love" and "Fool for Your Loving" cracked the Top 5.[6] Slip of the Tongue has sold over one million copies in the US, reaching platinum status.[7] It was the final studio album to be released through Geffen as they were dropped from the label after the Greatest Hits tour by the end of 1994.

"Fool for Your Loving" originally appeared on the album Ready an' Willing, but it was re-recorded for this album.

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  6. ^ "Slip of the Tongue Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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