| Up from the Ashes | ||||
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| Released | October 1990 | |||
| Studio | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
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| Length | 54:02 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Don Dokken, Wyn Davis, Tom Zutaut | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[3] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[1] |
Up from the Ashes is the first[nb 1][4] solo studio album by Don Dokken, best known as the lead singer of American glam metal band Dokken. The sound of the album continues the more commercial sound that Dokken began to incorporate into their music with Under Lock and Key.[5] Whilst working on the album, it was originally intended to be a new Dokken album as a band with a new lineup rather than a solo album, but due to the lawsuit between Don Dokken and his former bandmates, it was released under Don Dokken's name.[6]
The album did not quite achieve the commercial success achieved by Dokken, but it did reach the Top 50 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the US.[7] The line-up for this album consisted of Don Dokken performing vocals, John Norum formerly of Europe on lead guitar, Billy White formerly of Watchtower on lead guitar, Peter Baltes formerly of Accept on bass, and Mikkey Dee formerly of King Diamond and subsequently of Motörhead on drums. The original drummer for the Don Dokken band was Hempo Hildén, formerly in John Norum's band but he was replaced after a few photo sessions and does not play on the album.[8] The music videos for the songs "Stay" and "Mirror Mirror" received airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball. "When Love Finds a Fool" was co-written with former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath singer Glenn Hughes, who also provided backing vocals for the song.
For the album, Don Dokken "[had] a rule", that all the band members must live in the same house.[9]
- ^ a b "DOKKEN - Up From The Ashes". Rock Hard. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Don Dokken Up from the Ashes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "“Dokken, the hard rock band that tore itself apart". Louder Sound. Retrieved 30 September 2024
- ^ Call, SCOTT KERBER, The Morning (28 December 1990). "NEW DOKKEN BAND IS NOT A MIRROR IMAGE OF ORIGINAL". mcall.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "DON DOKKEN On 1990's Up From The Ashes "Solo" Record". bravewords.com. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Don Dokken - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Lite information om Hempo Hildén, grundare till greenrock.nu" (in Swedish). Greenrock.nu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ Herrmann, Brenda (19 November 1990). "NAME OF THE GAME". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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