Michael Monroe - Not Fakin' It (1989)

Michael Monroe - Not Fakin' It (1989)

Tracklist front / back album covers download

1. "Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll"   4:31

2. "While You Were Looking at Me"   4:03

3. "She's No Angel" (Heavy Metal Kids cover)   3:52

4. "All Night with the Lights On"   3:52

5. "Not Fakin' It" (Nazareth cover   3:52

6. "Shakedown"   3:13

7. "Man with No Eyes"   3:58

8. "Love Is Thicker than Blood"   4:14

9. "Smoke Screen"   4:05

10. "Thrill Me"   3:27

Total length:   39:07

Michael Monroe Band Members / Musicians / Album Credits

Michael Monroe – lead vocals, harmonica, shaker, arrangement (tracks 1, 3–10), production (tracks 1–3, 9)

Phil Grande – lead and rhythm guitar (all tracks), arrangement (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10)

Nasty Suicide – guitar (tracks 1–3)

Jimmy Ripp – guitar (tracks 1–3, 9), slide guitar (track 1)

Ed Roynesdal – keyboard, piano (tracks 5, 6)

Ian Hunter – piano (track 3)

Anton Fig – drums (tracks 1–3, 9)

Thommy Price – drums (tracks 4–8, 10)

Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6–10), tambourine (track 2)

John Regan – bass (tracks 1–3)

Kenny Aaronson – bass (tracks 4–10)

Mark Rivera – saxophone

Little Steven – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5), arrangement (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9)

Suha Gur – background vocals (track 1)

Dave Hansen – background vocals (track 1)

Stephen Innocenzi – background vocals (track 1)

Brian Sperber – background vocals (track 1), engineering assistance

Holly Beth Vincent – background vocals (track 2)

K

im Lesley – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)

Nicole Hart – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)

Gennaro – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)

The Monroettes – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)

Brian James – arrangement (track 3)

Martin Briley – arrangement (track 8)

Michael Frondelli – engineering, mixing, production

Will Garrett – engineering

Rod O'Brien – engineering (tracks 1–3, 9)

Ellen Fitton – engineering assistance

Billy Miranda – engineering assistance (tracks 1–3, 9)

George Marino – mastering

Frankie "Teardrop" Miles – production assistance

John Scarpati - cover photography

Not Fakin' It is the 2nd studio album by Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe, released in September 1989 through PolyGram; a remastered edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003. The album is Monroe's most commercially successful solo release to date, reaching No. 14 on the Finnish albums chart, No. 161 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and being certified gold in Japan.

The music video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll" featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose and received substantial rotation on MTV; it was later covered by the band Warrant for their 2002 album Under the Influence. The track "Angel" is a re-recording of the song "She's No Angel" which had appeared on Monroe's previous album, Nights Are So Long (1987).