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| Voodoo Highway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art byJohn Taylor Dismukes | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 7, 1991 | |||
| Studio |
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| Genre | Hard rock,blues rock | |||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label | Titanium/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Jake E. Lee, James A. Ball | |||
| Badlands chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
Voodoo Highway is the second studio album by the Americanhard rock bandBadlands. After their first album, drummerEric Singer left the band to joinKISS, and was replaced by drummerJeff Martin, who had previously sung lead vocals in the bands Surgical Steel andRacer X. BassistGreg Chaisson was instrumental in getting his friendJeff Martin the gig with Badlands. They had earlier played in the Phoenix, AZ bands Surgical Steel and St. Michael together and teamed up again in the Blindside Blues Band and RedSea following the demise of Badlands.
The song "Joe's Blues" is named after then Terriff and futureOzzy Osbourne guitaristJoe Holmes who worked as a guitar tech for Jake E Lee during the recording ofVoodoo Highway. Ray Gillen briefly joined Holmes in Terriff after leaving Badlands in 1992.
In 2005,American Idol starBo Bice made the second to last round with hisa cappella rendition of the album's closing track, "In a Dream". He lost the season toCarrie Underwood, but judgeSimon Cowell believed that Bice would have won, had he saved "In a Dream" for his final performance.[3]
All tracks are written byJake E. Lee andRay Gillen, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Last Time" | 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Show Me the Way" | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "Shine On" | Greg Chaisson, Lee, Gillen | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Whiskey Dust" | 4:18 | |
| 5. | "Joe's Blues" | Lee | 0:57 |
| 6. | "Soul Stealer" | 2:58 | |
| 7. | "3 Day Funk" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Silver Horses" | Jeff Martin, Lee, Gillen | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Love Don't Mean a Thing" | 4:01 | |
| 10. | "Voodoo Highway" | 2:22 | |
| 11. | "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Heaven's Train" | Chaisson, Lee, Gillen | 3:58 |
| 13. | "In a Dream" | Gillen | 2:14 |
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 74 |
| USBillboard 200[5] | 140 |
The outspoken judge, however, thought Bo would have won had he saved his goose-bump-inducing a cappella rendition of Badlands' "In a Dream" from last week for Tuesday's final performance night.
