| Exposed | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 27, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, Hollywood, Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock,glam metal,heavy metal | |||
| Length | 52:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ron Nevison | |||
| Vince Neil chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Exposed | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Exposed is the debut solo album ofMötley Crüe frontmanVince Neil following his exit from the band in 1992. It was released in 1993 and reached No. 13 on the USBillboard 200 chart.[3]
The album was recorded at theRecord Plant in Los Angeles in 1992. Neil titled the albumExposed because he thought of the album as his moment in the spotlight, no longer being a member of Mötley Crüe.
Neil's manager, Bruce Bird, died of a brain aneurysm during the recording. Neil later hired Burt Stein.
Vince Neil, together with then manager Bruce Bird andJack Blades, originally approached long time friend and ex-Ozzy bassistPhil Soussan to help him write the album and put a band together. Soussan left his then current bandBeggars & Thieves and wrote several tracks with Neil of which 5 were included on the album. The original lineup was to have featuredAdrian Vandenberg ofWhitesnake andManic Eden on guitar but a switch was made at the last minute, atWarner Bros. recommendation, andSteve Stevens was hired. The formerBilly Idol guitarist and Atomic Playboys founder, claims to have subsequently played all bass and guitar tracks onExposed. During the final recording process, Soussan left the band after differences with Stevens, who had insisted on wanting to play bass on the album.Robbie Crane was then switched from rhythm guitar to bass,Dave Marshall was hired as rhythm guitarist and Vikki Foxx continued to play drums.[4] The band's first show was played at theRoxy under the name "Five Guys From Van Nuys". The band eventually went on tour, opening forVan Halen on their 1993 tour promoting their live album and the biggest gig was in Canada atMolson Park north ofToronto playing on the same bill withVan Halen andKim Mitchell onCanada Day July 1, 1993, to over 50,000 fans
In an interview conducted withMetal Sludge, Robbie Crane said that he left the band after getting into a fight and punching Neil.[4] On that occasion, the band musicians had missed a show due to a broken down bus, and Neil had to perform with members of other bands (Slaughter andWarrant), and the two got into a heated exchange when Crane arrived at the venue. Crane said that he hit a drunken Neil, causing Neil to hit and cut his head open on a spike on the ground.[4] Crane also said that Foxx was fired from the band after stealing equipment.[4]
The album includes Neil's debut solo single "You're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come)". The song exists in two versions; the first of which was included on the soundtrack to theLes Mayfield movieEncino Man – a music video was released for this version featuring a cameo fromPauly Shore. The track was rerecorded for the album withBilly Idol guitaristSteve Stevens.
Also included is a cover of "Set Me Free" from theSweet'sDesolation Boulevard, and the Soussan/Neil ballad "Forever", dedicated to the latter's wife Sharise, who filed for divorce from Neil earlier that year. At the end of the song is a few seconds of silence, followed by a little girl's voice saying "Oh no!" – this is Vince's late daughter Skylar.
PornstarJanine Lindemulder can be seen in the video for the second single "Sister of Pain". The video for the third single, "Can't Change Me", was filmed at the Record Plant. The video for the fourth single, "Can't Have Your Cake", featured the then up-and-comingPamela Anderson, and the singer's son Neil Wharton, who portrayed a young Vince Neil in the video.
Neil recorded two bonus tracks for the Japanese edition: "Blondes (Have More Fun)" and theRamones' cover "I Wanna Be Sedated".
"The Last Goodbye",[5] cowritten withTodd Meagher, was pulled from the album at the last minute due to a dispute between Meagher and Neil that culminated in a brawl at the Roxbury on Sunset Strip. The song was a ballad, about Neil's split from Mötley.
"Exposed did well... and I'm surethe record that Mötley Crüe did without me was also very good," Neil said in 2000, "but my solo record wasn't Mötley Crüe and theirs wasn't either. The magic just wasn't there."[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Look in Her Eyes" | Vince Neil,Steve Stevens,Phil Soussan | 5:51 |
| 2. | "Sister of Pain" | Neil,Jack Blades,Tommy Shaw | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Can't Have Your Cake" | Neil, Stevens | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Fine, Fine Wine" | Neil, Soussan | 4:12 |
| 5. | "The Edge" | Neil, Stevens, Soussan | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Can't Change Me" | Blades, Shaw | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Set Me Free" (Sweet cover) | Andrew Scott | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Living Is a Luxury" | Neil, Stevens | 5:39 |
| 9. | "You're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come)" | Neil, Blades, Shaw | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Gettin' Hard" | Neil, Stevens, Soussan | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Forever" | Neil, Stevens, Soussan | 5:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (Rod Stewart cover) | Jim Cregan,Rod Stewart | 3:48 |
| 13. | "I Wanna Be Sedated" (The Ramones cover) | Dee Dee Ramone,Joey Ramone,Johnny Ramone | 3:30 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 84 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 96 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 41 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 29 |
| UK Albums Chart[11] | 44 |
| USBillboard 200 (US)[12] | 13 |
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "You're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come)" | USAlbum Rock Tracks[13] | 17 |
| Australian Singles Chart[7] | 63 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[14] | 63 | ||
| 1993 | "Sister of Pain" | US Album Rock Tracks[13] | 12 |
| "Can't Have Your Cake" | US Album Rock Tracks[13] | 34 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[15] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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