Black (Lita Ford album)

Black is Lita Ford's sixth studio album and featured a change of style in her music, compared to her other albums. Black sees Ford move into other musical styles such as blues and grunge, while still maintaining her metal and rock roots. There would be a 14-year gap between Black and her next studio album, 2009's Wicked Wonderland.

Black
Studio album by Lita Ford
Released	February 14, 1995
Recorded	Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California, 1994
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	59:02
Label	ZYX
Producer	The Robb Brothers
Lita Ford chronology
The Best of Lita Ford (1992) Black (1995) Greatest Hits Live! (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Michael Dan Ehmig and Lita Ford, except where noted.

1. "Black" – 5:07
2. "Fall" (Rodger Carter, Larry 'Bones' Dennison, Ford, Debby Holiday) – 5:18
3. "Loverman" – 5:55
4. "Killin' Kind" (Ehmig, Ford, Taylor Rhodes) – 4:29
5. "Hammerhead" – 4:37
6. "Boilin' Point" – 3:51
7. "Where Will I Find My Heart Tonight" – 4:17
8. "War of the Angels" – 4:46
9. "Joe" (Carter, Dennison, Ford, Holiday) – 5:40
10. "White Lightnin'" – 3:58
11. "Smokin' Toads" (Ford) – 4:13
12. "Spider Monkeys" – 6:51

Personnel

Musicians

• Lita Ford - lead vocals, all guitars
• Larry 'Bones' Dennison - bass
• Rodger Carter - drums and percussion
• Steve Reid - additional percussion
• Bruce Robb - Hammond B3
• Jimmy Z - harmonica
• Martin Tillman - cello on "War of the Angels"
• Jim Gillette, Michael Dan Ehmig, Dave King, Pork Chop, Jeff Scott Soto, Billy DiCicco - backing vocals

Production

• The Robb Brothers - producers, engineers, mixing
• Matt Ellard, Doug Trantow, Joe Breuer, Mike Gibson - assistant engineers
• Steve Hall - mastering
• Guitar and Studio Technician- Toni Francavilla

References

1. Weber, Barry. "Lita Ford Black review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-07.