Skin on Skin (album)

1986 studio album by Vanity

Skin on Skin

Studio album by

Vanity

Released| May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24)
Recorded| 1985–1986
Fiddlers Recording Studio
Soundcastle Recording Studio
Genre| R&B
Length| 34:38
Label| Motown
9-6102
Producer|

* Skip Drinkwater
* Tommy Faragher

Vanity chronology
| The Last Dragon
(1985)  | Skin on Skin
(1986)  | Action Jackson
(1988)

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Singles from  Skin on Skin

1. "Under the Influence"
Released: April 12, 1986
2. "Animals"
Released: September 5, 1986

Skin on Skin is the second and final studio album by Canadian singer Vanity, released on May 24, 1986, by Motown Records.[1] This out of print recording was originally released on LP (6167ML) and cassette (6167MC) through Motown Records and distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola. The album features the R&B singles "Under the Influence" and "Animals".

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [2]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "Under the Influence" "masks her vocal limitations enough to seem listenable."[2]

## Track listing

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Side 1No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Under the Influence"| Robbie Nevil, Tommy Faragher, Tony Haynes| 5:08
2.| "Manhunt"| J.P. Charles, Mark Holding| 4:08
3.| "Romantic Voyage"| David Paul Bryant, Gardner Cole| 4:50
4.| "Confidential"| Mark Mueller, Robbie Nevil, Tommy Faragher| 4:20

Side 2No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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5.| "Animals"| J.P. Charles, Mark Holding| 4:46
6.| "Skin on Skin"| Gary Osborne, Johnny Warman| 4:11
7.| "Gun Shy"| Mark Holding, Tommy Faragher| 3:44
8.| "Ouch"| Dennis Herring, Michael E. Dunlap, Tommy Faragher| 4:17
9.| "In the Jungle"| Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon| 5:24

## Personnel

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* Vanity – lead vocals
* Robbie Nevil – guitar (tracks: 1, 4)
* Gardner Cole – synthesizer (tracks: 3)
* Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5)
* Alfie Silas – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9)
* Dee Dee Bellson – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
* Donna DeLory – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 6)
* Jean Johnson – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 8)
* Von Faggett – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7)
* Carl Anderson, Joe Pizzulo, Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (tracks: 9)
* Rege Burrell – backing vocals

Technical

* Dave Bianco – engineer
* Dennis Mackay – engineer
* Keith Seppanen – engineer
* Greg Fulginiti – mastering
* Matthew Rolston – photography
* Janet Levinson – design
* "The Buck" – executive producer
* Skip Drinkwater – producer
* Tommy Faragher – producer

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Recorded in California at Fiddlers Recording Studio, Hollywood; Preferred Sound, West Hollywood; Baby 'O Recorders, Hollywood; Summa Studio, West Hollywood; Soundcastle Recording Studios, Los Angeles; & Yamaha Research & Development Studio, Glendale.
Mixed at Yamaha Research & Development Studio except "Under The Influence" mixed at Soundcastle Recording Studios. Mastered at Artisan Sound, Hollywood, California

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1986)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[3] | 66
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 18

* Billboard R&B Albums (spent 19 weeks on the chart).[1]

## Singles

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Year  | Title  | US
Pop[4] | US
R&B | US
Dance[5]

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1986  | "Under the Influence"  | 56  | 9  | 6
"Animals"  | —  | —  | —

## References

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1. ^ a b "Vanity Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 733.
3. ^ a b "Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 739. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
5. ^ Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-08-18

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Vanity

Studio albums|

* Wild Animal
* Skin on Skin

Soundtrack albums|

* The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album
* Action Jackson: Original Soundtrack Album

Singles|

* "Pretty Mess"
* "Mechanical Emotion"
* "7th Heaven"
* "Under the Influence"
* "Undress Me"

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* Vanity 6
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* The Time
* Jesse Johnson
* Anthony Smith

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