What a difference a year makes.
After releasing the thoroughly disappointing Come an' Get It, Whitesnake made up for it in spades with 1982's excellent Saints & Sinners, their best record yet.
Perhaps it was the arrival of new guitarist Mel Galley (replacing founding member Bernie Marsden) that re-energized the band.
The dull, midtempo numbers of recent years were largely gone, replaced by rowdy bursts of bluesy aggression like "Rough an' Ready," "Bloody Luxury," and the downright nasty "Young Blood." David Coverdale also reached new heights with the astounding heavy blues of "Crying in the Rain" (a lyrical relative to Elmore James' "The Sun Is Shining" if there ever was one) and the timeless power ballad "Here I Go Again." Most Americans only came to know these songs when they were butchered into ridiculous power metal five years later, but for true Whitesnake fans, these original versions make Saints & Sinners well worth seeking out.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Blood | Whitesnake | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Rough an' Ready | Whitesnake | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Bloody Luxury | Whitesnake | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Victim of LoveDavid Coverdale | Whitesnake | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Crying in the RainDavid Coverdale | Whitesnake | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 6 | Here I Go AgainDavid Coverdale, Bernie Marsden | Whitesnake | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | Love an' Affection | Whitesnake | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Rock an' Roll Angels | Whitesnake | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Dancing Girls | Whitesnake | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Saints an' Sinners | Whitesnake | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 39 mins | 89 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 290 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Angel | Mastering |
| 2 | Guy Bidmead | Engineer |
| 3 | Martin Birch | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | David Coverdale | Composer, Percussion, Photography, Piano, Vocals |
| 5 | D.C. | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Greg Fulginiti | Remastering |
| 7 | Mel Galley | Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Jon Lord | Keyboards |
| 9 | Bernie Marsden | Composer, Guitar |
| 10 | Micky Moody | Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Neil Murray | Bass |
| 12 | Bryan New | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Ian Paice | Drums |
| 14 | Virginia Turbett | Photography |
| 15 | Whitesnake | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |