Skin on Skin (album)

Skin on Skin
Skin on Skin
Studio album by Vanity
Released	May 24, 1986
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
Singles from Skin on Skin
	"Under the Influence"; Released: April 12, 1986; "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

Professional ratings
Review 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

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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

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

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
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

Year	Title	US Pop^[4]	US R&B	US Dance^[5]
1986	"Under the Influence"	56	9	6
1986	"Animals"	—	—	—

References

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

[billboard.com-1] "Vanity Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

[RS-2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 733.

[ReferenceA-3] "Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

[Top_Pop_Singles_1955-2002-4] Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 739. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.

[allmusic1-5] Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-08-18

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