Wicked Wonderland is the seventh solo studio album by American rock-musician Lita Ford and her first of new material in almost 15 years.
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| Released | October 2, 2009 (Europe) October 6, 2009 (US) | |||
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| Length | 65:30 | |||
| Label | earMusic/Edel (Europe) JLRG Entertainment (US) | |||
| Producer | Lita Ford, Jim Gillette, Greg Hampton | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (unfavorable)[1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos |    [2] |
Ford said about the album: "Everybody has their own 'Wicked Wonderland'. It's a place where you can do whatever you want and get as freaky as you feel. These songs are my version of that - they're all about my life…well, the parts that happen when the kids are in bed and my husband and I get into the boudoir."(...)"This is definitely the heaviest stuff I’ve ever recorded. I've evolved and matured as a person and so has my music. It’s lyrically very real."[3] In her 2016 memoir, Ford disowned the album.[4]
In October, 2009 the album also was released as limited edition vinyl LP, with modified track listing (without two last songs as well as with different track order) and different artwork.[5] With 15 songs in it, the album is 1 hour and 15 minutes long.[6]
In popular culture edit
The track "Betrayal" is one of the 108 songs that appear in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game, Brütal Legend, to which Lita also contributed her likeness and voice to the character "Rima, Queen of the Zaulia".[7] The track is featured as background music for one of the cutscenes in the game's story mode, and can be played on the in-game radio once unlocked.
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Lita Ford and Greg Hampton
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crave" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Piece (Hell Yeah)" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Patriotic S.O.B." | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Scream 4 Me" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Inside" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Wicked Wonderland" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Indulge" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Love" | 5:31 |
| 9. | "Betrayal" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Sacred" | 4:34 |
| 11. | "Truth" | 3:55 |
| 12. | "Everything" | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Bed" | 6:51 |
| 14. | "Garden" | 4:06 |
| 15. | "Push" | 4:16 |
Personnel edit
- Lita Ford - vocals, guitars, producer
- Jim Gillette - vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
- Greg Hampton - guitars, bass, keyboards, producer, mixing
- Stet Howland, Chris Collier - drums
- Jeremy Mackenzie - engineer, mixing
- Maor Appelbaum - mastering
- Piggy D. - art direction, design, photography
- Tyler Clinton - photography
- Hazmat Design- art direction, design, typography, styling
References edit
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Lita Ford - Wicked Wonderland review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ Kalis, Quentin. "Lita Ford - Wicked Wonderland". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "LITA FORD Invites The World Into Her 'Wicked Wonderland'". Blabbermouth.net. June 29, 2009. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ Ford, Lita (2016). Living Like A Runaway. USA: Dey St. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-0-06-227064-1.
- ^ "LITA FORD: 'Wicked Wonderland' Vinyl To Feature Different Artwork". Blabbermouth.net. August 12, 2009. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ Wicked Wonderland, 2009-10-30, retrieved 2024-03-11
- ^ "LITA FORD Talks Upcoming Album, 'Brütal Legend' Game". Blabbermouth.net. July 8, 2009. Retrieved 2014-07-17.