Not Fakin' It

Not Fakin' It
Studio album by Michael Monroe
Released	1989
Recorded	Atlantic Studios in New York City, New York
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:07
Label	PolyGram
Producer	Michael Frondelli, Michael Monroe
Michael Monroe chronology
Nights Are So Long (1987) Not Fakin It (1989) Peace of Mind (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Not Fakin' It is the second studio album by singer Michael Monroe, released in 1989 through PolyGram Records; a remastered edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003. The music video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll" featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose, and received substantial rotation on MTV, and was later covered by Warrant on their 2002 album, Under the Influence.

Reaching #161 in the Billboard Albums chart, #14 in the Finnish Albums chart and going gold in Japan, Not Fakin' It is Monroe's most commercially successful solo album to date.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll"	Michael Monroe, Little Steven, Nasty Suicide	4:31
2.	"While You Were Looking at Me"	Steven	4:03
3.	"She's No Angel" (additional lyrics: Monroe, Stiv Bators)	Gary Holton	3:52
4.	"All Night with the Lights On"	Monroe, Phil Grande, Danny Lewis	3:52
5.	"Not Fakin' It"	Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet	3:52
6.	"Shakedown"	Monroe, Grande	3:13
7.	"Man with No Eyes"	Monroe, Grande	3:58
8.	"Love Is Thicker Than Blood"	Monroe, Martin Briley	4:14
9.	"Smoke Screen"	Monroe, Steven, Suicide	4:05
10.	"Thrill Me"	Monroe, Grande	3:27
Total length:			39:07

Personnel

• Michael Monroe – vocals, harmonica, shaker, arrangement (tracks 1, 3–10), production
• Phil Grande – electric guitar, arrangement (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10)
• Nasty Suicide – electric guitar (tracks 1–3)
• Jimmy Ripp – electric guitar (tracks 1–3, 9), slide guitar
• Ed Roynesdal – keyboard, piano (tracks 5, 6)
• Ian Hunter – piano (track 3)
• Anton Fig – drums (tracks 1–3, 9)
• Thommy Price – drums (tracks 4–8, 10)
• Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6–10), tambourine
• John Regan – bass guitar (tracks 1–3)
• Kenny Aaronson – bass guitar (tracks 4–10)
• Mark Rivera – saxophone
• Little Steven – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5), arrangement (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9)
• Suha Gur – background vocals (track 1)
• Dave Hansen – background vocals (track 1)
• Stephen Innocenzi – background vocals (track 1)
• Brian Sperber – background vocals (track 1), engineering
• Holly Beth Vincent – background vocals (track 2)
• Kim Lesley – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
• Nicole Hart – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
• Gennaro – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9, 10)
• The Monroettes – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)
• Brian James – arrangement (track 3)
• Martin Briley – arrangement (track 8)
• Michael Frondelli – engineering, mixing, production
• Will Garrett – engineering
• Ellen Fitton – engineering
• Rod O'Brien – engineering
• Billy Miranda – engineering
• Frankie Miles – production
• George Marino – mastering

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1989	Billboard 200	161

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r13334
2. ^ Väntänen, Ari: Michael Monroe. Like Kustannus, 2011. ISBN 978-952-01-0528-0.