Album · Dokken
Tooth and Nail by Dokken
Tooth and Nail is an album by Dokken, released in 1984. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Alone Again”, on 7 lists with a best position of #117.
Tooth and Nail, released September 17, 1984 on Elektra, was Dokken's second album and a record made with its back against the wall. After their debut, Breaking the Chains, stiffed in the US, the label didn't want to know, and the fight to get another shot is written right into the title. It was also the first Dokken record with bassist Jeff Pilson, who came in after Juan Croucier left for Ratt, alongside Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch and drummer Mick Brown.
The sessions were a war zone. Dokken and Lynch couldn't work in the studio at the same time, and producer Tom Werman quit after a few weeks, leaving Roy Thomas Baker and Michael Wagener to finish and mix it. The songs swing between fast, snarling rockers and melodic ballads, and "Alone Again" was the single that finally got the album moving. It went gold more than ten months after release on the back of that song and its video, and platinum in 1989.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tooth and Nail on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alone Again | 7 | #117 | – | 1990–2002 | |
| 2 | Just Got Lucky | 2 | #388 | – | 1990–2002 | |
| 3 | Heartless Heart | 1 | #989 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.