Album · Great White
Once Bitten by Great White
Once Bitten is an album by Great White, released in 1987. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Rock Me”, on 19 lists with a best position of #147.
Once Bitten, Great White's third album, came out on Capitol on June 17, 1987, and it's the record where the Los Angeles band stopped circling the big time and bit down. Alan Niven produced it at Total Access Recording, and it's glam metal with swagger to spare: Mark Kendall's guitar slinks and snarls, and Jack Russell wails like he means every word.
"Rock Me" was the anthem, a hit that became one of their best-known songs and pulled in a much wider crowd, and "Save Your Love" gave them a power ballad to wave lighters at. The opener, "Lady Red Light", and "All Over Now" turned into fan favorites, and "Lady Red Light" later popped up on Parks and Recreation. It went platinum within a year, selling more than a million copies, and it was the last Great White album with bassist Lorne Black.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Once Bitten on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Me | 19 | #147 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 2 | Lady Red Light | 1 | #936 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.