Album · Lita Ford
Lita by Lita Ford
Lita is an album by Lita Ford, released in 1988. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 34 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Close My Eyes Forever”, on 26 lists with a best position of #123.
Lita, Lita Ford's third solo album, hit the racks in February 1988, and it's the record where the former lead guitarist of the Runaways finally got the full glam metal treatment. It was her first for RCA and her first with Sharon Osbourne managing her, and Mike Chapman produced it, so the whole thing gleams. In the studio she leaned on Don Nossov and Myron Grombacher, the rhythm section best known for backing Pat Benatar, while Charles Dalba and Tommy Caradonna took over drums and bass for the tour.
The payoff was the biggest of her career. "Kiss Me Deadly" is pure bubblegum-with-a-switchblade swagger and reached 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 (VH1 later ranked it the 76th best hard rock song ever), and "Close My Eyes Forever", a smoky duet with Ozzy Osbourne, went to 8. The album itself went platinum and peaked at 29 on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Lita on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Close My Eyes Forever | 26 | #123 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 2 | Kiss Me Deadly | 7 | #138 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 3 | Falling in and Out of Love | 1 | #837 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.