Wake Me When It's Over is Faster Pussycat

Faster Pussycat

Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...

's second album, moving from the hair metal sound of their first album to a blues-influenced sound.

Before the recording of this album, drummer Mark Michals was fired because of heroin possession. Steven Riley notable LA Session/ Touring drummer was hired for the studio. Drummer Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot was hired for a concert tour. Banali was replaced after the tour by Brett Bradshaw who was discovered after exhaustive auditions.

Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain". "House of Pain" reached #28 in the Billboard Hot 100 and the video, which was directed by future film director Michael Bay

Michael Bay

Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects...

, was in rotation on MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

. The album itself peaked at #48 in the Billboard 200.

Track listing

1. "Where There's a Whip, There's a Way" (Taime Downe, Brent Muscat, Greg Steele) 6:44
2. "Little Dove" (Downe, Muscat) 5:05
3. "Poison Ivy" (Downe, Eric Stacey) 4:24
4. "House of Pain" (Downe, Steele) 5:47
5. "Gonna Walk" (Downe, Muscat, Steele) 4:24
6. "Pulling Weeds" (Downe, Muscat) 4:35
7. "Slip of the Tongue" (Downe) 4:32
8. "Cryin' Shame" (Downe, Steele) 4:51
9. "Tattoo" (Downe, Muscat, Steele) 4:56
10. "Ain't No Way Around It" (Downe, Muscat, Steele) 4:31
11. "Arizona Indian Doll" (Downe, Steele) 4:40
12. "Please Dear" (Downe, Muscat) 6:25

Faster Pussycat

• Taime Downe
  Taime Downe
  Taime Downe is an American musician who first became notable as the lead singer of 1980s sleaze rock band Faster Pussycat.-Biography:Downe grew up in Seattle, Washington, the oldest of four children. He became interested in music at a very early age, and in high school he formed a band named The...
  
  - lead vocal
• Greg Steele- guitar, piano, backing vocal
• Brent Muscat
  Brent Muscat
  Brent Muscat is a guitarist who has played in various bands, including Faster Pussycat, Sin City Sinners, Donner Party, L.A. Guns, the Liberators, Bubble, Superficial/Sinthetics, Adler's Appetite, Sin City All Stars, and The Underground Rebels. With L.A...
  
  - guitar, percussion, backing vocal
• Eric Stacy
  Eric Stacy
  Eric Stacy is a bassist who has played in various bands, including Champagne, Faster Pussycat, Bubble, the Liberators, and Supercool....
  
  - electric & fretless bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Mark Michals- drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Amy Canyn - vocals
• Jimmy Zavala - harmonica
  Harmonica
  The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
  
  , sax
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
  
• Kevin Savigar - piano & keyboards
• Steven Riley - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Production

• Produced & Mixed By John Jansen
• Recorded & Engineered By Ryan Dorn, Ross Hogarth, John Jansen & Rod O'Brien
• Assistant Engineers: Nelson Ayres, Kyle Bess, Michael Bosley & David Knight
• Mastered By Greg Calbi