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Snakebite
Snakebite (US sleeve)
Studio album by Whitesnake
Released	June 1978
Recorded	April 7-13, 1978 at Central Recorders (London, UK) / April 10-19, 1977 at AIR Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Hard rock Heavy metal Blues-rock
Length	36:51
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	1-4 by Martin Birch, 5-8 by Roger Glover
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Whitesnake chronology
Snakebite (1978) Trouble (1978)
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Snakebite (Original UK sleeve)

Snakebite is the first album by Whitesnake released in mid-1978. The CD is composed of two separate productions: a 4-track EP and four tracks from lead singer David Coverdale's 1977 solo album Northwinds. The original UK album sleeve is entitled "David Coverdale's Whitesnake" and features photographs of the live band in concert.^[1]

Snakebite EP Whitesnake (1978)

Shortly after producing and then touring Northwinds, Coverdale found his new band was already producing and testing new material. Thus they returned to the studio to capture this new found energy.

The resulting mini-album (Snakebite EP) features the cover song "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City", originally performed by Bobby Bland. Although it is now considered a classic Whitesnake song, according to Coverdale it wasn't planned that way: "Originally I had no plans to actually record ‘Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City’…if you can you believe it…a song that connects so deeply with so many that I still play it today, 25 years later." ^[2]

Some of the songs from this album would be captured later in 1978 and released on the 1980 Live...In the Heart of the City live album.

1. "Come On" (David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) – 3:31
2. "Bloody Mary" (Coverdale) – 3:18
3. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 5:07
4. "Steal Away" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Pete Solley, Dave Dowle) – 4:16
5. "Keep On Giving Me Love" (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:13
6. "Queen of Hearts" (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:15
7. "Only My Soul" (Coverdale) – 4:33
8. "Breakdown" (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:12

• Tracks 1-4 are from the original EP, recorded April 7-13, 1978 at Central Recorders, London.
• Tracks 5-8 are from the Northwinds album, recorded April 10-19, 1977 at AIR Studios, London.

• David Coverdale – vocals
• Micky Moody – guitar
• Bernie Marsden – guitar
• Neil Murray – bass guitar
• Dave Dowle – drums

• Tim Hinkley – piano
• Alan Spenner – bass
• Tony Newman – drums
• Lee Brilleaux – harmonica
• Roger Glover – clavinet, cowbell, Arp 2600
• Graham Preskett – violin