Dr Feelgood (album)

Dr. Feelgood is the fifth album by the American hard rock band Mötley Crüe, released on September 1, 1989.

Reception & sales

Dr. Feelgood topped the Billboard 200 chart, being the first album Motley Crue had recorded after their quest for sobriety and rehabilitation in 1989. In addition to being Motley Crue's bestselling album, it is widely regarded by music critics and fans as being their strongest.

Dr. Feelgood has sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S. alone, and went Gold in the U.K.. In various interviews, members of Motley Crue stated that it was their most solid album from a musical standpoint, due in no small part to their collective push for sobriety.

"Dr. Feelgood" and "Kickstart My Heart" were both nominated for Grammy awards for Best Hard Rock Performance, but lost twice to Living Colour.

Other uses

As of October 14, 2008, the album, minus the opening track "T.N.T. (Terror 'N Tinseltown)" because of length and playability, has become downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series.

To mark the twentieth anniversary of the album, Motley Crue performed the album in its entirety at Crue Fest 2.

Production and marketing

Canadian producer Bob Rock provided the record with a lush, vibrant sound, applying production values which had been lacking from the band's previous releases.

Rock found the process of working with Motley Crue difficult, describing the band as "four L.A. bad asses who used to drink a bottle of wine and want to kill each other." In order to minimize conflict and allow production of the record to proceed smoothly, Rock had each member record their parts separately.

Influences

The lyrics of "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" feature a reference to a previous song by the band, "Too Young to Fall in Love."

Lars Ulrich of Metallica asked Bob Rock to produce their eponymous album, after being impressed with Rock's production work on Dr. Feelgood.

Nike SB created a shoe based on the album cover.

The riff from the song "Slice of your Pie" is taken from the song "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by the Beatles.