Mötley Crüe "Dr. Feelgood"

Dr. Feelgood (stylized as D℞. Feelgood) is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 1, 1989. Dr. Feelgood topped the Billboard 200 chart and was the first album Mötley Crüe recorded after their quest for sobriety and rehabilitation in 1989. In addition to being Mötley Crüe's best selling album, it is highly regarded by music critics and fans as the band's best studio album. It is the band's last album to be recorded with lead singer Vince Neil until the 1997 album Generation Swine.

Producer Bob Rock found working with the Crüe difficult, describing them as "four L.A. bad asses who used to drink a bottle of wine and want to kill each other." To minimize conflict and allow production to proceed smoothly, Rock had each member record their parts separately.

The lyrics of "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" feature a reference to "Too Young to Fall in Love" from the band's 1983 album Shout at the Devil.

The end of "Slice of Your Pie" is based on "She's So Heavy", from The Beatles Abbey Road album.

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sings backing vocals on "Sticky Sweet". "Nikki and Tommy and I hung out a lot," said Tyler, who was in Vancouver around the same time, recording Pump. "Of course, we're all akin by our old drinking and drugging days."

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

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

Nike SB created a shoe based on the album cover.

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. The tracks "Dr. Feelgood" and "Kickstart My Heart" were also released as downloadable content for the video game Rocksmith 2014 in 2015.

"Dr. Feelgood" and "Kickstart My Heart" are available in the soundtrack of 2009 video game, Brütal Legend.

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

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nikki Sixx.

1. "T.n.T. (Terror 'n Tinseltown)" Sixx 0:42
2. "Dr. Feelgood" Mick Mars, Sixx 4:50
3. "Slice of Your Pie" Sixx, Mars 4:32
4. "Rattlesnake Shake" Mars, Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee 3:40
5. "Kickstart My Heart" Sixx 4:48
6. "Without You" Sixx, Mars 4:29
7. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" Lee, Sixx, Neil, Mars 4:12
8. "Sticky Sweet" Mars, Sixx 3:52
9. "She Goes Down" Mars, Sixx 4:37
10. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" Sixx, Mars 4:40
11. "Time for Change" Sixx, Donna McDaniel 4:45

Reissued by Hip-O Records in 2003 with the bonus tracks:

1. Dr. Feelgood (Demo) (04:45)
2. Without You (Demo) (04:15)
3. Kickstart My Heart (Demo) (04:31)
4. Get It for Free (Unreleased) (04:13)
5. Time for Change (Demo) (04:11)
6. Kickstart My Heart (Video)

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Little Mountain Sound Studios Ltd., Vancouver.