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Lightning Strikes Again
Lightning Strikes Again
Studio album by Dokken
Released	April 8, 2008
Recorded	2007
Studio	Chop Shop, Hollywood and Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	54:44
Label	Rhino (US); Frontiers (Europe); King (Japan)
Producer	Don Dokken, Tim David Kelly
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AllMusic	^[2]
Imperiumi	(Unrated)^[3]

Lightning Strikes Again is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. It was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 2007, in Japan and on October 29 worldwide, but was postponed until 2008. The album was eventually released in the UK on April 8, 2008, and in the US on May 13.^[4]^[5] The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 133, the band's best chart performance since 2004.^[6] It received some of the best reviews since the band's classic era in the 1980s. The album title comes from a track from their 1985 album Under Lock and Key. The album is also the last to feature bassist Barry Sparks and drummer Mick Brown.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Dokken and Jon Levin, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Standing on the Outside"		3:52
2.	"Give Me a Reason"		3:50
3.	"Heart to Stone"		3:56
4.	"Disease"	Mick Brown, Dokken	3:30
5.	"How I Miss Your Smile"	Dokken	4:01
6.	"Oasis"		3:40
7.	"Point of No Return"		4:23
8.	"I Remember"	Dokken	4:48
9.	"Judgement Day"		4:02
10.	"It Means"		4:42
11.	"Release Me"		5:45
12.	"This Fire"		4:42

European edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Sunset Superstar"	Dokken, Levin, Brown	3:38

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Leave Me Alone"	4:18

Personnel

Dokken

Don Dokken – vocals, producer
Jon Levin – lead and rhythm guitars
Barry Sparks – bass guitar
Mick Brown – drums

Production

Tim David Kelly – co-producer, engineer
Wyn Davis – engineer, mixing, mastering, keyboards on "How I Miss Your Smile"
Chris Baseford, Mike Sutherland, Mike Lesniak, Mike Sheraton – engineers

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	133
US Hard Rock Albums^[8]	18
US Independent Albums^[9]	39

References

^ "Lightning Strikes Again Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
^ Prato, Greg. "Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
^ Mika Penttinen (May 4, 2008). "Levyarviot: Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again" (in Finnish). Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
^ Begrand, Adrien (June 10, 2008). "Dokken: Lightning Strikes Again". PopMatters. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^ "LSA release dates: LSA release dates". Retrieved February 4, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "LSA Billboard position: LSA Billboard position". Retrieved May 28, 2008.
^ "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[1] "Lightning Strikes Again Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

[2] Prato, Greg. "Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[Levyarviot:_Dokken_–_Lightning_Strikes_Again-3] Mika Penttinen (May 4, 2008). "Levyarviot: Dokken – Lightning Strikes Again" (in Finnish). Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

[4] Begrand, Adrien (June 10, 2008). "Dokken: Lightning Strikes Again". PopMatters. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

[Release_Date-5] "LSA release dates: LSA release dates". Retrieved February 4, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}

[LSA_Billboard_position-6] "LSA Billboard position: LSA Billboard position". Retrieved May 28, 2008.

[7] "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[8] "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[9] "Dokken – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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v t e Dokken
Don Dokken Jon Levin Chris McCarvill BJ Zampa George Lynch Reb Beach John Norum Jeff Pilson Juan Croucier Barry Sparks Sean McNabb Greg Leon Peter Baltes Gary Holland Mick Brown
Studio albums	Breaking the Chains Tooth and Nail Under Lock and Key Back for the Attack Dysfunctional Shadowlife Erase the Slate Long Way Home Hell to Pay Lightning Strikes Again Broken Bones Heaven Comes Down
EPs & compilations	Back in the Streets The Very Best of Dokken Alone Again and Other Hits Change the World: An Introduction The Definitive Rock Collection Greatest Hits
Live albums	Beast from the East One Live Night Live from the Sun Japan Live '95 From Conception: Live 1981
Video albums	One Live Night Live from the Sun Japan Live '95
Singles	"Breaking the Chains" "Into the Fire" "Just Got Lucky" "Alone Again" "The Hunter" "In My Dreams" "Dream Warriors" "Burning Like a Flame" "Too High to Fly"
Related articles	Discography Lynch Mob T&N