It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album)
1995 studio album by Slash's Snakepit
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It's Five O'Clock Somewhere is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Slash's Snakepit, released in February 1995. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 70 on the American Billboard 200 album chart and selling over a million copies worldwide.[5] The songs "Beggars & Hangers-On" and "Good to Be Alive" were released as singles and promo videos were made for each track.
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| Released | February 14, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studios | Conway, Record Plant and Rumbo Recorders | |||
| Genres | Hard rock, blues rock, southern rock | |||
| Length | 69:40 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producers | Mike Clink, Slash | |||
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| Singles from It's Five O'Clock Somewhere | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
The album was recorded as Guns N' Roses, Slash's main group at the time, were struggling to come to agreement on musical style on their next album. Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmates Matt Sorum, Dizzy Reed, Gilby Clarke as well as associate Teddy Andreadis all contributed to the album. Sorum stated that it "could have been a Guns N' Roses album, but [lead singer] Axl [Rose] didn't think it was good enough".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Neither Can I" | Slash, Eric Dover | 6:44 |
| 2. | "Dime Store Rock" | Gilby Clarke, Slash, Dover | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Beggars & Hangers-On" | Slash, Dover, Duff McKagan | 6:15 |
| 4. | "Good to Be Alive" | Slash, Clarke, Dover | 4:51 |
| 5. | "What Do You Want to Be" | Slash, Matt Sorum, Dover | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Monkey Chow" | Clarke | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Soma City Ward" | Slash, Sorum, Dover | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Jizz da Pit" (instrumental) | Slash, Mike Inez | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Lower" | Slash, Sorum, Dover | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Take It Away" | Slash, Dover, Sorum | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Doin' Fine" | Slash, Dover | 4:17 |
| 12. | "Be the Ball" | Slash | 5:16 |
| 13. | "I Hate Everybody (But You)" | Slash, Dover | 4:41 |
| 14. | "Back and Forth Again" | Slash, Dover | 5:56 |
| Total length: | 69:40 | ||
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Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 26 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 15 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 50 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 19 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 19 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] | 32 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 27 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 11 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 15 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[16] | 15 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[17] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||