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Whitesnake formed around former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale after his initial solo albums, White Snake and Northwinds. The early lineup included guitarists Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody, bassist Neil Murray, drummer Dave Dowle, and keyboardist Jon Lord, creating a sound rooted in blues, soul, and British hard rock.
The Snakebite EP and Trouble introduced the band in 1978, followed by Lovehunter, Ready an’ Willing, Come an’ Get It, and Saints & Sinners. Songs including “Fool for Your Loving,” “Walking in the Shadow of the Blues,” “Don’t Break My Heart Again,” “Crying in the Rain,” and the original “Here I Go Again” established Whitesnake as a major British rock act.
Slide It In became the bridge between the band’s blues-rock foundation and its international arena-rock breakthrough. John Sykes helped drive the heavier guitar sound that reached full force on the self-titled Whitesnake album, also known as 1987. “Still of the Night,” “Is This Love,” “Give Me All Your Love,” and the re-recorded “Here I Go Again” transformed the band into a global commercial force.
Slip of the Tongue featured Steve Vai’s guitar work after Adrian Vandenberg was sidelined by an injury. “The Deeper the Love,” “Now You’re Gone,” “Judgement Day,” and a new version of “Fool for Your Loving” extended the band’s success before Coverdale placed Whitesnake on hiatus.
Whitesnake returned with Restless Heart, followed by a later revival that produced Good to Be Bad, Forevermore, The Purple Album, and Flesh & Blood. The records connected Coverdale’s history with Deep Purple to new songs written with musicians including Doug Aldrich, Reb Beach, Joel Hoekstra, and Michael Devin.
The group’s archival catalog expanded through anniversary editions, remixes, live anthologies, and alternate recordings. Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered presented a new mix of the album alongside string arrangements, “Unzipped” performances, demos, live recordings, outtakes, and evolution versions that traced the songs from early ideas to finished masters.
David Coverdale eventually announced his retirement, bringing the active Whitesnake journey to its conclusion. The final releases emphasized the same qualities that had carried the band through radically different lineups and musical climates: a powerful soul-informed voice, expressive guitar playing, and songs built around desire, resilience, heartbreak, and release.
Complete List Of Whitesnake Songs From A to Z
A–E
- “A Fool in Love” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “A-Riff (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “After All” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Ain’t Gonna Cry No More” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City” (Bobby Bland cover) – Trouble (Snakebite EP) (1978)
- “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City” (Bobby Bland cover) – Lovehunter (Bonus Track) (1979)
- “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City (Live)” – Ready an’ Willing (Bonus Track) (1980)
- “All for Love” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “All for Love (Doug Aldrich guitar solo)” – Good to Be Bad (Japanese Bonus Track) (2008)
- “All I Want, All I Need” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “All I Want, All I Need (Radio Edit)” – Good to Be Bad (European Bonus Disc) (2008)
- “All in the Name of Love” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “All or Nothing” – Slide It In (1984)
- “All Out of Luck” – Forevermore (2011)
- “All Out of Luck (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “All Out of Luck (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Always & Forever” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Anything You Want” – Restless Heart (Japanese Bonus Track) (1997)
- “Bad Boys” – 1987 (1987)
- “Belgian Tom’s Hat Trick” – Lovehunter (Bonus Track) (1979)
- “Belgian Tom’s Hat Trick (Instrumental)” – Trouble (1978)
- “Best Years” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Black and Blue” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Blindman” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Bloody Luxury” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Bloody Mary” – Trouble (Snakebite EP) (1978)
- “Blues Thing (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Breakdown (Live)” – Ready an’ Willing (Bonus Track) (1980)
- “Burn” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Call on Me” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Can You Hear the Wind Blow” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Can’t Do Right for Doing Wrong” – Flesh & Blood (Deluxe Edition) (2019)
- “Can’t Go On” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Can’t Stop Now” – Restless Heart (Japanese Bonus Track) (1997)
- “Carry Your Load” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Celtic Riff (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Cheap an’ Nasty” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Child of Babylon” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Child of Babylon (Alternate Rough Mix)” – Come an’ Get It (Bonus Track) (1981)
- “Children of the Night” – 1987 (1987)
- “Cindy’s Asleep (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Come an’ Get It” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Come an’ Get It (Rough Mix)” – Come an’ Get It (Bonus Track) (1981)
- “Come On” – Trouble (Snakebite EP) (1978)
- “Comin’ Home” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (Deluxe Edition) (2015)
- “Crazy Short (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Crying” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Crying in the Rain” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Crying in the Rain (1987 Version)” – 1987 (North American Version) (1987)
- “D-Stomp (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Dancing Girls” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Day Tripper” (The Beatles cover) – Trouble (1978)
- “Dogs in the Street” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Dogs in the Street (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Dogs in the Street (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Don’t Break My Heart Again” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Don’t Fade Away” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Don’t Mess with Me” – Trouble (1978)
- “Don’t Turn Away” – 1987 (1987)
- “Drone Thing (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Easier Said Than Done” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Easier Said Than Done (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Easier Said Than Done (Early Rehearsal)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Easier Said Than Done (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Easier Said Than Done (Outtake)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Easier Said Than Done (Strings Only)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Easier Said Than Done (Unzipped 2025 Remix featuring the Hook City Strings)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
F–J
- “Fare Thee Well” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Fare Thee Well (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Fare Thee Well (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Fare Thee Well (Original Unzipped Campfire Mix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Fare Thee Well (WSTV Excerpt)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Flesh & Blood” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Fool for Your Loving” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Fool for Your Loving (1989 Version)” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Fool for Your Loving (Vai Voltage Mix)” – Slip of the Tongue (20th Anniversary Edition) (1989)
- “Forevermore” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Forevermore (2025 Remix featuring the Hook City Strings)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Forevermore (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Forevermore (Guitar and Strings Only)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Forevermore (Made in Japan 2025 Remix)” (live) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Forevermore (Unzipped 2025 Remix featuring the Hook City Strings)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Free Flight” – Trouble (1978)
- “G-Riff (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Gambler” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Get Up” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Girl” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Girl (Alternate Version / Rough Mix)” – Come an’ Get It (Bonus Track) (1981)
- “Give Me All Your Love” – 1987 (1987)
- “Give Me More Time” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Gonna Be Alright” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Gonna Be Alright (X-Tendo Mix)” – Flesh & Blood (Deluxe Edition) (2019)
- “Good to Be Bad” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Good to See You Again” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Got What You Need” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Guilty of Love” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Heart of Stone” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Heavy Groove (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Help Me Thro’ the Day” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “Here I Go Again” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Here I Go Again” – 1987 (European Version) (1987)
- “Here I Go Again (1987 Version)” – 1987 (North American Version) (1987)
- “Hey You (You Make Me Rock)” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Hit an’ Run” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Hit an’ Run (Backing Track)” – Come an’ Get It (Bonus Track) (1981)
- “Holy Man” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Hot Stuff” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Hungry for Love” – Slide It In (1984)
- “I Need You (Shine a Light)” – Forevermore (2011)
- “I Need You (Shine a Light) (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “I Need You (Shine a Light) (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “If I Can’t Have You” – Flesh & Blood (Deluxe Edition) (2019)
- “Is This Love” – 1987 (1987)
- “Judgement Day” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Judgement Day (Live)” – Slip of the Tongue (20th Anniversary Edition) (1989)
K–O
- “Kittens Got Claws” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Kittens Got Claws (Live)” – Slip of the Tongue (20th Anniversary Edition) (1989)
- “Lady Double Dealer” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Lady Luck” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (Deluxe Edition) (2015)
- “Lay Down Stay Down” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Lay Down Your Love” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)” – Trouble (1978)
- “Lonely Days, Lonely Nights” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (Alternate Version / Rough Mix)” – Come an’ Get It (Bonus Track) (1981)
- “Long Way from Home” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “Looking for Love” – 1987 (European Version) (1987)
- “Love & Treat Me Right (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Love & Treat Me Right (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Love Ain’t No Stranger” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Love an’ Affection” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Love and Treat Me Right” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Love Child” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Love for Sale” – Ready an’ Willing (Bonus Track) (1980)
- “Love Hunter” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “Love Hunter (Live)” – Ready an’ Willing (Bonus Track) (1980)
- “Love Man” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Love to Keep You Warm” – Trouble (1978)
- “Love to Keep You Warm” – Lovehunter (Bonus Track) (1979)
- “Love Will Set You Free” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Love Will Set You Free (2025 Remix)” (A cappella intro and alternate guitars) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Love Will Set You Free (Alternate Rhythm Guitar and Solo)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Love Will Set You Free (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Love Will Set You Free (Made in Japan 2025 Remix)” (live) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Love Will Set You Free (WSTV Excerpt)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Mean Business” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “Medicine Man” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “Might Just Take Your Life” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Mistreated” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Mistreated (Live)” – Ready an’ Willing (Bonus Track) (1980)
- “My Evil Ways” – Forevermore (2011)
- “My Evil Ways (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “My Evil Ways (Long Tichyfied Mix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “My Evil Ways (Short 2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Need Your Love So Bad” – Slide It In (Japanese Bonus Track) (1984)
- “Nighthawk (Vampire Blues)” – Trouble (1978)
- “Now You’re Gone” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Now You’re Gone (U.S. Single Remix)” – Slip of the Tongue (20th Anniversary Edition) (1989)
- “Oi (Instrumental)” – Restless Heart (Japanese Bonus Track) (1997)
- “One of These Days” – Forevermore (2011)
- “One of These Days (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “One of These Days (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “One of These Days (Original Unzipped Campfire Mix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Outlaw” – Lovehunter (1979)
P–T
- “Ready an’ Willing” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Ready to Rock” – Good to Be Bad (European Bonus Disc) (2008)
- “Restless Heart” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Rock ‘n’ Roll Women” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “Rock an’ Roll Angels” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Rough an’ Ready” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Sail Away” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Sailing Ships” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Saints an’ Sinners” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Sands of Time” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Sands of Time (Radio Mix)” – Flesh & Blood (Deluxe Edition) (2019)
- “She’s a Woman” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Shut Up & Kiss Me” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Shut Up & Kiss Me (Video Mix)” – Flesh & Blood (Deluxe Edition) (2019)
- “Slide It In” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Slip of the Tongue” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Slip of the Tongue (Live)” – Slip of the Tongue (20th Anniversary Edition) (1989)
- “Slow an’ Easy” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Slow Poke Music” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Soldier of Fortune” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Soldier of Fortune (Alternate Mix)” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (Japanese Edition) (2015)
- “Spit It Out” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Standing in the Shadow” – Slide It In (1984)
- “Stay with Me” (Faces cover) – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Steal Away” – Trouble (Snakebite EP) (1978)
- “Steal Your Heart Away” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Steal Your Heart Away (2025 Remix)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Steal Your Heart Away (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Steal Your Heart Away (Made in Japan 2025 Remix)” (live) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Still of the Night” – 1987 (1987)
- “Stormbringer” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “Straight for the Heart” – 1987 (1987)
- “Summer Rain” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Summer Rain (Acoustic Version)” – Good to Be Bad (Japanese Bonus Track) (2008)
- “Summer Rain (Acoustic Version)” – Good to Be Bad (European Bonus Disc) (2008)
- “Sweet Lady Luck” – Slip of the Tongue (20th Anniversary Edition) (1989)
- “Sweet Talker” – Ready an’ Willing (1980)
- “Take Me Back Again” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Take Me with You” – Trouble (1978)
- “Take Me with You (Live)” – Good to Be Bad (European Bonus Disc) (2008)
- “Tell Me How” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Tell Me How (2025 Remix)” (A cappella intro) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Tell Me How (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “The Badger Remix (Nevermore Demo)” (David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich demo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “The Deeper the Love” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “The Gypsy” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “The Time Is Right for Love” – Trouble (1978)
- “’Til the End of Time” – Good to Be Bad (2008)
- “Till the Day I Die” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Till the Day I Die (Rough Mix)” – Come an’ Get It (Bonus Track) (1981)
- “Too Many Tears” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Trouble” – Trouble (1978)
- “Trouble” – Lovehunter (Bonus Track) (1979)
- “Trouble Is Your Middle Name” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
U–Z
- “Victim of Love” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Walking in the Shadow of the Blues” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “We Wish You Well” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “Well I Never” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “When I Think of You (Color Me Blue)” – Flesh & Blood (2019)
- “Whipping Boy Blues” – Forevermore (2011)
- “Whipping Boy Blues (2025 Remix)” (Reb Beach solo) – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Whipping Boy Blues (Doug Aldrich Solo Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Whipping Boy Blues (Evolution Version)” – Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
- “Wine, Women an’ Song” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “Wings of the Storm” – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- “Woman Trouble Blues” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Would I Lie to You” – Come an’ Get It (1981)
- “You ‘n’ Me” – Lovehunter (1979)
- “You Fool No One” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “You Keep On Moving” (Deep Purple song re-recorded by Whitesnake) – The Purple Album (2015)
- “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again” – 1987 (European Version) (1987)
- “You’re So Fine” – Restless Heart (1997)
- “Young Blood” – Saints & Sinners (1982)
- “Your Precious Love” – Restless Heart (1997)
Whitesnake Studio Albums
Trouble (1978)
Lovehunter (1979)
Ready an’ Willing (1980)
Come an’ Get It (1981)
Saints & Sinners (1982)
Slide It In (1984)
Whitesnake (1987)
Slip of the Tongue (1989)
Restless Heart (1997)
Good to Be Bad (2008)
Forevermore (2011)
The Purple Album (2015)
Flesh & Blood (2019)
Whitesnake EPs, Live Albums, Compilations, and Archival Releases
Snakebite (1978)
Live… in the Heart of the City (1980)
Starkers in Tokyo (1997)
Live: In the Shadow of the Blues (2006)
Live at Donington 1990 (2011)
Made in Japan (2013)
The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition (2023)
Access All Areas: Live (2025)
Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered (2025)
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