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.
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
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Neither Can I" | Slash, Eric Dover | 6:44 |
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| 2. | "Dime Store Rock" | Gilby Clarke, Slash, Dover | 4:54 |
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| 3. | "Beggars & Hangers-On" | Slash, Dover, Duff McKagan | 6:15 |
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| 4. | "Good to Be Alive" | Slash, Clarke, Dover | 4:51 |
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| 5. | "What Do You Want to Be" | Slash, Matt Sorum, Dover | 6:17 |
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| 6. | "Monkey Chow" | Clarke | 4:12 |
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| 7. | "Soma City Ward" | Slash, Sorum, Dover | 3:50 |
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| 8. | "Jizz da Pit" (instrumental) | Slash, Mike Inez | 2:48 |
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| 9. | "Lower" | Slash, Sorum, Dover | 4:55 |
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| 10. | "Take It Away" | Slash, Dover, Sorum | 4:44 |
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| 11. | "Doin' Fine" | Slash, Dover | 4:17 |
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| 12. | "Be the Ball" | Slash | 5:16 |
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| 13. | "I Hate Everybody (But You)" | Slash, Dover | 4:41 |
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| 14. | "Back and Forth Again" | Slash, Dover | 5:56 |
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| Total length: | 69:40 |
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Personnel
- Slash's Snakepit
- Additional personnel
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- Technical personnel
- Mike Clink – production, engineering
- Steve Thompson – mixing
- Michael Barbiero – mixing
- Jerry Finn – engineering
- John Radzin – engineering
- Rick Raponi – engineering
- Robbes Steiglitz – engineering
- Shawn Berman – engineering
- Jay Ryan – additional engineering
- Noel Golden – additional engineering
- George Marino – mastering
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References
- "Slash's Snakepit Discography | Music, albums and songs".
- AllMusic review
- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere". EW.com.
- "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007.
- Slash; Bozza, Anthony (2007). Slash. HarperCollins. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-00-725775-1.
- "Matt Sorum – 1996". 1996. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- "Australiancharts.com – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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- "Dutchcharts.nl – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1995. 9. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Swisscharts.com – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Official Albums Chart on 19/2/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Japanese album certifications – Slash's Snakepit – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1995年3月 on the drop-down menu
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