Lita is the third solo studio album by American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Lita Ford. Released in February 1988, it was her first for RCA Records and her first published with the supervision of new manager Sharon Osbourne. Musicians Don Nossov and Myron Grombacher, who were best known for being the rhythm section of the successful American singer Pat Benatar, joined Ford for the recording sessions while Charles Dalba and Tommy Caradonna played drums and bass guitar during the promotional tour.
The album is Ford's most successful, reaching No. 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart and being certified platinum. It produced the hit singles "Close My Eyes Forever" (a duet with Ozzy Osbourne) and "Kiss Me Deadly" which peaked at numbers 8 and 12 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Kiss Me Deadly" was named the 76th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
Track listing
Personnel
Band members
- Lita Ford – guitar, vocals
- David Ezrin – keyboards
- Don Nossov – bass guitar
- Myron Grombacher – drums
Additional musicians
- Craig Krampf – additional percussion and drums
- Ozzy Osbourne – duet vocals on "Close My Eyes Forever"
- Llory McDonald, Mike Chapman – background vocals
Production
- Mike Chapman – producer
- George Tutko – engineer, mixing at Village Recorders and One on One Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- Brett Swain, Charlie Brocco, Jimmy Hoyson, Toby Wright – assistant engineers
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- Ria Lewerke – art direction
- Moshe Brakha – photography
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Lita
!scope="col"|Chart (1988)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)
| align="center"| 74
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)
| align="center"| 38
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