ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪntˈɛndᵻd təbi ɐ dˈɑːn dˈɑːkən sˈoʊloʊ ˈælbəm, ɪt mˈɔːɹft ˌɪntʊ ɐ dˈɑːkən ˈælbəm wɛn ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst dʒˈɔːɹdʒ lˈɪntʃ wʌz bɹˈɔːt bˈæk ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈoʊld, wɪð dʒˈɛf pˈɪlsən ænd mˈɪk bɹˈaʊn ɔːlɹˌɛdi ˌɔn bˈoːɹd.
Originally intended to be a Don Dokken solo album, it morphed into a Dokken album when guitarist George Lynch was brought back into the fold, with Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown already on board.