ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˈælbəm wʌz pɹədˈuːst fɚðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz mˈɑːɹkɪt ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ðɛɹ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ˌɔn dʒˌeɪvˌiːsˈiː slˈæʃ vˈɪktɚ, sˈɪmpli tˈaɪɾəld dˈɑːkən.
The original album was produced for the Japanese market and released there in December 1994 on JVC/Victor, simply titled Dokken.