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Undiscovered Soul
Studio album by Richie Sambora
Released	February 23, 1998
Recorded	1997/1998
Studio	Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Record One, Record Plant and Chomsky Ranch (Los Angeles, California) Mix This! (Pacific Palisades, California)
Genre	Rock
Length	61:08
Label	Mercury
Producer	Don Was
Richie Sambora chronology
Stranger in This Town (1991) Undiscovered Soul (1998) Aftermath of the Lowdown (2012)
Singles from Undiscovered Soul
"Hard Times Come Easy" Released: 1998 "In It for Love" Released: 1998 "Undiscovered Soul" Released: 1998 "Made in America" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Undiscovered Soul is the second solo studio album from Richie Sambora the guitarist from New Jersey band Bon Jovi. The album was released on February 23, 1998, and is more experimental than his earlier release Stranger in This Town. The album was produced by Don Was.

Release and promotion

The album charted at #174 on The Billboard 200 and #24 on the UK Albums Chart. The lead single "Hard Times Come Easy" charted at #39 on the Mainstream rock chart and #37 in the UK, the second single "In It for Love" charted at #58 on the UK Singles Chart. The title track "Undiscovered Soul" and "Made in America" were also released as singles.

Music videos were made for the first two singles.

Track listing

1997 Japanese Version

This version was released only in Japan and contains a slightly different running order and alternate versions of songs. This release features different artwork than the final 1998 album worldwide release.

1998 Tour Edition

This Japan-only limited edition comes with a bonus CD including six live recordings. All the Tracks are from the San Diego show in 1992.

Personnel

Production

• Alison Hamamura – A&R
• Don Was – producer
• Ed Cherney – recording, mixing (9)
• Rail Jon Rogut – recording, mixing (3, 11)
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing (1, 2, 4-8, 10, 12)
• Dan Bosworth – additional engineer
• Brad Haehnel – additional engineer
• James Saez – additional engineer
• John Anthony – assistant engineer
• Robie Banerji – assistant engineer
• Tom Banghart – assistant engineer
• Greg Burns – assistant engineer
• Jeff Burns – assistant engineer
• Greg Collins – assistant engineer
• Tim Lauber – assistant engineer
• Luis Quinn – assistant engineer
• Mike Scotella – assistant engineer
• Ron Boustead – editing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Don C. Tyler – mastering assistant
• Bobby Deluca – technical assistant
• Pat Dorn – production coordinator
• Annie Belanger – production manager
• Jane Oppenheimer – production manager
• Stephanie Heaton – production manager
• Margery Greenspan – art direction
• Sandra Monteparo – design
• Dan Chavkin – photography
• Greg Allen – band and bottom photography
• Chris McCann – top photography
• Katie Agresta – vocal coach
• Lynn Bugal – stylist
• Helena Occhipinti – hair, make-up
• Liberty Dwyer, Nick Moyle, Neda Sarmast and Aggressive Entertainment – management

Musicians

• Richie Sambora – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, arrangements
• Chuck Leavell – acoustic piano (1, 8), electric piano (1, 8)
• Rami Jaffee – Hammond B3 organ (1, 4, 6), accordion (2, 8), octaban (2, 8)
• Billy Preston – Hammond B3 organ (2, 8, 11), backing vocals (2, 8, 11)
• Jamie Muhoberac – synthesizer programming (3, 10, 12), "wild" sounds (3, 10, 12)
• Don Was – Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 10, 12), bass (3, 10, 12)
• David Paich – electric piano (5), synthesizers (5)
• Greg Phillinganes – grand piano (5), backing vocals (5)
• Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (12)
• Mark Goldenberg – additional guitars (1, 2)
• Richard Supa – acoustic guitar (9), lead vocals (9)
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1, 2, 4-6, 8, 11, 12), backing vocals (1, 2, 4-6, 8, 11, 12)
• Pino Palladino – fretless bass (7, 9)
• Kenny Aronoff – drums (1-8, 10-12), percussion (1, 2, 4-6, 8, 10-12)
• Paulinho da Costa – congas (3, 7), rattles (3, 7), shakers (3, 7), talking drum (3, 7)
• Steven Tyler (credited as Lippy La Rue) – harmonica (4)
• Wayne Hood – sequencing (9), string arrangements
• David Campbell – string arrangements
• Ed Cherney – backing vocals (2)
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals (3)
• Myrna Smith – backing vocals (3)
• Dave Amato – backing vocals (4)
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (7, 11)
• Harry Bowens – backing vocals (7, 11)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (7, 11)

Handclaps on "Hard Times Come Easy"

• Kenny Aronoff, Bobby Deluca, Mark Goldenberg, Stephanie Heaton, "Hutch" Hutchinson, Rami Jaffee, Richie Sambora, Ted Turner, Dennis Walsh and Don Was

Charts

Album

Singles

References

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• 1998 albums
• Richie Sambora albums
• Albums produced by Don Was
• Mercury Records albums