On January 26, 1988, “Warner Bros” label released “Skyscraper”, the second David Lee Roth studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, “Stucco Blue Studios” in Sylmar, “Smoketree Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Lee Roth and Steve Vai.

Personnel:

• David Lee Roth – vocals, concept, cover design
• Steve Vai – guitar, horn, engineer
• Brett Tuggle – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
• Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dr. Funk, PhD – bass synthesizer
• Gregg Bissonette – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Todd Grace, Richie Raposa – programming, keyboard programming
• Gary Falcone – backing vocals
• Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals
• Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
• Tom Kelly – backing vocals
• John Batdorf – backing vocals
• Magic Moreno – backing vocals
• Magic Moreno – engineer, mixing
• Gary Wagner – engineer
• Doug Parry – engineer
• Paul Levy – engineer
• Steve Holroyd – engineer
• Marnie Riley – engineer
• Stephen Shelton – engineer
• Bob Cats – mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Pete Angelus – concept, cover design
• Vigon Seireeni – artwork
• Gina Vivona – artwork
• Galen Rowell – photography
• Eddie Anderson – personal assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by David Lee Roth and Steve Vai, except where noted.

1. Knucklebones – Gregg Bissonette, Matt Bissonette, David Lee Roth
2. Just Like Paradise – David Lee Roth, Brett Tuggle
3. The Bottom Line
4. Skyscraper
5. Damn Good
6. \Hot Dog and a Shake
7. Stand Up – David Lee Roth, Brett Tuggle
8. Hina
9. Perfect Timing – David Lee Roth, Brett Tuggle
10. Two Fools a Minute