Slip of the Tongue

Slip of the Tongue is the eighth studio album by the British hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 7 November 1989 in the US, by Geffen Records and six days later in Europe, by EMI. The album marked a continuation of the band's commercial success, following their multi-platinum performance of their 1987 self-titled release.

Slip of the Tongue became the group's second consecutive album to go on to the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and the sixth consecutive in the UK Albums Chart, both peaking at number ten. The album managed to peak at number one in Finland, making it the only album in Whitesnake's discography to ever top the chart. It managed to achieve platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in the UK and has sold over four million worldwide.