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Out of My Tree
Studio album by
Released21 August 1995
GenreHard rock
Length40:50
LabelMercury Japan
ProducerJohn Sykes
John Sykes chronology
Out of My Tree
(1995) 		Loveland
(1997)
Singles from Out of My Tree
  1. "I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You"
    Released: 5 October 1995[1]

Out of My Tree is the first solo album by English musician John Sykes, released on 21 August 1995.[2]

After Sykes's previous band Blue Murder was dropped by Geffen Records, he signed a new recording contract with the Japanese branch of Mercury Records.[3] Viewing this as a fresh start, the band was renamed Sykes. Out of My Tree was recorded essentially live in the studio to preserve the arrangements in concert.[4]

Out of My Tree reached number seven on the Japanese charts.[2] The track "I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You" was released as a single.

All songs written and composed by John Sykes.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Soul Stealer"3:38
2."I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You"3:11
3."She's All Action"3:21
4."Standing at the Crossroads"3:54
5."I Don't Believe in Anything"5:03
6."Black Days"5:02
7."Jesus & Mary"4:16
8."Do or Die"3:15
9."If You Ever Need Love"4:17
10."Sleep On"4:48
Total length:40:50

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Musicians

Production

  • John Sykes – production
  • Alex Woltman – engineering, mixing
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering
  • Jim Fitzpatrick – art design and illustration
  • Masahiro Yamazaki and Ryota Mizuki – booklet design
  • Jim Siterly – string arrangements (on "I Don't Believe In Anything", "If You Ever Need Love" and "Black Days")
  1. ^ "ジョン・サイクス - マイ・ライフ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "ジョン・サイクス - アウト・オブ・マイ・ツリー". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Interview with John Sykes, July 1999". Melodicrock.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ Sykes – 1st Live in L.A. (Television production). Wowow. 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2025 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ a b Out of My Tree (booklet). John Sykes. Mercury Records. 1995. PHCR-1365.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)