Out of My Tree

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

Out of My Tree
Studio album by John Sykes
Released	21 August 1995
Genre	Hard rock
Length	40:50
Label	Mercury Japan
Producer	John Sykes
John Sykes chronology
Out of My Tree (1995) Loveland (1997)
Singles from Out of My Tree
"I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You" Released: 5 October 1995[1]

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.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

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

Musicians John Sykes – guitar, vocals, backing vocals, bass Marco Mendoza – bass Tommy O'Steen – drums

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")

Charts

Chart performance for Out of My Tree

1995 weekly chart performance for Out of My Tree

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2]	7