Revolution (Little Steven album)
Revolution | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 31, 1989 | |||
Recorded | February–May 1988 | |||
Studio | The Hit Factory, New York City | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 50:15 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Little Steven | |||
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Singles from Revolution | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Star Pulse | [2] |
Revolution is the fourth solo studio album by
Young Rascals drummer Dino Danelli did the album art), and the music was largely electronic with a rock-soul-funk sound.[3]
In 2019, the album was remastered for release as part of Van Zandt's career-spanning box set Rock N Roll Rebel: The Early Work. The digital deluxe edition of the album was released on November 15, 2019, containing two bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Little Steven.
- "Where Do We Go From Here?" - 5:53
- "Revolution" - 5:25
- "Education" - 4:39
- "Balance" - 5:16
- "Love and Forgiveness" - 4:48
- "Newspeak" - 5:21
- "Sexy" - 4:03
- "Leonard Peltier" - 3:45
- "Liberation Theology" - 4:49
- "Discipline" - 6:16
2019 digital deluxe edition bonus tracks
- "Revolution (Naked City Mix)" (UK 12" single - 1989) - 9:46
- "Revolution (Naked City Mix Part 2 - Maceo's Thang)" (UK 12" single - 1989) - 5:44
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[4][5]
- Little Steven – vocals, guitar, drum programming
- Mark Alexander – MIDIprogramming, keyboards, background vocals
- Leslie Ming – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Warren McRae – bass, background vocals
- Craig Derry – background vocals
- Will Downing – background vocals
- Danny Madden – background vocals
- Mark Ladford – background vocals
- David Beal – percussion on "Where Do We Go From Here?"
- Technical
- Little Steven – producer
- Mark Alexander – production assistance
- Warren McRae – production assistance
- David McNair – engineer, mixing
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing on "Balance" and "Love and Forgiveness"
- Joe Perrera – assistant mixing engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Dino Danelli – art director, designer, artist
- Veronica Sim – photography
Charts
Album
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums Chart[6]
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32 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1989 | "Revolution" | Dutch Singles Chart[7]
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73 |
- "Love and Forgiveness" and "Leonard Peltier" were also released as singles, however, they did not chart.[8]
References
- ^ "Revolution - Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul", AllMusic, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ^ "Revolution Album Review, Songs, Ratings". Star Pulse. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Sculley, Alan (September 18, 2019). "Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul Feature". theplanetweekly.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Little Steven. Revolution. Liner notes. RCA Records, 1989.
- ^ "Little Steven - Revolution (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs"
- ^ "Swedish Charts > Little Steven"
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Little Steven"
- ^ "Little Steven Discography at Discogs", Discogs, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.