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1998 studio album by Tommy Shaw
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7 Deadly Zens is a solo studio album by
Styx guitarist/vocalist
Tommy Shaw . It was released in 1998 by CMC International Records. The album is in a
hard rock style.
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Tommy Shaw , except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "Ocean" 3:33 2. "Stop Knockin' " Tommy Shaw,
Gerry Goffin , Barry Goldberg 5:17 3. "All in How You Say It" Tommy Shaw, Gerry Goffin 4:47 4. "What Do You Want From Life" 4:37 5. "In This Night" 3:55 6. "Half a Mind" 3:58 7. "Straight Down the Line" Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades 5:01 8. "Diamond" 4:24 9. "Inspiration (Mona Lisa)" 5:55 10. "Who I Am (Need Water)" 7:08 11. "Down on the Ground" 5:53 12. "A Place to Call My Own" 5:40 13. "Peace, Love (Weird)" 2:17 14. "How Should I Feel" (Japanese Bonus Track)" 4:55
Personnel
Tommy Shaw – vocals, all guitars,
baritone guitars ,
mandolins
C.J. Vanston –
Wurlitzer electric piano (2, 3, 8, 10),
Fender Rhodes (2, 3, 8, 10),
Hammond B3 organ (2, 3, 8, 10)
Ted Nugent – lead guitar (1, 12), spoken word
Kirk Helle – extremely noisy guitars and things (1-3, 7, 10, 11), string arrangements
Jack Blades – bass guitar
John Pierce – bass guitar
Marco Mendoza – bass guitar
Todd Sucherman – drums
Michael Cartellone – additional drums
Umfante – all percussion, all backing vocals (1-9, 10-12), spoken word
Asfoon Kia –
castanets (11)
The 7 Deadly Zens Quartet: David Lowe, Jerry Goodman, Vivian, Oscar – strings
Jerry Goodman – terrifying violin solo (2)
Murmuring Tommyncale Choir – choral group
Ed Roland – middle eight vocal (1)
Alison Krauss – vocals (6)
Kevin Cronin – vocals (7)
Julia Waters – backing vocals (10)
Maxine Waters – backing vocals (10)
Oren Waters – backing vocals (10)
Angie Dickinson – spoken word
Marina Sirtis – spoken word
Production
Tommy Shaw – producer
Eddie Ashworth – producer, engineer
Keith Marks – mixing, assistant engineer, additional engineer (guitar solos and keyboards)
Loren Drane – art direction
Mark Weiss – photography
Charlie Brusco – management
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD features include:
QuickTime videos on the making of the album, with studio footage and clips with Kevin Cronin, Alison Krauss and Ted Nugent
photos
song lyrics
web links
References