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1989 studio album by Little Steven
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[1] Star Pulse
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Revolution is the fourth solo studio album by
Little Steven , released in 1989 by
RCA Records . His backing band, the Disciples of Soul, were gone in all but name (although former Disciple/
Young Rascals drummer
Dino Danelli did the album art), and the music was largely electronic with a
rock -
soul -
funk sound.
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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.
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[5]
Little Steven – vocals, guitar,
drum programming
Mark Alexander –
MIDI programming, 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
Singles
"Love and Forgiveness" and "Leonard Peltier" were also released as singles, however, they did not chart.
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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.
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