Revolution (Little Steven album)
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| Released | January 31, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | February–May 1988 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock, Pop, Dance-rock | |||
| Length | 50:15 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Little Steven | |||
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| Singles from Revolution | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Star Pulse |  [2] |
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.[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
[edit]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
[edit]- "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
[edit]Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[4][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
[edit]Album
[edit]| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart[6] | 32 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Revolution" | Dutch Singles Chart[7] | 73 |
- "Love and Forgiveness" and "Leonard Peltier" were also released as singles, however, they did not chart.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
