Revolution (Little Steven album)

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Revolution
Little Steven Revolution album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1989
RecordedFebruary–May 1988
Studio The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre Rock
Length50:15
Label RCA
Producer Little Steven
Little Steven chronology
Freedom – No Compromise
(1987)
Revolution
(1989)
Born Again Savage
(1999)
Singles from Revolution
  1. "Revolution"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Love and Forgiveness"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Leonard Peltier"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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. [3]

Contents

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.

  1. "Where Do We Go From Here?" - 5:53
  2. "Revolution" - 5:25
  3. "Education" - 4:39
  4. "Balance" - 5:16
  5. "Love and Forgiveness" - 4:48
  6. "Newspeak" - 5:21
  7. "Sexy" - 4:03
  8. "Leonard Peltier" - 3:45
  9. "Liberation Theology" - 4:49
  10. "Discipline" - 6:16

2019 digital deluxe edition bonus tracks

  1. "Revolution (Naked City Mix)" (UK 12" single - 1989) - 9:46
  2. "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]

Technical

Charts

Album

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart [6] 32

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1989"Revolution" Dutch Singles Chart [7] 73

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