Peace Sign (Richie Kotzen album)

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Peace Sign
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Released2009
RecordedAt 'The house'
Genre Hard rock, R&B, Soul, Blues
Length49:40
Label Headroom – Inc.
Producer Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen chronology
Live in São Paulo
(2008)
Peace Sign
(2009)
24 Hours
(2011)
Peace Sign
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Peace Sign is the seventeenth studio album by guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen. [5] [6] It was released in Japan on September 9, 2009 [7] and October 19, 2009 elsewhere. [8]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richie Kotzen

No.TitleLength
1."My Messiah"2:59
2."Long Way from Home"3:57
3."Paying Dues"4:52
4."Peace Sign"5:22
5."Best of Times"4:50
6."We're All Famous"3:58
7."You Got Me"3:11
8."Your Entertainer"3:52
9."Catch Up to Me"3:42
10."Lie to Me"4:07
11."Larger Than Life"4:37
12."Holding On"4:09
Total length:49:40
Japanese version [9]
No.TitleLength
1."My Messiah"2:59
2."Paying Dues"4:51
3."Best of Times"4:48
4."Lie to Me"4:07
5."Peace Sign"5:23
6."We're All Famous"3:58
7."You Got Me"3:12
8."Long Way from Home"3:56
9."Catch Up to Me"3:42
10."Your Entertainer"3:50
11."Larger Than Life"4:36
12."Holding On"4:10
13."I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5 cover)2:53
Total length:52:33

Personnel

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