Power in One

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Power in One
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 1999
RecordedZeno Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
Genre Punk rock
Length46:33
Label Zeno Records
Producer Greg Sage
Wipers chronology
The Herd
(1996)
Power in One
(1999)
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Power in One is the final studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released in 1999 by Zeno Records. [3] [4] [5] The album was written, produced and recorded at Greg Sage's Zeno Studios in Phoenix, Arizona. [6] [7]

Contents

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "led by Sage's sinewy lead guitar riffs, the band plays in a gothic-tinged post-punk style that is timeless." [8] The Arizona Republic wrote that "Sage retains his guitar soloing ego on Power in One but he's tempering his songwriting with aging post-punk anxiety." [9]

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

  1. "The Fall" – 3:46
  2. "Power in One" – 3:36
  3. "Shaken" – 3:41
  4. "Misleading" – 3:37
  5. "Rocket" – 3:08
  6. "I'll Be Around" – 2:18
  7. "Still Inside of Me" – 3:33
  8. "Ship of Dreams" – 3:20
  9. "Rest of My Life" – 3:42
  10. "Loser's Revenge" – 2:54
  11. "Take It Now" – 2:52
  12. "Stay Around" – 4:22
  13. "What's Wrong?" – 3:54
  14. "Too Many Strangers" – 1:41

Personnel

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