Revolution (Paula Cole album)

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Revolution
Paula Cole - Revolution.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Genre Political music [1]
Length55:37
LanguageEnglish
Label 675 Records
Producer Paula Cole
Paula Cole chronology
Ballads
(2017)
Revolution
(2019)
American Quilt
(2021)

Revolution is a 2019 studio album by American pop and rock singer Paula Cole.

Contents

Recording and release

Revolution explores political themes that connected to Cole's 1999 album Amen and the singer promoted this album by debuting her cover of the Marvin Gaye ecological anthem "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)". [2]

Reception

Writing for PopMatters, Charles Donovan scored Revolution an eight out of 10, writing that her Cole's political emphasis works with her music and considers the album "an exceptional piece of work, a timely reminder of how soulful, perceptive and harrowing a writer and singer Cole is and has always been". [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Paula Cole, except as noted

  1. "Intro: Revolution (Is a State of Mind)" (includes an excerpt from a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.) – 4:17
  2. "Shake the Sky" – 3:59
  3. "Blues in Gray" – 3:50
  4. "Silent" – 8:25
  5. "Go On" – 5:58
  6. "All or Nothing" – 4:29
  7. "7 Deadly Sins" – 5:08
  8. "The Ecology (Mercy Mercy Me)" (Marvin Gaye) – 5:15
  9. "Undertow (One Life Lost)" – 5:01
  10. "Universal Empathy" – 6:58
  11. "Dhammapada" – 2:22

Personnel

"Intro: Revolution (Is A State Of Mind)"

"Shake the Sky"

"Blues in Gray"

"Silent"

"Go On"

"All or Nothing"

"7 Deadly Sins"

"The Ecology (Mercy Mercy Me)"

"Undertow (One Life Lost)"

"Universal Empathy"

"Dhammapada"

"Hope Is Everywhere"

"St. Cecilia"

Revolution was produced by Paula Cole with co-production by Chris Bruce. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Donovan, Charles (September 13, 2019). "Paula Cole's 'Revolution' Is as Fresh and Vibrant as a Debut Album". PopMatters . Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Graff, Gary (August 22, 2019). "Paula Cole Shares Timely Cover of Marvin Gaye Classic". Billboard . Retrieved January 31, 2023.