Space in Your Face

Space In Your Face
Studio album by Galactic Cowboys
Released	June 8, 1993
Studio	Rivendell Recorders, Houston, TX
Genre	Heavy metal progressive metal
Length	73:46
Label	DGC
Producer	Sam Taylor
Galactic Cowboys chronology
Galactic Cowboys (1991) Space In Your Face (1993) Machine Fish (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10 [2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]
Kerrang!	[4]

Space In Your Face is the second studio album from heavy metal band Galactic Cowboys. It is the band's final album for DGC Records, who pulled the band's touring support shortly after the album's release. ^[5]

Trivia

• The man on the cover of "Space In Your Face" is David Kitchens, former ranch hand for singer Ben Huggins’ brother-in-law, as he was the only person they could find who fit in the suit. ^[6]
• During the song "Where Are You Now?", you can hear a scripted phone conversation between bassist Monty Colvin, his wife (at the time) and singer Ben Huggins' wife. ^[6]
• There are two hidden tracks on this album; "Ranch on Mars" and "Still Life of Peace". These two tracks were hidden so the band could include two more tracks than Geffen wanted. ^[6]
• Ben Huggins regards Space In Your Face, along with At the End of the Day , as the band's high point. ^[7]
• Dream Theater cited the album as an influence on their sixth album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002). ^[8]
• The album has sold 31,061 copies as of January 2000, according to Nielsen Soundscan. ^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Space In Your Face"	Doss	1:39
2.	"You Make Me Smile"	Colvin	4:22
3.	"I Do What I Do"	Colvin	5:22
4.	"Circles in the Fields"	Colvin	4:47
5.	"If I Were a Killer"	Doss, Huggins	3:57
6.	"Blind"	Colvin, Huggins	7:32
7.	"No Problems"	Doss, Huggins, Colvin	7:23
8.	"About Mrs. Leslie"	Doss, Huggins	5:12
9.	"Where Are You Now"	Colvin	7:48
20.	"Ranch on Mars" (hidden track; starts after 2:31 of silence)	Colvin	7:36
32.	"Still Life of Peace" (hidden track)	Colvin, Huggins	6:56

Personnel

• Ben Huggins - vocals, acoustic guitar, blues harp
• Dane Sonnier - guitar, vocals
• Monty Colvin - bass, vocals
• Alan Doss - drums, vocals
• Andy Wallace - mixing

Guest musicians

• Max Dyer - cello
• Fletch Wiley - trumpet

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Space in Your Face - Galactic Cowboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
2. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 165. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
3. Lewis, James (August 1993). "Review: Space In Your Face - Galactic Cowboys | Cross Rhythms". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved January 13, 2024.
4. Hotten, Jon (June 5, 1993). "Albums". Kerrang! . No. 446. EMAP. p. 46.
5. Andy Langer December 2017 11 (November 23, 2017). "The Galactic Cowboys are Still Hoping to Take Flight". Texas Monthly. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
6. newt, the (May 8, 2014). "Galactic Cowboys create melodic prog-metal with a Beatlesque vibe". earofnewt.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
7. "Interview with GALACTIC COWBOYS". www.roughedge.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
8. "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence". Dream Theater. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
9. Sludge, Metal. "Sludge Scan For January 2000 | Metal Sludge" . Retrieved September 3, 2022.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/space-in-your-face-mw0000099587

External links

• Space In Your Face lyrics