Space in Your Face

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Space In Your Face
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1993
StudioRivendell Recorders, Houston, TX
Genre
Length73:46
Label DGC
Producer Sam Taylor
Galactic Cowboys chronology
Galactic Cowboys
(1991)
Space In Your Face
(1993)
Machine Fish
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 10/10 [2]
Cross Rhythms U+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svg [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

Trivia

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Space In Your Face"Doss1:39
2."You Make Me Smile"Colvin4:22
3."I Do What I Do"Colvin5:22
4."Circles in the Fields"Colvin4:47
5."If I Were a Killer"Doss, Huggins3:57
6."Blind"Colvin, Huggins7:32
7."No Problems"Doss, Huggins, Colvin7:23
8."About Mrs. Leslie"Doss, Huggins5:12
9."Where Are You Now"Colvin7:48
20."Ranch on Mars" (hidden track; starts after 2:31 of silence)Colvin7:36
32."Still Life of Peace" (hidden track)Colvin, Huggins6:56

Personnel

Guest Musicians

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