Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland

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Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland
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Studio album by
Released1989
Genre Swamp rock
Length51:47
Label Epic
Producer Rodney Mills
The Radiators chronology
Law of the Fish
(1987)
Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland
(1989)
Total Evaporation
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland is the fourth album by The Radiators, and their third studio album.

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Overview

After the moderate success of their major label debut, Law of the Fish , the Radiators returned to the studio to create Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland. Described as "slightly more aggressive" than its predecessor by Allmusic, [2] the album was also slightly more successful, peaking at #122 on the Billboard 200. The song "Confidential" made it all the way to #8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ed Volker, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Confidential" 4:13
2."Zigzaggin' Through Ghostland" 3:42
3."Fall of Dark" 4:56
4."Squeeze Me" 3:38
5."Love Grows on Ya" 3:56
6."Dedicated to You" 3:35
7."But It's Alright" J. J. Jackson; Pierre Tubbs 2:58
8."Memories of Venus" 3:49
9."Red Dress"Ed Volker; Dave Malone 3:35
10."Raw Nerve"Ed Volker; Dave Malone3:01
11."I Want to Live" 3:31
12."Hardcore"Ed Volker; Dave Malone; Camile Baudoin; Frank Bua Jr.; Reggie Scanlan; Glenn Sears 6:45
13."Meet Me Down in Birdland" 4:08
Total length:51:47

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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r16028
  2. William Ruhlmann review at Allmusic