Squint (Steve Taylor album)

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Squint is the fourth solo studio album by American singer/songwriter Steve Taylor, released in 1993 after his stint as lead singer of Chagall Guevara.<ref name="CR_19"/><ref name="AllMusicReview"/> It peaked at position 17 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Album Chart.<ref name="AllMusicReview"/> The most recent studio album released by Taylor as a solo artist, it was released to online music stores on November 16, 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Taylor.

  1. "The Lament of Desmond R.G. Underwood-Frederick IV" - 4:02
  2. "Bannerman" - 3:14
  3. "Smug" - 4:22
  4. "Jesus Is for Losers" - 4:19
  5. "The Finish Line" - 5:25
  6. "The Moshing Floor" - 4:01
  7. "Easy Listening" - 3:42
  8. "Curses" - 3:55
  9. "Sock Heaven" - 4:46
  10. "Cash Cow (A Rock Opera In Three Small Acts)" - 5:38

Personnel

Some Band

  • Steve Taylor - vocals
  • Wade Jaynes - bass(es), guitar on Act III of "Cash Cow"
  • Jerry McPherson - guitars
  • Mike Mead - drums
  • Phil Madeira - keyboards, slide guitar and sampled percussion on "Sock Heaven" and backwards slide on "Cash Cow," The Last Voice You Hear on "Smug"

Additional musicians

  • George Bradfute - guitars on "The Lament...", left speaker guitar and solo on "The Moshing Floor", additional guitars on Act III of "Cash Cow"
  • Dave Perkins - rhythm guitar on "Bannerman" (including that catchy riff)
  • Carl Marsh - strings on "The Finish Line" and "The Moshing Floor"
  • Eric Darken -percussion instruments, tambourine on "Easy Listening" and "The Finish Line"
  • Russ Long - remaining tambourines, electronic drums on "Easy Listening"
  • Donna McElroy - vocals on "Sock Heaven"

Production notes

  • Produced and written by Steve Taylor.
  • Engineered by Russ Long.
  • Mixed by David Bryson, assisted by Matt Murman.
  • Made at The Salt Mine, Nashville.
  • Mixed at Different Fur, San Francisco.
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland.

Charting

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References

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