Revolution (Little Steven album)

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Revolution
Little Steven Revolution album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Little Steven
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1989
RecordedFebruary - May 1988
StudioThe Hit Factory
GenreRock
LabelRCA
ProducerLittle Steven
Little Steven chronology
Freedom - No Compromise
(1987) 		Revolution
(1989) 		Greatest Hits
(1999)
Singles from Revolution
  1. "Revolution"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Love and Forgiveness"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Leonard Peltier"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Star Pulse2.5/5 stars[2]

Revolution is the fourth solo album by Little Steven released in 1989. The Disciples of Soul were gone in all but name (although former Disciple/Young Rascals drummer Dino Danelli did the album art), and the music was largely electronic.

In 2019, the album was remastered for release as part of Van Zandt's career-spanning box set Rock N Roll Rebel: The Early Work. The digital deluxe edition of the album was released on November 15, 2019 containing two bonus tracks.

Track listing[]

All songs written, produced and arranged by Little Steven

  1. "Where Do We Go From Here?" - 5:54
  2. "Revolution" - 5:25
  3. "Education" - 4:40
  4. "Balance" - 5:16
  5. "Love and Forgiveness" - 4:48
  6. "Newspeak" - 5:22
  7. "Sexy" - 4:04
  8. "Leonard Peltier" - 3:46
  9. "Liberation Theology" - 4:50
  10. "Discipline" - 6:16

2019 Digital Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks[]

  1. "Revolution (Naked City Mix)" (UK 12" single - 1989) - 9:46
  2. "Revolution (Naked City Mix Part 2 - Maceo's Thang)" (UK 12" single - 1989) - 5:44

Personnel[]

  • Steve Van Zandt - vocals, guitar, drum machine programming, producer[3]
  • "Judge Fonkner" (Mark Alexander) - keyboards, MIDI programming
  • Leslie Ming - drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Warren McRae - bass
  • Craig Derry - background vocals
  • Will Downing - background vocals
  • Danny Madden - background vocals
  • Mark Ladford - background vocals
Technical
  • "Balance" and "Love and Forgiveness" mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
  • Joe "Linguini" Perrera - Assistant Mixer
  • Recorded and mixed by "Chairman" David McNair
  • "O'Judge and Daddy" - Production assistance[4]

Chart Performance[]

Album[]

Year Chart Position
1989 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 32

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Revolution" Dutch Singles Chart[6] 73
  • "Love and Forgiveness" and "Leonard Peltier" were also released as singles, however, they did not chart.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Revolution - Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul", AllMusic, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  2. ^ "Revolution Album Review, Songs, Ratings". Star Pulse. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. ^ Little Steven. Revolution. Liner notes. RCA Records, 1989.
  4. ^ "Little Steven - Revolution (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs"
  5. ^ "Swedish Charts > Little Steven"
  6. ^ "Dutch Charts > Little Steven"
  7. ^ "Little Steven Discography at Discogs", Discogs, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
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