Willpower (Today Is the Day album)

Willpower
Willpower
Studio album by Today Is the Day
Released	September 1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	White Room Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Noise metal; post-hardcore; space rock; alternative metal;
Length	29:36
Label	Amphetamine Reptile
Producer	Steve Austin
Today Is the Day chronology

Willpower is the second studio album by the American band Today Is the Day, released on September 1994 by Amphetamine Reptile Records.^[2] The album was recorded just a few months after Steve Austin's father, whom he had not seen for months at the time, died in a violent car crash. A remastered edition of the album was issued in 2007 through the then-newly formed SuperNova Records, which included the track "Execution Style", a rare extra from the Willpower sessions that remained previously unreleased up to that point.

A live performance that was recorded during the tour to promote Willpower was released as a DVD via SuperNova, under the title of Willpower Live in 2007.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Punk News	^[4]
Last Rites	Positive^[5]

Patrick Kennedy of AllMusic awarded the album 4 and a half out of 5 stars, saying, "Though its time signatures are still tricky in a mathematical way, Willpower's greatest strength is its appeal to the human heart through whatever means necessary."^[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Steve Austin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Willpower"	3:34
2.	"My First Knife"	2:57
3.	"Nothing To Lose"	3:41
4.	"Golden Calf"	3:53
5.	"Sidewinder"	5:33
6.	"Many Happy Returns"	2:33
7.	"Simple Touch"	3:30
8.	"Promised Land"	3:52
9.	"Amazing Grace" (Unlisted Track)	0:50

"Willpower" contains dialogue from the 1990 film Goodfellas.
"Promised Land" contains dialogue from the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.

2007 remastered CD bonus track
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Execution Style"	2:22
Total length:		31:58

Personnel[]

Adapted from the Willpower liner notes.^[6]

Today Is the Day

Steve Austin – vocals, guitar, sampler, production, engineering, mastering
Brad Elrod – drums
Mike Herrell – bass guitar

Production

Al Sutton – engineering

Release history[]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Amphetamine Reptile	CD, CS, LP	AMREP 033
Germany	1994	Amphetamine Reptile	CD, CS, LP	ARR 57/354
United States	2007	SuperNova	CD	SNR 001
United States	2010	Relapse	LP	RR 7087

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Daley, Sloane (January 8, 2008). "Today Is the Day – Willpower [reissue]". Punknews. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ Sprague, David (2007). "Today Is the Day". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kennedy, Patrick. "Willpower". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Daley, Sloane. "Willpower Review". punknews.org. Punk News. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
^ Moore, Doug (January 2008). "Willpower Review". yourlastrites.com. Last Rites. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
^ Willpower (booklet). Today Is the Day. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1994.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[]

Willpower at Discogs (list of releases)
Willpower at Bandcamp

[pn-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Daley, Sloane (January 8, 2008). "Today Is the Day – Willpower [reissue]". Punknews. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[trouserpress-2] Sprague, David (2007). "Today Is the Day". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kennedy, Patrick. "Willpower". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[punknews-4] Daley, Sloane. "Willpower Review". punknews.org. Punk News. Retrieved 2008-01-08.

[lastrites-5] Moore, Doug (January 2008). "Willpower Review". yourlastrites.com. Last Rites. Retrieved 2017-05-24.

[linearnotes-6] Willpower (booklet). Today Is the Day. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1994.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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