Revolution (Little Steven album) explained

Revolution
Type:	studio
Artist:	Little Steven
Cover:	Little Steven Revolution album cover.jpg
Released:	January 31, 1989
Recorded:	February–May 1988
Genre:	Rock, Pop, Dance-rock
Length:	50:15
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Little Steven
Prev Title:	Freedom – No Compromise
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Born Again Savage
Next Year:	1999

Revolution is the fourth solo studio album by Little Steven, released in 1989 by RCA Records. His backing band, 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 with a rock-soul-funk sound.^[1]

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

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Little Steven.

1. "Where Do We Go From Here?" - 5:53
2. "Revolution" - 5:25
3. "Education" - 4:39
4. "Balance" - 5:16
5. "Love and Forgiveness" - 4:48
6. "Newspeak" - 5:21
7. "Sexy" - 4:03
8. "Leonard Peltier" - 3:45
9. "Liberation Theology" - 4:49
10. "Discipline" - 6:16

2019 digital deluxe edition bonus tracks

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

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^{[2] [3]}

• Little Steven – vocals, guitar, drum programming
• Mark Alexander – MIDI programming, keyboards, background vocals
• Leslie Ming – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Warren McRae – bass, background vocals
• Craig Derry – background vocals
• Will Downing – background vocals
• Danny Madden – background vocals
• Mark Ladford – background vocals
• David Beal – percussion on "Where Do We Go From Here?"

Technical

• Little Steven – producer
• Mark Alexander – production assistance
• Warren McRae – production assistance
• David McNair – engineer, mixing
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing on "Balance" and "Love and Forgiveness"
• Joe Perrera – assistant mixing engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Dino Danelli – art director, designer, artist
• Veronica Sim – photography

Charts

Singles

• "Love and Forgiveness" and "Leonard Peltier" were also released as singles, however, they did not chart.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul Feature . Sculley . Alan . September 18, 2019 . August 24, 2022 . theplanetweekly.com.
2. [Little Steven]
3. "Little Steven - Revolution (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs"
4. "Swedish Charts > Little Steven"
5. "Dutch Charts > Little Steven"
6. "Little Steven Discography at Discogs", Discogs, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.