''Altered State'' is the debut record of the American progressive rock band
Altered State, released August 27, 1991 on Warner Bros. Records. The album's first single, ''Step Into My Groove,'' received radio and MTV airplay along with two alternate versions of the song went to radio as well, the ''Psychedelic Mix'' and ''Psychedelic Instrumental'' recordings, produced by
Ben Grosse.
''The Los Angeles Times'' hailed the album as one of the Year's Best in 1991.
Bill Hard of ''The Hard Report'' dubbed the record one of the best of 1992.
Track listing
#"Step Into My Groove" (Markel/Moreland/Mathewson)
#"
Ghost Beside My Bed" (Markel)
#"Heal Me" (Markel)
#"Do What You Want" (Markel/Mathewson)
#"Reunion" (Markel/Mathewson)
#"One Small Boat" (Markel)
#"Outside" (Markel)
#"Surrender Now" (Markel/Mathewson)
#"Drifting" (Markel/Mathewson/Moreland)
#"Like Father"(Markel)
#"Until The Music Ends" (Markel/Mathewson)
Personnel
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Gregory Markel
Gregory Markel is a former Warner Bros. artist, founder of Infuse Creative, LLC, singer and current member of alt-rock band "All In Your Head." In the early 1990s, he was a member of American rock band Altered State, as a vocalist, guitarist an ...
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vocals
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guitar
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*Curtis Mathewson:
guitar
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bass
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vocals
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*Chip Moreland:
drums
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percussion
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vocals
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Additional personnel
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Tony Berg: guitar
* Nick South: bass
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Jonathan Melvoin: percussion
Production
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Tony Berg: Producer
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Bob Clearmountain: Mixer
* Susan Rogers: Engineer
*Ken Jordan: Engineer
*Jeffrey Lord-Alge: Engineer
*Susan Rogers: Engineer
*Assistant Engineers: George Cowen, Gina Immel, Neil Azron, Chris Steinmetz and Red Relasatte
*Designer: John Van Hammersveld
*Recorded at: Sunset Sound, Cherokee, Zeitgist, A&M, Acme, Studio 55 and Rumbo
*Mixed in: Bearsville, New York
References
1991 debut albums
Albums produced by Tony Berg
Warner Records albums
Altered State (band) albums
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