''Revolution'' is the fourth solo studio album by

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, released in 1989 by

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. His backing band, the Disciples of Soul, were gone in all but name (although former Disciple/ Young Rascals drummer

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did the album art), and the music was largely electronic with a

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sound. 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 and arranged by

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

2019 digital deluxe edition bonus tracks

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

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes. *

– vocals, guitar,

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* Mark Alexander –

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programming, keyboards, background vocals * Leslie Ming – drums, percussion, background vocals * Warren McRae – bass, background vocals * Craig Derry – background vocals *

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– 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 *

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– mixing on "Balance" and "Love and Forgiveness" * Joe Perrera – assistant mixing engineer *

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– mastering *

– art director, designer, artist * Veronica Sim – photography

Charts

Album

Singles

*"Love and Forgiveness" and "Leonard Peltier" were also released as singles, however, they did not chart.Little Steven Discography at Discogs
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, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.

References

{{Authority control 1989 albums Steven Van Zandt albums Albums produced by Steven Van Zandt