''Seven'' is the 7th studio album by American rock band Enuff Z'Nuff, which was originally released in Japan as ''Brothers'' under the band name Chip & Donnie in 1994. ''Seven'' was initially intended to form one half of a double-album for the Japanese market, paired with the record that would eventually become the album '' Tweaked''. The sessions were split into two separate discs, with the pop sounding ''Brothers'' album getting re-branded as an Enuff Z'nuff album in 1997 for its US release. As well as the re-titling and new artwork, ''Seven'' contains two bonus tracks not available on the original ''Brothers'' CD. On ''Seven'', the band adopted a more acoustic sound compared to ''Tweaked'', which may be seen as its heavier counterpart. Several tracks on the album are also significant to the band's history: "Down Hill" is thought by lead singer Donnie Vie to possibly contain late guitarist Derek Frigo's last studio recorded solo with the band. "You and I" was played by Donnie Vie at bassist Chip Z’nuff's wedding reception. "It’s No Good," an acoustic concert staple, was later re-recorded by and featured on Donnie Vie's solo album, ''Extra Strength''. Other notable tracks are the lead single "Wheels," which was covered in 1998 by Arista recording artists The Tuesdays and the

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Track listing

All songs by Donnie Vie, except where indicated # "Wheels" (Vie, Chip Z'Nuff) – 4:32 # "Still Have Tonight" – 3:47 # "Down Hill" – 4:44 # "It’s No Good" – 3:42 # "5 Smiles Away" – 3:18 # "L.A. Burning" (Vie, Z'nuff) – 3:03 # "New Kind of Motion" (Vie, Z'nuff) – 3:16 # "Clown on the Town" – 4:26 # "You And I" – 4:35 # "On My Way Back Home" – 4:40 # "We Don't Have to Be Friends" (Vie, Z'nuff) – 4:05 # "So Sad to See You" – 4:41 # "

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) – 4:06 (bonus track) # "For You Girl" – 3:26 (US bonus track) # "I Won't Let You Go" – 4:02 (US bonus track)

Personnel

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(credited on 1997 edition. but didn't played on the album as it was recorded in 1994 - before he joined the band) *Ricky Parent –

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;Additional musicians *Derek Frigo (alias Kurt Fang) – lead guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 8 & 10) *Eugene Strentz (Gino Martino) – lead guitar (track 9) *Bruce Breckenfield –

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*The Party Girls – background vocals (track 7) ;Production *

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, Jeff Lane, Joshua Shapard, Jim Hoffman – additional engineering *Jeff Lane, Kevin Hayes, Dan Stout, Claudine Pontier, Tom Lipnick – assistant engineers * Eric Gast – additional mixing *Brian Lee – mastering

Release history

References

External links

Heavy Harmonies pageOfficial Website
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