Close My Eyes is an

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

The Slackers The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of Nort ...

. It was released in 2003.

Artwork

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in both the mushroom cloud and the newspaper on the table. Interior photographs/design advisor: Denny Renshaw. Cover photo: Jess Paikarovski. Band photos: Lynee Geller. Layout/design:

Eddie Ocampo Eddie Ocampo is a drummer of the Third Wave Ska movement. He performed in several bands, such as The Insteps, Stubborn All-Stars, Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7, the Jammyland#Jammyland All Stars, Jammyland All Stars, the Fandanglers, and many mo ...

Track listing

All songs written by

Vic Ruggiero Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Rugaroo, Bad Vic or Lord Sluggo) is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers, Stubborn ...

, except where noted. # "Shankbön" (

Glen Pine Glen William Pine is an American musician and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. He is most known for his role in The Slackers where he plays the trombone and sings. Pine joined the Slackers before the release of The Question on which he co ...

) – 3:54 # "Old Dog" (

Dave Hillyard "Disco" Dave Hillyard is a tenor saxophonist originating from San Diego, California. He has performed in groups such as The Slackers, The Rocksteady Seven, The Donkey Show, Hepcat, Stubborn All-Stars, and has guested with the likes of Rancid ...

, Ruggiero) – 4:57 # "Axes" – 3:33 # "Bin Waiting" (Hillyard, Ruggerio) – 3:57 # "Real War" (Marq Lyn, The Slackers) – 4:26 # "Lazy Woman" (Marcus Geard, Ruggerio) – 3:28 # "Mommy" – 3:01 # "Don't Wanna Go" – 4:03 # "Who Knows" – 4:26 # "Close My Eyes" – 3:45 # "I'll Stay Away" – 3:52 # "Decon Dub" (Geard, Hillyard) – 4:28

References

2003 albums The Slackers albums {{2000s-punk-rock-album-stub