''Left of Self-Centered'' is

Butch Walker Bradley Glenn "Butch" Walker (born November 14, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band SouthGang from the late 1980s to early 1990s as well as the lead vocalist ...

's debut album, released on July 9, 2002 on

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Track listing

All songs written by

. #"Rock Vocal Power" – 1:56 #"My Way" – 4:00 #"Suburbia" – 4:07 #"Trouble" – 3:58 #"Alicia Amnesia" – 3:42 #"Sober" – 3:20 #"Into the Black" – 3:38 #"Get Down" – 4:03 #"Far Away from Close" – 3:52 #"Diary of a San Fernando Sexx Star" – 3:39 #"If (Jeannie's Song)" – 4:53 #"Take Tomorrow (One Day at a Time)" – 4:30 #"Get Stupid with You" (

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) – 4:58

Bonus track

The

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ese release of the album featured a "

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Medley", recorded live in

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, as a bonus track. The song was later released in the

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on Walker's ''

Cover Me Badd ''Cover Me Badd'' is an EP by Butch Walker, available as a digital download from the iTunes Music Store since October 11, 2005 and on CD since December 13, 2005. It contains six cover versions of songs originally performed by Kelly Clarkson, Ge ...

'' EP (2005).

Personnel

*Kenny Cresswell –

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*Jim Ebert – moog synth,

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*Greg Lee – bass *Chrystina Lloree – backing vocals *

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– beats, keys, gratuitous hip-hop style

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*Mitch "Slug" McLee – drums *

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–

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*Harold Sellers –

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s *

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– bass *

–

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, bass,

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, programming, keyboards,

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References

{{Authority control 2002 debut albums Butch Walker albums Arista Records albums