''Second Skin'' was the second and final album from American
rock band, the Mayfield Four. Two singles were taken from the album: "Sick and Wrong" and "Eden (Turn the Page)." Singer
Myles Kennedy has stated that "Sick and Wrong" and "Flatley's Crutch" are the only songs he has written that contain profanity. Lyrically, the album features topics of love,
substance abuse
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, violence, and sex.
''Second Skin'' is a departure from the band's first album, ''
Fallout
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'', which features a more
soul
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Etymology
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-influenced sound, while ''Second Skin'' moved in the band in a more
hard rock direction.
Track listing
References
2001 albums
The Mayfield Four albums
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