Squint was the 1993 critically acclaimed
return of
Steve Taylor
Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive, film maker, assistant professor, and actor. A figure in what has come to be known as Christian alternative rock, Taylor enjoyed ...
as a solo artist after his stint as the lead singer of
Chagall Guevara
Chagall Guevara is an American rock band formed in 1989 by solo artist Steve Taylor, guitarists Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols (from the 1970s Phil Keaggy band), bassist Wade Jaynes, and drummer Mike Mead.
The band was named after Communist rev ...
. Highlights of the album include "The Lament of Desmond RG Underwood Frederick IV," "Easy Listening," "Jesus is for Losers," "The Finish Line," "Bannerman," and "Curses." It was the last studio album released by Steve Taylor as a solo artist. It peaked at position 17 on the ''
Billboard
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'' ''Top Contemporary Christian Album'' Chart.
The album was released to online music stores on November 16, 2018.
Track listing
All Songs Written by Steve Taylor.
# "The Lament of Desmond R.G. Underwood-Frederick IV" - 4:02
# "Bannerman" - 3:14
# "Smug" - 4:22
# "Jesus Is for Losers" - 4:19
# "The Finish Line" - 5:25
# "The Moshing Floor" - 4:01
# "Easy Listening" - 3:42
# "Curses" - 3:55
# "Sock Heaven" - 4:46
# "Cash Cow (A Rock Opera In Three Small Acts)" - 5:38
Personnel
Some Band
* Steve Taylor - vocals
* Wade Jaynes - bass(es), guitar on Act III of "Cash Cow"
* Jerry McPherson - guitars
*
Mike Mead
Mike Mead is an American drummer, working from the mid-1980s to the mid 2000s with artists in the Christian rock and Contemporary Christian music (CCM) genres.
Mead's first credit is on Rick Cua's 1985 CCM album ''You're My Road''. In additi ...
- drums
*
Phil Madeira
Philip Kamm Madeira (born 1952) is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island, and attended Taylor University, graduating in 1975. His songs have been recorded by The Civil Wars, Buddy Mill ...
- keyboards, slide guitar and sampled percussion on "Sock Heaven" and backwards slide on "Cash Cow," The Last Voice You Hear on "Smug"
Additional musicians
* George Bradfute - guitars on "The Lament...", left speaker guitar and solo on "The Moshing Floor", additional guitars on Act III of "Cash Cow"
* Dave Perkins - rhythm guitar on "Bannerman" (including that catchy riff)
* Carl Marsh - strings on "The Finish Line" and "The Moshing Floor"
*
Eric Darken
Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer.
Biography
Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...
-percussion instruments, tambourine on "Easy Listening" and "The Finish Line"
* Russ Long - remaining tambourines, electronic drums on "Easy Listening"
* Donna McElroy - vocals on "Sock Heaven"
Production notes
*Produced and written by Steve Taylor.
*Engineered by Russ Long.
*Mixed by David Bryson, assisted by Matt Murman.
*Made at The Salt Mine, Nashville.
*Mixed at Different Fur, San Francisco.
*Mastered by
Bob Ludwig
Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...
at Gateway Mastering, Portland.
Charting
References
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Squint
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Steve Taylor albums