Revolution (Little Steven album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Revolution
| type = studio
| artist = Little Steven
| cover = Little Steven Revolution album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 31, 1989
| recorded = February–May 1988
| venue =
| studio = The Hit Factory, New York City
| genre = Rock, Pop, Dance-rock
| length = 50:15
| label = RCA
| producer = Little Steven
| prev_title = Freedom – No Compromise
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Born Again Savage
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Singles
|name = Revolution
|type = studio
|single1 = Revolution
|single1date = 1989
|single2 = Love and Forgiveness
|single2date = 1989
|single3 = Leonard Peltier
|single3date = 1989
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/revolution-mw0000843716 Revolution - Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul]", AllMusic, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
| rev2 = Star Pulse
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Van_Zandt,_Steven/Discography/album/P134165/R43430/ |title = Revolution Album Review, Songs, Ratings |accessdate = 24 March 2012 |work = Star Pulse}}
}}
Revolution is the fourth solo studio album by Little Steven, released in 1989 by RCA Records. His backing band, the Disciples of Soul, were gone in all but name (although former Disciple/Young Rascals drummer Dino Danelli did the album art), and the music was largely electronic with a rock-soul-funk sound.{{cite web |url=https://theplanetweekly.com/little-steven-the-disciples-of-soul-f/ |last = Sculley |first = Alan |title = Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul Feature |date = September 18, 2019 |accessdate = August 24, 2022 |work = theplanetweekly.com}}
In 2019, the album was remastered for release as part of Van Zandt's career-spanning box set Rock N Roll Rebel: The Early Work. The digital deluxe edition of the album was released on November 15, 2019, containing two bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Little Steven.
- "Where Do We Go From Here?" - 5:53
- "Revolution" - 5:25
- "Education" - 4:39
- "Balance" - 5:16
- "Love and Forgiveness" - 4:48
- "Newspeak" - 5:21
- "Sexy" - 4:03
- "Leonard Peltier" - 3:45
- "Liberation Theology" - 4:49
- "Discipline" - 6:16
=2019 digital deluxe edition bonus tracks=
- "Revolution (Naked City Mix)" (UK 12" single - 1989) - 9:46
- "Revolution (Naked City Mix Part 2 - Maceo's Thang)" (UK 12" single - 1989) - 5:44
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.Little Steven. Revolution. Liner notes. RCA Records, 1989."[http://www.discogs.com/Little-Steven-Revolution/release/1469688 Little Steven - Revolution (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs]"
- Little Steven – vocals, guitar, drum programming
- Mark Alexander – MIDI programming, keyboards, background vocals
- Leslie Ming – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Warren McRae – bass, background vocals
- Craig Derry – background vocals
- Will Downing – background vocals
- Danny Madden – background vocals
- Mark Ladford – background vocals
- David Beal – percussion on "Where Do We Go From Here?"
;Technical
- Little Steven – producer
- Mark Alexander – production assistance
- Warren McRae – production assistance
- David McNair – engineer, mixing
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing on "Balance" and "Love and Forgiveness"
- Joe Perrera – assistant mixing engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Dino Danelli – art director, designer, artist
- Veronica Sim – photography
Charts
=Album=
| class="wikitable"
! Chart (1989) ! Peak |
| Swedish Albums Chart"[http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Little+Steven Swedish Charts > Little Steven]"
|align="center"|32 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Single !Chart !Position |
| 1989
|"Revolution" |Dutch Singles Chart"[http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Little+Steven Dutch Charts > Little Steven]" |align="center"|73 |
- "Love and Forgiveness" and "Leonard Peltier" were also released as singles, however, they did not chart."[http://www.discogs.com/artist/90542-Little-Steven Little Steven Discography at Discogs]", Discogs, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.