God in Three Persons

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God in Three Persons
Studio album by The Residents
Released	1988
Genre	Rock

God in Three Persons is a rock opera album by The Residents, released in 1988. It was about a man 'Mr. X' and two Conjoined twins, one male and one female, the songs are all sung in a rhythmic spoken word fashion, similar to talking blues. A companion soundtrack album, featuring most of the instrumental backing tracks, was also released.

• God in Three Persons tracks:

1. Main Title from "God in 3 Persons" - 3:52
2. Hard & Tenderly - 4:36
3. Devotion? - 3:36
4. The Thing About Them - 4:05
5. Their Early Years - 4:39
6. Loss of Loved One - 4:50
7. The Touch - 3:30
8. The Service - 5:02
9. Confused (By What I Felt Inside) - 4:37
10. Fine Fat Flies - 4:26
11. Time - 1:18
12. Silver, Sharp and Could Not Care - 3:03
13. Kiss of Flesh - 9:39
14. Pain and Pleasure - 4:35

• Soundtrack Tracks:

1. Main Titles (God in Three Persons)
2. Hard and Tenderly
3. The Thing About Them
4. Their Early Years
5. Loss of a Loved One
6. The Touch
7. The Service (Part 1)
8. The Service (Part 2)
9. Confused by What I Felt Inside
10. Kiss of Flesh
11. Pain and Pleasure

The Residents
Album era (1972-1980)
Meet the Residents (1974) | Not Available (1974, released 1978) | The Third Reich 'n' Roll (1976) | Fingerprince (1976) | Duck Stab/Buster & Glen (1978) | Eskimo (1979) | The Commercial Album (1980)
Performance era (1981-1990)
Mark of the Mole (1981) | The Tunes of Two Cities (1982) | Intermission (1983) | George & James (1984) | Whatever Happened to Vileness Fats? (1984) | The Big Bubble (1985) | Stars & Hank Forever (1986) | God in Three Persons (1988) | The King & Eye (1989)
Multimedia era (1991-1996)
Freak Show (1991) | Gingerbread Man (1994) | Bad Day on the Midway (1995) | Have A Bad Day (1997)
Band era (1997-2005)
Wormwood (1998) | Icky Flix (2001) | Demons Dance Alone (2002) | Animal Lover (2005)
Storyteller era (2006-present)
The River of Crime (2006) | Timmy (2006) | Tweedles (2006)
Related articles
Snakefinger | N. Senada | Vileness Fats | Ralph Records
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