La Peste (album)

La Peste is the second album by Alabama 3.

Track listing

1. "Too Sick To Pray" - 4:44
2. "Mansion On The Hill" - 3:00
3. "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlife" - 4:43
4. "Walking In My Sleep" - 6:09
5. "Wade Into The Water" - 5:15
6. "Hotel California" - 5:34 (Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey)
7. "Cocaine (Killed My Community)" - 4:44
8. "The Thrills Have Gone" - 4:30
9. "2129" - 4:24
10. "Strange" - 5:27
11. "Sinking..." - 5:29

• Bonus track (limited UK release)

1. "Woke Up This Morning (Chosen one mix)" - 4:09

Personnel

• Larry Love - lead vocals
• D Wayne Love - vocals
• The Mountain of Love - programming, harmonica, synthesiser
• Sir 'Real' Love L.S.D.O.P.T. - percussion
• Captain Empiricist - guitar
• L.B. Dope - drums
• The Spirit - keyboards
• Segs Jennings - guitars, bass & backing vocals.
• Steve Dub - additional programming & synthesizers
• Val Harrison - vocals on 2, 9, 10, 11
• Paddy Hill - vocals on "The Thrills Have Gone"
• Bobby Valentino - mandolin on "Wade Into The Water"

Allusions

• La Peste features several references to literature. The album's title as well as the track Strange allude to the works of Albert Camus. The final track, "Sinking..." is based on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
• The sixth track is a cover version of The Eagles' "Hotel California."