Zebra (Zebra album)
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Zebra is the debut album by American hard rock band Zebra, released in 1983, eight years after they were founded. The album features all original material, with the exception of Slow Down (a Larry Williams tune best remembered in a 1964 cover version by the Beatles) injected at mid-song with much of the second stanza of Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes, altered at its end:
"Knock me down, step on my face,
slander my name all over the place;
do anything that you want to do,
what are you tryin' to do?"
Slow Down is generally considered the band's strongest work; however, the album also features two hits which received national airplay: Who's Behind The Door? and Tell Me What You Want.
Take Your Fingers From My Hair was covered by Dream Theater for the special edition of their 10th studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Tell Me What You Want" |
3:51 |
| 2. |
"One More Chance" |
3:16 |
| 3. |
"Slow Down" |
3:25 |
| 4. |
"As I Said Before" |
2:56 |
| 5. |
"Who's Behind the Door?" |
5:09 |
| 6. |
"When You Get There" |
2:56 |
| 7. |
"Take Your Fingers from My Hair" |
7:20 |
| 8. |
"Don't Walk Away" |
3:35 |
| 9. |
"The La La Song" |
6:12 |
Singles
| Year |
Title |
Peak position |
| US Pop |
US Rock |
| 1983 |
"Who's Behind the Door" |
61 |
10 |
| 1983 |
"Tell Me What You Want" |
107 |
29 |
Personnel
Band members
Session musicians
- Jack Douglas – keyboards, percussion
- Mike Grossman – piano
- Eric Troyer – synthesizer
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